Archive — September 2007

Top stories of the issue (Abroad No. 399)

Other Shores

When talking about the Adriatic Riviera, people usually mean Italy — the province of Emilia-Romagna, the Marche region, the surroundings of San Benedetto del Tronto. A thoughtful traveler is…

«And I Am Going for the Fog…»

After the end of the high tourist season, it's the perfect time to set off on an independent trip. The tourism 'off-season' – autumn and early spring – is the best time for those tired of high travel…

American Visa Lottery DV-2009

The U.S. Department of State announced the dates for the annual American visa lottery DV-2009 (Diversity Immigrant Visa Program, commonly known as the "green card lottery"). Registration for…

UN Counts Refugees

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has published its annual report, which describes the refugee situation based on the first six months of this year. According to the…

Germans contemplate emigration

Germans contemplate emigration

Green Card for Europe Canceled?

The plan to introduce a 'blue card' in the European Union for labor migrants – modeled on the 'green card' in the United States – has failed before even starting. All leading EU countries opposed…

Straitjackets Prepared for Illegals

Spanish police will deport resisting illegal immigrants in straitjackets to prevent them from inflicting injuries on themselves and staying in the country, said a representative of the National…

Immigrants' Family Ties to Be Cut

French President Nicolas Sarkozy has begun implementing his nationalist and anti-immigrant program. The National Assembly has passed a law tightening entry rules for relatives of immigrants living in…

Breakfast with a View of Montmartre

According to statistics, about 5% of tourists, when choosing a country to go on vacation, take into account the peculiarities of local cuisine. Another 2% are ready to travel far just to taste…

Languages are disappearing forever

There are between five and seven thousand languages in the world, and roughly three thousand of them are currently spoken by only three thousand people. Together with these people, in the current…

Millionaires flee New York

Undoubtedly, many people on the planet dream of living in New York, whose symbols are the Empire State Building, Broadway, Manhattan, Wall Street, and the Statue of Liberty. However, few people…

Above Fujiyama

Immigrants to Be Admitted to European Union Using Cards

The European Union plans to introduce a so-called Blue Card, an analogue of the American Green Card, to attract as many qualified specialists from Africa and Asia to Europe as possible. According to…

Top stories of the issue (abroad No. 398)

On Wealth and Poverty in the USA

The U.S. Census Bureau published a report on wealth and poverty in the USA in 2006. Overall, Americans earned $48,201 per year, or 0.7% more than in 2005. The richest state was California, home to…

Russian Transit

The migration policy of the Russian authorities remains one of the country's main domestic problems. For more than 15 years, Russia has been trying to cope with the flow of refugees and forced…

Where to live to be 100 years old

The top ten countries with the highest life expectancy are currently Andorra (it is assumed that the average Andorran born in 2004 will live 83.5 years), San Marino, Singapore, Japan, Switzerland…

Returning Alive from the Island of Papua

Business trips took up all my free time. Every time I flew to Indonesia, I made a solemn vow to spend at least one day not behind the bulletproof glass of air-conditioned office buildings and the…

Work Experience of German Resettlers

As is known, there are many persons of German origin living in Germany whose work experience earned in their country of origin has not been credited. This concerns those who relocated to Germany…

Czech Republic in the Schengen Area

Will holders of Czech long-term visas and those who have a residence permit in the Czech Republic (povoleni k pobytu) be granted the right to free movement within the single Schengen area after the…

Sky Compensation

What rights do passengers departing from European Union airports have, even if flying with non-European airlines, and how can they exercise them? If any airline, counting on the passengers'…

Fine for Undressed Tourist

Buying vouchers and tickets to a foreign resort is only half the battle. The main thing is to avoid ruining your holiday by meeting the local police. And unpleasant adventures are practically…

What they don't teach at home

There are offers you can't refuse. This is just such a case. We gather our belongings and rush off to the distant unknown. The whole family. And among other adaptation problems, children almost come…