Curiosities
Those who wanted to get married on the Greek islands will have to abandon their plan. Catholic Bishop Frangiskos has forbidden clergymen from performing the sacrament of marriage for tourists on the…
China has suspended the issuance of business visas until September 20, 2008 due to the Olympic Games in the country, writes The Wall Street Journal. The new rule took effect from the beginning of…
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi succeeded in getting the country's parliament to approve a package of reforms aimed at tightening the conditions for illegal immigrants staying in the country.
Bangkok has been named the best city in the world for tourists according to the annual survey of readers of the American magazine Travel + Leisure. It received 88 points out of 100, moving up from…
The project to attract foreign specialists to the Czech Republic, which was supposed to end in July of this year after a five-year period, will be continued. This was reported to journalists by the…
German Transport Minister Wolfgang Tiefensee has declared war on 'excess' road signs. In his opinion, outdated and useless signs only distract drivers, so they should disappear from the roadsides of…
The authorities of Rome have prepared a special promotion aimed at attracting young people to the Italian capital during the 'dead' month for the city – August, when many of its residents go on…
From July 1, 2008, all motor vehicles – in particular, motorcycles, mopeds, cars and vans with a maximum permissible weight not exceeding 3.5 tonnes – are required to have a special vignette for…
Forbes magazine published a ranking of the world's most expensive shopping streets, compiled together with the consulting agency Cushman & Wakefield.
London attractions are the most expensive among all major tourist destinations in the world. This conclusion was made by The Telegraph after comparing tourist prices in 11 cities around the world…
The strange practice of Ryanair, which prohibits passengers who are not citizens of the European Union from using online check-in, has finally attracted the attention of the authorities. The Latvian…
In Spain, 60% of agencies operating in the real estate market have closed. Until now, the country had between 80,000 and 90,000 agencies, so it is not hard to calculate that currently their number…
Starting July 1, new rules concerning mandatory car equipment are in effect in France. Now every car – whether personal or rented – must have a warning triangle and a reflective safety vest…
The Swedish government has submitted a proposal to the national parliament to introduce tuition fees for higher education for students who are not EU citizens.
The German government has confirmed its decision to postpone until 2011 the opening of borders for labor migrants from Eastern Europe, despite a labor shortage in the country. At the same time…
Starting July 21, new immigration rules will take effect, allowing foreign students to come to the US on exchange programs for up to 12 months.
Two major European airlines – British Airways and Ryanair – have announced that they will reduce the number of flights in the very near future. This measure is intended to reduce costs, which are…
The German Federal Government at a meeting in Berlin on Wednesday, July 16, supported a program to simplify the rules for inviting foreign specialists to work in Germany. Thus, the cabinet responded…
Airlines Air France and KLM have increased the fuel surcharge on all their flights as of July 10. Both companies raised the surcharge by €4 per flight segment on European routes, by €10 on long-haul…
Spectators at the Summer Olympics in Beijing will not be allowed to open umbrellas or bring camera tripods into stadium stands. This was announced on Monday, July 14, by Zhang Zhenliang, a spokesman…
More than half of real estate transactions in Finland in 2008 were made by foreigners. This is reported by the newspaper Helsinkitimes citing data from the Institute for Real Estate Economics (IREE).
Starting September 1, Warsaw bans smoking at bus and tram stops. The new law also applies to the city's playgrounds. Violators will have to pay a fine of 500 zlotys (?152).
Education
The exam session is over. How to spend the summer? A huge number of domestic students know the answer to this question. Every year, trips to various summer jobs abroad are becoming increasingly…
Alexander the Great, whose name is now borne by two European regions, clearly did not divide the inhabitants of the Balkan Peninsula into Yugoslavs and Greeks. Perhaps because the former – as a…