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Archive — May 2005

Trust, but verify Safety

Trust, but verify

The season of mass vacations is approaching, which means we are already falling into a relaxed state in advance, anticipating the future rest. And here the main thing is not to overdo this very…

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June is a football period for national teams Sport

June is a football period for national teams

June is vacation time. The sports world, if we consider competitions, is no exception in this regard. By this time, all leading national football championships come to an end, and representatives of…

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Time to Gather Bones Curiosities

Time to Gather Bones

Aborigines were suddenly deeply stirred by the memory of their ancestral relics. Representatives of the planet's indigenous peoples—from American Indians and Greenland Eskimos to Northern European…

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News

French Against the EU Constitution

One after another, EU countries are officially adopting the text of the European Constitution: whether by parliamentary vote or by popular referendum, the EU's founding law has already been ratified…

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Tourism

Where to go in June

The European events calendar for June is as rich as ever in musical, theatrical and simply entertaining events. You can immerse yourself in the historical past (the Tudor era in England or the Viking…

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Battle of Educational Titans Education

Battle of Educational Titans

International educational groups are large associations offering comprehensive training in the most in-demand countries, from language courses to MBA programs. Thanks to their scale, variety of…

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News

Main news of the issue (abroad №281)

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In Lithuania, they fear the euro and Brussels News

In Lithuania, they fear the euro and Brussels

A week before the referendum on the EU Constitution in France, people somehow began to recall more often that Lithuania was the first to ratify the EU's basic law. The Seimas ratified the…

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Immigration

It's time for Germany to deal with illegal immigrants

The three-month program in Spain to grant residence and work permits to illegal migrants in the country has prompted German politicians to begin a discussion on this issue in Germany as well.

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Spain returns to Schengen Immigration

Spain returns to Schengen

Spain's fifth amnesty for illegal immigrants has concluded. More precisely, the application period has ended, and the process has entered its next phase. The mass amnesty for illegal immigrants ran…

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Tourism

Attractions: Run or Lie Down?

No matter how diverse the attractions in theme parks are, they can be divided into certain types and classes. Why? To make it easier to navigate. After all, there is never enough time in parks, and…

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NHL wears down its players Sport

NHL wears down its players

In the strongest hockey league in the world - the NHL - in the 04/05 season no one played a single match due to the lockout. The NHL bosses and the NHL players' union failed to find common ground and…

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Main news of the issue (abroad No. 280) News

Main news of the issue (abroad No. 280)

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Never Say Never or MBA on the Career Path Education

Never Say Never or MBA on the Career Path

Whatever a Russian student might have planned before arriving to the British Isles, after studying for some time, he begins to wonder: shouldn't I work here for a year or two? On the scales, as a…

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Work

Work News Column (Abroad No. 280)

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To Singapore for Higher Education Education

To Singapore for Higher Education

Singapore, a former British commercial outpost in Southeast Asia, has achieved significant economic success over the past half-century. The country, which has no natural resources of its own, managed…

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Immigration

Emigration News (Abroad No. 280)

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Work

People Refuse to Retire

People around the world object to mandatory retirement upon reaching a certain age, the Financial Times reports citing a study conducted by the international banking group HSBC.

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News

Demographers Predict a Difficult Future for Europe

What prospects of demographic development await the EU countries in the coming decades? Specialists from the EU statistical office Eurostat tried to answer this question, which is very important for…

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The "Eurogrands" have launched a hunt for illegal immigrants. Immigration

The "Eurogrands" have launched a hunt for illegal immigrants.

The "Eurogrands" have begun to fight the consequences of the EU's expansion, as a result of which illegal immigrants have flooded the developed countries of Western Europe. Last week, French Interior…

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Czech Republic Prepares New Law "On Foreigners" Immigration

Czech Republic Prepares New Law "On Foreigners"

October 2007 – by that time the Czech Republic must enter the Schengen zone, the European Commission promised. By that time, the status of foreigners in the Czech Republic would be regulated by a new…

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Germans head to Austria for work Work

Germans head to Austria for work

The happy days when Germans' high salaries were envied not only in Eastern Europe but also in neighboring Austria are gone. Now the Alpine Republic is receiving thousands of German guest workers.

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Main news of the issue (abroad No. 279) News

Main news of the issue (abroad No. 279)

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Month of Love, Sand and Monuments Tourism

Month of Love, Sand and Monuments

May exhibitions this year are unusually diverse. London for the second time offers us the international Photo-London, Naples - 'May of Monuments', Vienna - a large romantic exhibition 'From Goya to…

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