Archive — May 2008

British real estate prices fall

Foreigners to be briefed on traffic rules in Cyprus

Cyprus police have launched a road safety campaign. The decision was made after analyzing statistical data. It turned out that 42% of victims of road accidents on highways are citizens of third…

Law against Roma Camps

The model of a country where part of the population are recent immigrants is distant and incomprehensible for Europe. As Gazeta.Ru notes, in Italy the problem is exacerbated by the lack of experience…

Music, Steam Locomotives and Women's Races

In June Europe listens to contemporary music. It will be particularly hot in this sense in the UK, Belgium and Spain. In England's Glastonbury, the number one music festival will take place, in…

Tribute to Gambling

Besides the Hollywood-celebrated Las Vegas and Atlantic City, there are many other places where Americans happily lighten their pockets by $100 billion a year. Itogi decided to figure out where and…

The Champs-Élysées of Marijuana

An interagency commission of the French government for the fight against drugs and drug addiction published a report, from which it follows that 1.2 million residents of the country regularly smoke…

America as a Magnet for Talent

The United States of America has traditionally been a country that attracted talented foreigners. As Washington ProFile notes, a consequence of this policy is the flourishing of American science and…

Portuguese real estate

Portugal is a country not hyped among real estate buyers, especially compared to neighboring Spain, where the price per square meter in resort areas starts from €2,500. In Portugal, you can easily…

Study in Wrocław

Just a couple of years ago, the idea of the Wrocław city hall and higher education institutions inviting young people from Eastern Europe to study in their city seemed almost unreal. "No one will…

Europe deals with refugees

Last week, two events attracted the attention of those who closely follow the attempts of the EU authorities to sort out migration policy within Europe. The European Court of Justice in Luxembourg…

Unpromising Professions Named

Journalists, radio hosts, and government employees have been named by the American magazine Forbes as the most unpromising professions in America in the 21st century, according to a forecast by the…

France increasingly attracts foreigners

It turned out that about 12% of real estate on the French Riviera belongs to foreign citizens. According to ZagranDom.ru, this figure was announced at the St. Petersburg real estate conference Elit…

Holidays with a View of Lake Geneva

The main feature of Swiss summer programs based on boarding schools and camps is replacing strict discipline with the upbringing and development of the child's personality, their creative abilities…

Independent Travel

The topic of this material has been brewing for a long time - domestic tourists have split into two opposing camps: those who run to a travel agency even for a trip to Paris, and those who plan…

English schools in London

In March last year, the British Council, English UK and Quality English, the Association of Quality English Language Schools, organized a press tour during which we visited two language schools in…

I Don't Want to Study

One of the problems that have already been classified as "eternal" is the tendency of schoolchildren and students around the world to skip classes. It is especially relevant in the spring, when good…

Why educate children in England?

Traditional English education is not accidentally attracting a growing number of affluent parents who want to give their children the best start in life.

South Koreans Found to Be the Most Hardworking

South Koreans have been recognized as the most hardworking people in the world. They spend 2,357 hours per year at work. These data are cited by Forbes magazine in a published study by the…

E-book dictionary

Lightweight and portable, the ECTACO jetBook is a whole library in your pocket. Capable of storing thousands of books in the most popular languages of the world, this mobile device is ideal for…

Every fourth German lives in poverty

Another government report on poverty in Germany, presented recently by Federal Minister of Labor Olaf Scholz, turned out to be no more optimistic than the previous one. As Russkaya Germaniya writes…

British tourists confused by map

Despite the fact that about 50 million British people travel to Europe every year, they apparently do not know exactly where they are going. According to a recent study by the British website…

Most Ukrainians Prefer Their Homeland

More than 60% of Ukrainians would not want to leave Ukraine forever. This is evidenced by the results of a survey conducted by R&B Group.

To Love Naples and to Fall Ill

Tourists must learn to love Naples for its trash and dirt, said the new head of the city's tourism department. 53-year-old Claudio Velardi took on the job of attracting tourists to the dirtiest and…

Australia simplifies employment for students

The Australian Department of Immigration and Citizenship has made it easier for foreign students to obtain work permits in the country.