What comes to mind when you hear the word "Bavaria"? The Alps, the castles of Bavarian kings, Bavarian beer. And few would think of "I love the thunderstorm in early May" or the Atlantes at the…
The island of Malta voted to join a united Europe. The referendum saw the participation of 267,000 out of 297,000 adults, or 91% of voters. 53.65% of those who voted were in favor of joining the…
German Green Card was used by far fewer foreign computer specialists than Germany's entrepreneurs had expected. According to the newspaper Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung, the Federal Labor Office…
Pickpockets represent the main danger for tourists who have decided to visit Mongolia. As RIA Novosti reports, this was stated by the Main Police Department (MPD) of Mongolia.
There is hardly a man who has not at least once made a snide remark about women who see marriage as the ultimate goal of any love affair. The role of mistress or live-in partner rarely suits them…
New conditions for entry and stay in Turkmenistan have been introduced on March 1, 2003 by decision of President Saparmurat Niyazov. Now documents for obtaining visas to enter the country from…
In the near future, the United Arab Emirates plans to introduce restrictions on the issuance of guest visas in order to get rid of illegal immigrants and stop the migration of people from Asia…
Beginning March 15, 2003, anyone applying for a U.S. nonimmigrant visa must fill out a new visa application form and comply with the new photo requirements for the visa application. The introduction…
Since the reunification of Germany, Berlin's population has been decreasing every year. As Russkaya Germania reports, such data were provided last week by the director of the State Statistical…
The situation in the European tourism industry continues to deteriorate. This is indicated by data from two companies at once - the German firms TUI and Thomas Cook, occupying, respectively, first…
Once, in a crowded tram, I happened to be an inadvertent witness to a conversation between two middle-aged women. One of them was quietly complaining to her friend about the not-too-well-going family…
In the UK, a comfortable bomb shelter can be purchased for 50,000 pounds sterling. Such a «product» was offered to Britons the other day by one of the steel companies.
March 17 marks St. Patrick's Day, a national Irish holiday that has become popular worldwide. It is believed that on this day anyone can become an honorary Irishman, if only they wish.
Russia's intention to change the rules for crossing the Ukrainian-Russian border by citizens of both states from July this year did not find support in Ukraine. Let me remind you that by "changing…
The number of those seeking refugee status in the UK grew by 20% in 2002 and reached 85,865 people (110,000 including family members). According to the BBC, up to nine thousand foreigners each month…
The Estonian Aliens Act, which came into force in March, in its new version excludes the possibility for a foreigner who has married a permanent resident of Estonia to automatically obtain a…
In Cologne, a trial has begun against a gang that managed to smuggle about a thousand illegal migrants from Ukraine and Moldova into Germany. According to the investigation, a criminal group was…
As of March 1, the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service ceased its operations. According to Visas.Ru, the INS has been transformed into three departments within the new U.S. Department of…
Last year, countries of the former USSR, China, South Korea and Latin American states became leaders in the 'export' of adopted children to the USA. As Washington ProFile reports, Americans most…
Zurich is the best city in the world to live in. This is evidenced by the results of an annual study of living standards in 215 cities around the world, conducted from September to November 2002 by…
«You Europeans do not want to treat us as equals? You want to turn Poland into a market for your agricultural products at rock-bottom prices? Then we declare war on you, a real propaganda war! And…
The American magazine Forbes, which diligently counts money in other people's pockets, has published another ranking of the richest people on the planet. The experts calculated and shed a tear: the…
Foreigners also dabble in military extreme adventures. Thus, 65-year-old Briton Jeff Hann organizes tourist trips to Iraq. This year he plans seven trips in total, as he told a journalist from Die…
In the near future, the minimum age for citizens of countries outside the EU who wish to move to the Netherlands to reunite with a partner will be 21 years. Currently, the age threshold is 18 years…