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EU Immigration Plans News

EU Immigration Plans

A report analyzing the immigration situation in the world was presented in Paris, reports Deutsche Welle. Employers in industrialized countries have a real need for foreign workers, but cannot find…

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New rules for the employment of foreigners in Latvia

The Cabinet of Ministers of Latvia approved new regulations "On Work Permits for Foreigners". The document provides for a significant simplification of the procedure for obtaining a work permit in…

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Russia extended validity of Soviet passports

By a government decree, the validity of USSR citizen passports of the 1974 model for Russian citizens has been extended until July 1, 2004. As Interfax reports, this was announced by Deputy Minister…

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It's Better to Leave Your Wallet with Money in Japan Curiosities

It's Better to Leave Your Wallet with Money in Japan

In any other country, a shiny mobile phone left on the back seat of a taxi, a beautiful umbrella forgotten by an absent-minded passenger at the subway entrance, or a wad of cash dropped on the…

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Illegal immigrants to be flown out of Europe on charter flights

Special charter flights will be organized to deport illegal immigrants from European Union countries, reports The Independent. The EU countries have decided to establish a pan-European border control…

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February's lineup: football is back! Sport

February's lineup: football is back!

In February, the football world will gradually wake up from its winter hibernation. Although many national championships took fairly symbolic breaks, life will truly begin to bubble only in March…

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Netherlands to Introduce Restrictions on Entry of Labor Migrants from Eastern Europe

The Dutch government intends to introduce quantitative quotas on entry into the country for citizens of Eastern European countries after the European Union expands by ten new members in May.

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The Turkish shore did not wait for me... Work

The Turkish shore did not wait for me...

Having parted without regret with a not-too-high-paying job as a tourism manager back home, driven not only by material hardships but also by a desire to see the world and show myself, on my own…

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Who needs Croatia's resorts? Tourism

Who needs Croatia's resorts?

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Ski resorts of Austria: Kitz Tourism

Ski resorts of Austria: Kitz

Kitzbühel, in our way, is Kozelsk. Or Kozlovsk. In any case, I found a great many goats here. With small horns and huge languid eyes, ornately painted, they were everywhere. One I especially liked…

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British Post Hauls 'Harry Potter' by Vans Country guide

British Post Hauls 'Harry Potter' by Vans

The British can hardly be called a talkative nation. Rather the opposite — their reserve in self-expression is not without reason noted in textbooks (the Speakers' Corner in London's Hyde Park…

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Where Russians get their Pontic sadness Immigration

Where Russians get their Pontic sadness

To go to Greece and return without a fur coat is sheer arrogance, neglect of tradition, trampling of foundations, deviation from the norm. It seems that all of Greece, all these…

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The Genius of Madness Invites Culture

The Genius of Madness Invites

There are official geniuses - of science, art, and politics. If someone manages to discover gunpowder, write 'I loved you...' or introduce the wonderful word perestrojka into international use - and…

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