Archive — September 2003

Passport for facilitated access to Russia. Presidential amendments to the law 'On Citizenship of the Russian Federation' prepared.

Procedure for obtaining a Polish visa

On October 1, 2003, a visa regime between Poland and Ukraine comes into force, which establishes a visa-free procedure for travel of Polish citizens to Ukraine and a visa procedure for travel of…

Smoking is harmful to health... and wallet. American hotels and European restaurants ban smoking

Small and medium-sized hotels from New York to California have imposed smoking bans and are now cleaning, deodorizing and converting rooms formerly reserved for smokers. According to media reports…

Don't be afraid of a Thai with a runny nose, or passions over SARS

There are such words: "prejudice", "stereotype", "misconception", "rumor"... These are very bad words. All of this really, really interferes with life. And with traveling - it interferes too. Let me…

Where else can you catch up with the fleeting summer

Even if your boss sent you on vacation when autumn clouds have already descended like gray mush over your homeland, you can still get your share of summer. And even go to where your tanned colleagues…

Silver Country on Tierra del Fuego

The first thing that comes to mind when thinking about Argentina is tango and football. Although the latter is more characteristic of the male gender (Argentina has been world champion twice, and who…

How to Get a British Chevening Scholarship

British Chevening Award is considered one of the most prestigious scholarship programmes. Many young and ambitious people are interested in the opportunity to continue their education in the United…

At home, the air is different. The daughter of the Velykyi Zhytyn churchman Nenadkevych, now living in the USA, visited Ukraine

They say that nowhere do you feel love for your homeland as much as abroad. Iryna Nenadkevych-Tsehelska was convinced of this herself. After all, in the distant year 1939 she had to leave her native…

Switching to winter sports. Sports events schedule for October

The main thing in the October sports calendar, perhaps, is a smooth transition from summer to winter sports. In many traditionally summer sports, seasons have already ended, in some they are coming…

A journey not for the faint-hearted

There is no place for luxury and pampering. There is nothing particularly extreme here either, but nevertheless, it is a real survival school, writes the magazine "Путь и Водитель" about a journey to…

Fake passports in Britain issued on 'dead souls'

It took the British authorities more than 30 years to finally take measures to combat passport forgery. Meanwhile, as the BBC notes, the method of obtaining fake documents described in Frederick…

Internet brides annoyed by American laws

More than a thousand Russian "Internet brides" are seeking to get the US Congress to stop the operation of laws aimed at protecting them. Women registered with the largest American marriage agency…

Student life in Germany. Who will answer all questions and help you get settled?

Student life is familiar to everyone. Some are yet to plunge into the student world, with its joys and sorrows, while others have long known all its subtleties and now recall this time as the most…

Identity cards divided Britain

UK Home Secretary David Blunkett continues to push forward the project of introducing a compulsory identity card system in the country, which has sparked heated debate.

Israel to turn tourists into repatriates

Israel's Ministry of Absorption, together with the hotel association and the Airports Authority, is holding a unique event. It is about a first-of-its-kind information campaign designed to increase…

Ukrainian universities are trying to legalize MBA

The Ukrainian Association for Management Development and Business Education (UARMBO) will appeal to legal consultants of the Verkhovna Rada with a request to provide legal justification for the work…

Cinema, wine and just Art

In October, fairs in European cities vying with each other offer tastings, Parisian women dress in chocolate dresses, and beer and wine weeks attract tourists with drinking contests and live music…

Europe's pension wars. Governments can no longer provide their citizens with decent pensions

“The main drawback of youth is that it passes too quickly.” This folk wisdom is recalled by everyone, but, as a rule, too late, writes the magazine Europa. And who will care about their future…

Austria: tuition money to be refunded

A person is made in such a way that throughout his life he learns and comprehends. Especially in our time, when the amount of information in various spheres of life increases almost at the speed of…

These Mysterious Egyptians

Well, what new can be told about Egypt? All the secrets of the ancient pyramids have been revealed, all the tombs with treasures have long since been excavated, all the inscriptions on papyrus…

Chinese football

Personally, the phrase "Chinese football" has always been associated for me with something incomprehensible, unreal (I think I am not alone in this perception). But in recent years, stereotypes have…

A Woman's Thigh, or Culinary Adventures in Turkey

At the mere thought of a trip to Turkey, fairy-tale sultan's palaces and picturesque images of Oriental beauties with dishes full of halva, sherbet, baklava, and Turkish delight appeared before my…

Chronic Waiting Lounge. Sheremetyevo Airport Wants to Get Rid of Uninvited Residents.

Feeding illegal migrants who settle in the transit zone of Sheremetyevo International Airport will soon be assigned to the airlines on whose planes they arrived in Russia. As Vremya Novostei reports…

Poland introduces visa regime from October 1

On September 12, 2003, a press conference dedicated to the upcoming introduction of the visa regime was held at the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Ukraine. The importance and relevance of this…