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Archive — September 2003

News

Spain tightens law on foreigners

Spain's main political forces - the ruling People's (conservative) party and its rival, the Socialist party - have agreed on amendments to the existing law on foreigners, which are to come into force…

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News

New U.S. Ambassador Arrives in Ukraine

The new U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, John Herbst, handed copies of his credentials to Ukrainian Foreign Minister Konstantin Grishchenko at the beginning of the week. At a joint press conference, John…

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Airbus

Red-yellow-green airline passengers to appear next summer in the United States

Starting next summer, all airline passengers in the US will be divided by color. Hoping to create additional measures to protect airliners from terrorism, the US government is introducing a new…

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News

Moscow: The Illegal Capital

The Moscow City Internal Affairs Directorate's migration office proposes introducing criminal punishment for employers who hire illegal foreign workers. As the head of the capital's migration office…

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News

Bahrain simplifies visa regime

Following Oman, Bahrain is simplifying the visa regime for tourists. Now, citizens of 45 countries, including Ukraine, Russia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Latvia, Estonia, Belarus, Lithuania, Luxembourg…

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Education

Spain: Education in the Language of Cervantes

Spain's education system is rapidly integrating into the common European system, which means it offers more and more opportunities for foreign students to receive a quality education.

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Personal experience

Dash to the North

Immigration to Italy: a firsthand account. Usually, when reporting in a newspaper about how to immigrate to one country or another — about entry rules, the procedure for obtaining a residence permit…

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Immigration

Illegal immigrant from Nazareth

Israel is one of the countries with the highest percentage of illegal workers in the world. Traditionally, Israel is a country of immigrants. Until a certain time, non-Jewish immigration practically…

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Tourism

Love and Turtle Doves. Cypriot Tricks for Beauty and Health

Everything, of course, is arranged correctly in the world. And Europe is uniting right before our eyes. But not everyone is comfortable with this correctness. Personally, I am not too happy. Because…

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Tourism

Heady Tour for Gourmets

How about combining a romantic journey through the ancient lands of Europe with visits to famous winemaking regions, witnessing the mysterious process of making this drink, and gaining the experience…

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Sport

Anna Kournikova - sportswoman, fashion model or socialite?

In recent times, sport is increasingly resembling show business, and hardly anyone would argue with that. One only has to recall such personalities as David Beckham or Anna Kournikova, or the…

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Education

Three myths and the truth about scholarships

In the old days, to marry well, young society ladies learned to play the piano and speak French, while young men, hoping for a successful career, entered the Corps of Pages. Today, to succeed in…

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Gourmet guide

The Tail of a Bull Killed in a Bullfight

In Spain there is everything for complete relaxation - the gentle sun and the blue sea, for general development - the richest history and magnificent architectural monuments. And, of course, local…

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Immigration

America experiences an immigration boom

The U.S. Census Bureau has recorded a real immigration boom in the country. According to Reuters, in just one past year, 1.6 million people came to the States, and by 2003 the number of immigrants…

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Immigration

Britain requires immigrants to know the country's history and rules of etiquette

All British immigrants are now required to pass a special exam and, if necessary, undergo special courses. English language tests for immigrants existed before, but now they will also have to answer…

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