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Archive — August 2001

Tourism

Costa del Sol: all nights full of fire

Spaniards say that on the Costa del Sol coast night begins on Friday and ends on Sunday. After all, Costa del Sol is about 20 beaches equipped for recreation and entertainment, parks and attractions…

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News

Brussels' Ambitious Program

The European Union is entering one of the most crucial stages of its more than 50-year history. Symbolically, by pure coincidence, it is Belgium that will hold the Union's presidency from July 1 to…

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Education

Student HerrMania

Study time at German universities has increased significantly. This conclusion was reached by the Scientific Advisory Council attached to the German government on the basis of a recently conducted…

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Auto tour

Tourist carnet – almost no visa problems

In one of the previous issues ("Zagranitsa" No. 23, June 2001) we already gave brief information about what a tourist carnet is. Today we will tell in more detail about this document. The general…

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Immigration

Immigration to the USA: facts and prospects

The National Committee for the Control of American Immigration (NCCAI) has begun implementing the next stage of a program to study the consequences of immigration, reports MIGnews.

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Education

AEGEE Summer University

From June 30 to July 10, the AEGEE Summer University – the European Students' Forum – was held in Ukraine. AEGEE operates under the auspices of the Council of Europe and unites more than 30,000…

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Country guide

Descendants of Thyl Ulenspiegel

Charles de Coster, a classic of Belgian literature, in 'The Legend of Ulenspiegel' alongside the rebellious and ironic but honest and purposeful Thyl, portrayed the good-natured fat man Lamme…

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Education

Au-pair in the States: No Such Luck for Us...

Dear editors of the newspaper 'Zagranitsa'! I know that Ukrainian youth can participate in the Au-pair program in Germany, France, Austria and other European countries. But is there a possibility to…

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News

The English are cooler, but we are better

The other day, the creative team of the program "Podem" (Novy Kanal) returned home after an internship in England. The TV channel "Channel 4" invited them to see "from the inside" the work of the…

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Immigration

GERMANY: Is an immigration revolution brewing?

Germany intends to open its doors wide to foreign immigrants. The other day in Berlin, a report by a government commission was made public, which concluded that Germany should accept 50,000…

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