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  Government instability in Europe: which are the most stable and the most unstable states? Source: revista CULTURA  The whole world is experimenting with new political formulas to adapt to the technical and cultural developments that have already transformed societies. The search for the optimal state is carried out in a different way in almost every country. There are also some dominant ones: the Asian states are betting, at least for the time being, on the growth of authoritarianism and the political alienation of the electorate. In the Euro-Atlantic area, where the democratic foundations are far too solid, the dominant is radically opposite: there they are betting on the technicalization of the governing act and limiting the influence of politicians on politics. Given that, in most European states, elections have a 4-year cycle, in the last 30 years each of them would have accounted for 7.5 cabinets in conditions of maximum political stability. In practice, only 7 of the 4...

  wansait.com There are two major components of oil consumption. In the chemical industry, oil is used for fertilizers, obtaining plastics and other materials. At the same time, oil is/was one of the main sources of energy, both industrially, in thermal power plants, and for vehicles. The EU’s plan to reduce pollution by 2030 mainly aims to reduce the consumption of oil and natural gas for energy production. The decline in oil consumption began decades ago and was accelerated by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The conflict led to the drastic reduction of imports from Russia, to finding other suppliers for European countries and, above all, to accelerating the transition to renewable energies. The biggest consumers in 2009-2010 were Germany, with 115 million tons, France, with about 85 million tons, and almost equally Italy, Spain and Great Britain, with about 75 million tons annually. see full article