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Archive — January 2016

Immigration

"Today's repatriates are much better prepared"

Jews of which country are most actively emigrating to Israel, what is the share of refugees arriving from Ukraine, and why repatriation from Moscow has increased 2.5 times – in an interview with the…

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Tourism

Useful Tips for Beginning Travelers

Travel is always pleasant impressions. But sometimes they can be overshadowed by various incidents and troubles, such as health problems, loss or theft of documents or other personal items, etc. In…

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Work

Doctors find jobs in Finland

In recent decades, Finland has experienced a shortage of specialists with higher medical education. However, this problem is being successfully solved by foreign doctors, who are actively recruited…

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Airbus

Airline tickets via internet: easy and fast!

The internet is advancing and standard ticket offices, under the natural pressure of speed and comfort, are becoming history. Every day, websites equipped with airline ticket sales systems process…

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Culture

Carnival Etiquette

Authorities in several cities in the Rhine region have taken the initiative to teach refugees who have arrived in Germany the rules of behavior at carnival. According to Deutsche Welle, information…

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Law zone

Outrunning the Law

According to German police, most refugees arriving in Germany behave lawfully. However, a small number of migrants cause a lot of trouble for law enforcement. How often do migrants commit crimes in…

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Gourmet guide

The Most Popular Dishes in the World

Probably everyone has experienced this feeling: you take a bite of some delicious dish and realize that it's the best thing that humans could create. Then you try it again and again, and it never…

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Everyday life

Going abroad? Have your fingerprints taken?

As you know, recently fingerprints (dactyloscopy) are required for a Schengen visa. This innovation was introduced everywhere for Schengen countries last year. No, don't think it's a result of "evil"…

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Education

Private schools are the best in the USA

The main advantages of American private schools are that they prepare students well for university admission. And all education is conducted in well-equipped buildings with modern facilities and…

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Real estate

Basic Rules When Buying an Apartment

Buying an apartment is not only a complex but also a very expensive transaction. Therefore, it must be approached wisely. First of all, future homeowners should determine which type of property…

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Technology

How to Send Correspondence by Mail

Many of our readers use postal or courier delivery services. Some need to send documents to an embassy, while others sell their goods in an online store and need to deliver them to the customer as…

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Technology

Status Toy or Communication Device?

In the already distant year 2007, many perceived the very first iPhone 1 (Apple) merely as a toy for the rich. It was the use and inclusion of a touch keyboard in this communication device that…

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Real estate

How to choose a safe new building

A home is reliability and safety. The main credo of this word. What does a home imply in the modern world? This includes its security, the use of quality materials, and many other nuances that need…

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Technology

Real Benefits of Virtual Servers

Every day, many of us spend a long time at the computer. Daily we visit various websites on the internet, and also actively use the servers that the network offers. Here we get the information we…

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Integration

Expats' Best Friends

Switzerland, which is among the top 10 countries offering the best living conditions for foreign professionals according to the HSBC Expat Explorer survey, turned out to be second-to-last in…

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Integration

Controversy over Refugee Comic

A comic about the travels of an Afghan boy fleeing to Europe through Iran and Turkey, or a film about a Kurdish girl Shadi, whom her own mother sends to faraway Sweden, are designed to draw the…

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Immigration

German portrait of a refugee

In 2015, a record number of migrants arrived in Germany. Officially, more than one million asylum seekers were registered in the Federal Republic of Germany. About who these people are, where they…

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Everyday life

Swiss pension

In 1972, as a result of a referendum at the federal level, Switzerland adopted a multi-tiered pension system that is still in effect today. How do local citizens manage to secure a peaceful old age…

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Immigration

Poland tackles repatriation

The Polish government has prepared a draft of a new law on repatriation, which after years of delays will allow solving the issue of the return to the country of persons of Polish origin from the…

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Work

Poland fights illegal employment

In order to reduce cases of illegal employment, the Polish State Labor Inspectorate intends to revise laws concerning inspections in companies. The agency decided that now not only in trade and…

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Immigration

Refugees ignore France

Last year, according to UN estimates, at least one million migrants moved to Europe, but few of them went to France. While the number of asylum seekers in Germany in 2015 is approaching one million…

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News

Poles Appreciate Ukrainians' Work

The Polish Association of Entrepreneurs and Employers proposes to grant the right to permanent residence in Poland to one million immigrants. This refers primarily to Ukrainians, Belarusians, and…

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Everyday life

How to survive in London

A developed economy, world-class attractions, easy access to continental Europe – all this makes London very attractive for foreigners. But what problems will people moving to the British capital…

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Tourism

Memorable Stay at the Olimp Hotel

At the Olimp leisure event complex in the Moscow region, there is a hotel with the same name. The hotel is located in the complex building, and its room stock consists of 125 cozy rooms. Up to 350…

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