Archive — June 2004

Love Parade to Be Replaced by Love Week

Ukraine Will Begin Providing Asylum

Ukraine will provide temporary asylum to foreign citizens who have been forced to leave their country of residence. According to ForUm, this was reported by the press service of the Ministry of…

In Latvia, two passports will become a burden

The Latvian Saeima is soon to rule on the right of persons with dual citizenship to hold high state offices. There are plenty of happy holders of two passports among the bureaucracy. As reports…

Prague's Vinohrady became the eurozone

There are many wonderful cities in the world, famed for their museums and architecture. There are also plenty of well-organized business capitals. However, not all business centers and hubs of beauty…

MAU opens first eastern route

On June 13, 2004, Ukraine International Airlines opens a new direct flight Kyiv - Kuwait - Kyiv, which will become the first eastern destination for MAU. MAU's partner in operating the new flight is…

Across Europe by Car

You can go to Europe on holiday not only by the usual plane, but also in your own car. You will, of course, have to drive for a long time, but just think how much you can see along the way! Moreover…

Ukrainian Nurses Are Wanted in Italy

The question of whether our medical professional can work in the West in their specialty is among the most pressing. That is precisely why the interview with Signor Aldo BERTOTTO, president of…

Summer season: chasing the sun

Summer is not summer if you don't spend at least a week by the sea. It's time to think about which beach to choose now, otherwise you can easily be left without a convenient spot in the sun.

Angel's Share

In the world of elite alcohol, whiskey does not occupy the most honorable place, yielding the pedestal steps to wines and cognacs. However, it has no fewer adherents. There are magazines devoted only…

How to rent a car: how to rent properly

What is required of those wishing to rent a car while on holiday If you have not decided to drive to Europe in your own car, but want to combine business with pleasure and take a ride through Spain…

Euro-2004: What, where, when

Reference information about the past and present of the European Football Championship. On June 12, the 12th European Football Championship starts in Portugal - the largest event in this sport over…

Courses for Peaceful Coexistence

Raising neighbors is a matter of state importance. British Interior Minister David Blunkett has made an unusual proposal. He supported the idea of establishing mandatory courses for dysfunctional…

Lock Germany's border?

In this article I would like to discuss the current practice of German embassies in the CIS countries issuing guest and tourist visas for visiting Germany. Many have probably read quite numerous…

Air transport abolishes tickets

Canadian experience of MIB students,

or What do Canadian representatives think about our trainees? Zagranitsa has repeatedly written about Canadian programs in business management and human resources management at the International…

Canada Will Become a Smoke-Free Country

International No Tobacco Day, which the World Health Organization declared May 31, became in Toronto the last day when smoking was allowed in bars, billiard halls, and music clubs, casinos, and other…

Aerosvit starts flying to St. Petersburg

On May 31, Aerosvit - Ukrainian Airlines began flights on the route Kiev - St. Petersburg - Kiev. The regular flight is operated by Boeing-737 aircraft twice a week - on Mondays and Thursdays.

How much money to take to Paris

And there is no need to insist that there is nothing to do in Paris in summer, all around dust, stuffiness and Parisians languishing from the heat and inquisitive tourists. Moreover, patriotically…

Germany - still free

Since April 2004, Germany has introduced tuition fees at universities - 650 euros per semester. So far this applies only to students receiving a second higher education degree and those who stay in…

Smokers will have to quit drinking

On the night of June 1, a total ban on smoking in public places came into force in Norway. First of all, cigarettes are outlawed in restaurants and bars: visitors, waiters and bartenders who risk…

Arabs expel ungodly Slavic women

Ecuador - South America in miniature

Sometimes you want to look at the world from the other side, to plunge into the still unexplored. For adventure seekers the question arises: where to go? The very curious can get to Ecuador, a…

The Reddest

The Irish character is akin to their humor: cutting but gentle. Ireland. The provinces. A remote dirt road in the countryside. Foreigners lost in a rented car ask a local how to get to the capital…

Pskov Conqueror of Europe

Today in Europe, only the lazy are not talking about Portugal's Porto and its phenomenal mentor Jose Mourinho. Reviews from all sides about the young Portuguese coach are the most flattering. And…