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Archive — June 2005

Fifth Quarter Education

Fifth Quarter

Summer is the best time to answer the question that torments any wealthy parent: is their child ready to receive a European education, and are they ready to provide that education? The more parents…

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Swiss Diploma: A Product of Pluses Education

Swiss Diploma: A Product of Pluses

There is no doubt that the idea of establishing the Nobel Peace Prize was born in Switzerland not by chance, and by Swedish magnate Alfred Nobel. The air of freedom with which the atmosphere of this…

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News

Main news of the issue (abroad №283)

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Estonia's non-citizens to become EU citizens Immigration

Estonia's non-citizens to become EU citizens

Today, 1.4 million people live in Estonia, including about 150,000 people with no citizenship at all or holders of so-called 'grey passports'. In neighboring Latvia, there are even more non-citizens…

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Swiss open borders News

Swiss open borders

The Swiss Confederation will join the Schengen Agreement. These are the results of a national referendum that could break the emerging trend of disunity in the European community. The Swiss have…

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News

EU constitution in intensive care

Another founding country of the EU has spoken out against the European Union constitution. According to the results of the referendum held last week, 61.6% of the subjects of the Kingdom of the…

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Immigration

How Illegal Immigrants Are Seen Off from Germany

It is not so easy to expel an illegal alien from Germany. While the deportation procedure is being prepared and lasts, the state pays the illegal immigrant social benefits. Cologne alone spends up to…

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Foreign coach in St. Petersburg: all according to Blatt Sport

Foreign coach in St. Petersburg: all according to Blatt

Today, a foreign specialist in any republic of the former USSR will surprise no one. Moreover, a genuine foreigner—not a Belarusian in Ukraine, nor a Georgian in Russia, no. But a representative of…

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Country guide

Hungary's Open Doors

Officially, Hungary, along with nine other countries, joined the European Union on May 1, 2004. For Hungarians, this event had emotional and historical significance: the goal that the country had…

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Between Two Seas Tourism

Between Two Seas

This city is shrouded in legends and sea winds. It stands on seven hills and seven winds, between two seas and two continents. As the observer of the magazine "Voyage and Rest" notes, there is no…

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Main news of the issue (abroad No. 282) News

Main news of the issue (abroad No. 282)

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Immigration

Loss of residence permit by a foreigner in Germany

It is known that a residence permit in Germany can not only be obtained, but also lost. The most common reason in my practice is a long absence, living in another country. For clarity, I will explain…

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Bus tour: the world on wheels Tourism

Bus tour: the world on wheels

If you are curious and want to see several countries in one trip, but do not have the opportunity to travel independently, then you should go straight on a bus tour. This is a rather specific type of…

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French chop a window to Europe News

French chop a window to Europe

French President Jacques Chirac, in seeking a national referendum on ratification of the EU Constitution, could hardly have expected such a dismal outcome. 55% of French voters who went to the polls…

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Identity Cards of English Discord Immigration

Identity Cards of English Discord

Tony Blair's government is making another attempt to push a hotly debated bill on the introduction of universal identity cards through the British parliament.

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Can't Get a Breath Before the Frying Pan Curiosities

Can't Get a Breath Before the Frying Pan

The Latvian Food and Veterinary Service announced that from July 1 of this year, the republic will introduce a ban on the sale of live fish and mollusks in stores.

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Curiosities

Sometimes It's Better Not to Chew

In Germany, the local chapter of the Green Party in the state of Saarland has proposed introducing a tax on chewing gum, with the proceeds going to clean the streets and squares of German cities of…

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Cyprus police promise to protect tourists News

Cyprus police promise to protect tourists

Justice Minister Doros Theodorou, after a meeting with the leadership of the Cyprus Tourism Organization (CTO), announced a series of measures necessary to protect tourists from crime and…

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