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When It's More Profitable to Stock Up on Fuel Pellets Technology

When It's More Profitable to Stock Up on Fuel Pellets

Since all four seasons in Ukraine have pronounced differences, life without a heating system is practically impossible for our fellow citizens. At this stage, stoves, fireplaces, and boilers running…

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Visas

Schengen Not for Everyone

“I want to go to Germany. I heard that getting a visa to this country is very difficult. Can I get a Schengen visa, for example, at the more lenient Finnish embassy – isn't Europe unified now?” Pavel…

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Tourism

Cruise – and a Sea of Happiness

They say that those who have been on a cruise at least once can no longer relax in any other way. Sea waves wash away fatigue, a kaleidoscope of cities and countries gives impressions for a lifetime.

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Immigration

"Language" Problem of Immigrants to Germany

Lately, we have been approached very often by clients interested in the issue of the "language" test conducted at the embassies of the Federal Republic of Germany in the CIS countries.

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Immigration

Becoming a Russian will be more difficult

Russian President Vladimir Putin submitted to the State Duma a draft federal law 'On Citizenship of the Russian Federation.' If it is adopted, becoming a citizen of Russia will become more difficult.

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Tourism

What the new season in Greece has in store

Alexis Hatzis, advisor to the Embassy of Greece in Russia, director of the representative office of the Greek National Tourism Organization at the Embassy of Greece in the Russian Federation and the…

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Curiosities

All the Charms of American Justice

Sometimes the most unexpected laws have been preserved in many US states from time immemorial. Of course, at one time they did not seem so absurd and there were some valid reasons for their adoption…

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Visas

It Can't Get Any Worse

It is expected that after the accession of five new members to the Schengen Area on March 25 of this year, border control between these countries and the states that previously joined the Schengen…

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News

Almost an Armenian joke: three years of life at the airport

For three years now, an Armenian citizen has been in immigration quarantine at Jakarta's international airport.

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Immigration

Ethnic German: a stranger among strangers, a stranger among his own

I have an old school friend, a friendship that has bound us for more than twenty years. I remember when we got our first passports, he told me that at the passport office he hid the fact that he is…

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Law zone

Cheat, and You'll Get Away with It

There are different kinds of zones. And it turns out there are even zones that people are eager to get into. In this case, we are talking about the Schengen Zone. For those who have not been there…

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Immigration

French Immigration Policy

In France, there is a cross-party agreement that on immigration policy, the government must remain faithful to the "ideals of the republic" and promote the integration of foreigners living on French…

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News

Hostages demand compensation

A group of passengers of the Russian Tu-154 aircraft, hijacked last week by Chechen terrorists to Saudi Arabia, has decided to sue the organizers of the ill-fated flight.

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Immigration

How to Prepare for an Interview at the Canadian Embassy

Paraphrasing the classic, one might say that all successful immigration interviews are alike, while all unsuccessful ones are unsuccessful in their own way. This is how we see the most accurate…

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Everyday life

The World Is Sick with Africa

The Ebola viral fever made people forget even about AIDS for a time. Having lurked somewhere in the jungles of Congo after an outbreak five years ago, Ebola struck the continent with renewed force…

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Tourism

Conquering Hoverla: Tips and Recommendations

May on Hoverla is a time when nature prepares for summer, but the summit still remembers winter cold. If the lowlands already feel warm, on the way to the top you can encounter snow that does not…

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Immigration

How the Kingdom Became a Country of Immigration

The Swedish Kingdom has long been considered a model of openness to the world, tolerance, and well-thought-out policy towards foreigners. Almost 1.7 million 'persons with a foreign background'…

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News

Do the Dead Need Money?

In the joint fund 'Reconciliation and Accord', established by the German government and industrialists to pay compensation to victims of Nazism, there is still a shortfall of 1.4 billion marks, as…

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Gourmet guide

Features of Exotic Cuisine

When going on vacation, a person primarily seeks a change of scenery, and in foreign lands, one often wants to acquaint one's own stomach with the 'new and unknown' as well.

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Health

That's the infection – the result of your trip

Since the fall of the Iron Curtain, there is hardly a place on the European and North American continents where a Ukrainian traveler has not set foot. But years have passed, and our compatriots…

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Education

How to choose a suitable German university?

The first question that arises when choosing a university in Germany is its status. When applying to a domestic state institute, you don't have to think about the status of its diploma, since from a…

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Law zone

Legalization of Documents at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine

The Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine carries out the legalization of documents issued by official institutions of Ukraine and intended for use abroad. Ukraine is not…

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Education

Keep your German mark – part 2

Since it is extremely difficult to enter a German university with a domestic secondary school certificate, it is best to spend the two years that make up the difference between Ukrainian and German…

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Education

Keep Your Deutsch Mark – Part 1

You will laugh, but German universities still teach foreigners for free. And they admit them without exams (except for the logical, in general, German language test). To obtain a student visa, it is…

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