Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma signed the agreement ratified by parliament on June 23 between the government of Ukraine and the Swiss Federal Council on readmission (return) of persons who are…
Summer is vacation time, which is welcomed not only by holidaymakers and travelers, but also by the tourism industry. In 2004, it continues to gain momentum. According to Deutsche Welle, the…
Tourism
The Hamburg Institute for Future Studies compiled a list of criteria and wishes that guide clients in choosing goals for a vacation or tourist trip. Five defining trends are noted: relaxation and…
Country guide
Subjective notes of an inspired sinner in purgatory.
News
On the eve of Poland's formal accession to the European Union (May 1, 2004), the Polish press presented a full spectrum of public opinion sentiments related to that fact. The spectrum was quite wide…
Immigration
In any city in the world, in any crowd, I recognize them by a certain inner oppression, uncertainty, by a dull look and an inability to smile. I have met them in the gloomy Paris metro and on busy…
Sport
This man's surname is well known around the world even to sports fans who are not connoisseurs of boxing. And even to those who are not sports fans at all. Kostya Tszyu is a truly legendary figure…
Immigration
Not only cheap Eastern European labor resources, but also the routine fight against the criminal underworld makes rich countries look with anxious concern at the opening borders, notes Novye Rubezhi…
Immigration
According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, there are about 5 million illegal migrants in Russia. The Federal Migration Service (FMS), which is undergoing its seventh reorganization in the last…
Traveler Alexander Sobolev, who has lived in Austria in Vienna for a long time and has visited many cities and countries around the world, believes that a good half of humanity does not even suspect…
While Christmas frosts crackle at full blast, the cheerful Italian city of Sanremo traditionally begins to celebrate the arrival of spring. On January 7, the sun shines, plus 10 degrees... It is no…
The weekly 'Zagranitsa' has repeatedly presented to its readers the Canadian programs of the International Institute of Business. Teachers talked about them, students and graduates shared their…
During summer vacations, the issue of free movement across countries and continents becomes extremely relevant. If in winter trips to the Hawaiian Islands and the associated unpleasant procedure of…
Curiosities
Immigration
A report commissioned by the French government concludes that many of the country's poorest areas, populated by Muslims of North African descent, have in effect become ghettos, BBC reports.
Foreign students, exchange visitors, and scholars visiting American educational institutions or conducting research in the United States will in most cases be required to pay a $100 fee when applying…
Not only Norway, Chile, Australia and other countries lay claim to Antarctic expanses. Half a dozen of our neighbors also believe they have the legal right to plant flags on the continent - flags of…
What does it mean to live in the center of the world? Where is it, this center? How to get there? Moreover, one must possess a remarkable breadth of outlook to admit: somewhere there is the navel of…
Recently, individual tours have become increasingly popular. And this is not surprising, since this type of vacation gives an opportunity to immerse oneself deeper in the atmosphere of a particular…
Education
Known writer and journalist Petr Weil in his book "The Genius of Place" compares Europe to "a large house with many rooms and annexes of different times, styles, for different purposes. Two rooms…
News
The European Union and Switzerland have finally initialed nine cooperation agreements. According to Vremya Novostey, Switzerland bargained to retain its right to banking secrecy. But for this it will…
Immigration
I want to share joyful news with the entire older generation of Russian Germans. The Federal Social Court of Germany (Bundessozialgericht), as the highest judicial authority for reviewing the…
That a Jew is not only a nationality, but also a means of transportation, I vaguely suspected even before coming to Germany—standing in line at the Consulate General of the Federal Republic of…
Sport
On July 4, something incredible was happening in Athens. The Greek national football team, which went to the European Championship as an underdog, won the continental championship and claimed the…