If 38 states have announced a vote on the minimum wage, of which 15 have already voted on it, the benefits of health insurance are slowly beginning to be appreciated, emphasis on limiting access to weapons is increasing, and by implementing regulation Obrama is liberalizing the law on immigrants, then Republicans should definitely adjust their party's program to the reality in which they live. In all crucial aspects, public opinion leans towards the solutions proposed by the Democrats.

President Komorowski was planned to go on an official visit to Japan at the end of November. Did Abe Shinzo's cabinet permanently change Japan in less than two years that he has been in office? Currently little shows for it. Far-reaching structural reforms are a must. The success or failure of the PM's ambitious reform plans will depend on the condition of the Japanese economy. If "Abecnomics" brings the expected results, then he may obtain a mandate for deeper political changes. However, if the situation isn't permanently stimulated, Japan may see another "lost decade".

The year 2014 turns out to be a breakthrough for German energy transformation. On the one hand, the amendment of the Renewable Energy Act, which entered into force on August 1st 2014, announces the most radical changes in the system of support for renewable energy since year 2000. On the other, despite the huge increase in electricity exports, it is expected that, for the first time, the amount of electricity from renewable sources exceeds 30% - writes Andrzej Ancygier writes in the latest issue of the German Bulletin.