Sochi Excursions – What Attracts Many Here
When deciding where to go on vacation, remember the advantages that the cities and nature of Krasnodar Krai can offer.
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Archive — December 2010
Tourism
Visas
The camp leaves Schengen
The hopes of Bulgaria and Romania for a quick entry into the Schengen zone seem increasingly unrealistic. On December 20, two European countries – France and Germany – stated that they are not yet…
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Tourism
Tourists Hit with Tax
In 2010, several European countries announced the introduction of a tax on tourists. The reasoning in all states is more or less the same: tourists usually travel abroad on vacation, and therefore…
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Immigration
Canada Accepts Investors
As is known, in early summer 2010, the Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration of Canada made several decisions that seriously affected the situation in the immigration sphere. This primarily…
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Immigration
Profitable Foreigners
Despite the already entrenched opinion in European society that accepting immigrants is a rather unprofitable business, Europe still continues to accept them. Who benefits from this? Why, despite all…
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Education
Rome Reformed Education Charter
On December 23, the upper house of the Italian parliament supported the education reform. The numerous and vivid protests by students opposing the reform did not help. 161 senators voted in favor of…
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Everyday life
Political Count
The US Census Bureau has summarized the first results of the study that took place nine months earlier. The census in the United States is conducted every ten years, and this time it showed the…
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Education
Finally, Reading Improves
Results of the international educational test PISA have been published, in which this time half a million schoolchildren from 65 countries participated. The achievements of fifteen-year-olds in…
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Culture
Cultures Merged in Carnival
Festivals are held around the world, but only a few of them have gained popularity. Once holidays were closely associated with religious cults, but now they have turned into ordinary folk festivities…
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Sport
Bicycle Tours: See More and Benefit
Renting a bicycle and riding through the streets of the old city is much more interesting than doing so on a sightseeing bus or car. You manage to see much more and notice things that you never saw…
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Tourism
Traditions to Know Before Going Abroad
As many countries as there are, so many national traditions you can encounter. When you travel abroad, be sure to read about the customs and traditions practiced in the country you are visiting…
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Law zone
"Mafia" has taken over prisons
In German prisons, Russian Germans are creating mafia structures and directing the actions of accomplices who remain free. So claim journalists Oliver Heinsch and Edgar Verheyen, authors of the…
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Work
Almost Everyone Will Be Employed
As of January 1, 2011, Germany will introduce a regulation under which citizens of 8 EU countries – Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, the Czech Republic and Estonia – will no…
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Visas
Schengen Visas for Bribes
Employees of several German consular offices abroad are suspected of abuses in issuing visas. At the center of another visa scandal are consular workers in several countries in Africa, South America…
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Everyday life
Europe Lives on Benefits
According to a report by the statistical agency Eurostat, 81 million residents of the European Union would not be able to live for even a month on their own income and savings if they suddenly lost…
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Tourism
Sharks Sink Their Teeth into Tourists
The tourist business in Egypt, which feeds a good part of the country, cannot be scared even by the most terrifying jaws. According to international news agencies, beaches at the Egyptian resort of…
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Real estate
Finnish Standard for Your Home
To live in a Finnish house, you don't have to go to Finland today. Foreign technologies have reached our country as well, so more and more of our compatriots are choosing Finnish designs when…
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Auto tour
Problem on the Road? Tow Truck in Your Phone!
Driving a car is a much more responsible matter than it seems at first glance. It is not for nothing that so many legal requirements require drivers to perform certain actions, from technical…
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Technology
Ironclad Arguments for Metal Furniture
When choosing office furniture, cost-conscious company executives typically pay special attention not to aesthetic appeal, but to practicality. From the perspective of thrifty managers, office…
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Immigration
Intelligence Flows to the Ocean
According to a Gallup study, Singapore, Australia, and New Zealand will become a magnet for the best minds of the planet in the coming years. It is expected that within a few years the scientific…
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Real estate
Business in small hotels
Today, our former compatriots are full-fledged residents of many foreign countries. Among them are those who own real estate abroad and have obtained residence permits, while others are still…
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Work
Flexible Employment
If you come to a meeting with your future boss and suddenly naively ask, 'How much free time will I actually have?' – in Russia, your humor is unlikely to be appreciated. Alas, we are once again…
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Travel
What to Pack in a Suitcase When Planning a Trip Abroad
When going on a trip, you should carefully consider what to take with you. Usually, personal items weighing no more than 50 kg are allowed for duty-free transport, and for entry into some countries…
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Immigration
Business Immigration Without Myths
After significant changes in Canadian immigration rules, the previously not very popular Business Class category overnight became for many almost the only opportunity to obtain permanent resident…
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