The Committee on Internal Affairs of the German Bundestag has spoken in favor of "minor restrictions" on the immigration of Jews from the former USSR. This was reported last week by a representative…
From January to September 2004, the Czech Republic was visited by 6.33 million foreign tourists. Compared with the same period in 2003, an increase of 22.8% was recorded. Along with good advertising…
Thai authorities have announced they will spend about $1 billion on a campaign to attract tourists to the country. According to Izvestia.RU, the Thais hope not only to restore the tourist flow but…
Ireland has fully completed its transition to the metric system. Now, on all roads of the Emerald Isle, speed signs in kilometers per hour are installed. Nevertheless, according to the police, this…
Once again we are destined to see that the beauty, charm, and freshness of Ukrainian beauties receive worthy recognition at international competitions. Marysia Horobets, our charming compatriot, won…
The European Parliament's Committee on Transport approved a project to standardize driving licenses in 25 EU countries. If the document is approved, the new licenses will be introduced starting in…
The German government is compiling lists of immigrants subject to deportation from Germany. They will be expelled in accordance with a new law that facilitates the deportation procedure. First of…
The German mark, the lira, the peseta – these names, as signs of the pre-euro era, are becoming a thing of the past. How many countries are there in the euro zone – 12, 16 or 18? As Deutsche Welle…
Representatives of the German vending machine industry expressed their intention to review the design of euro coins after the EU reported the detection of 75,000 counterfeits in 2004, three times…
UN experts have concluded that natural cataclysms that may occur in megacities could cause enormous destruction and, by their scale, exceed the recent earthquake and series of tsunamis in Asia…
Forbes magazine has compiled a rating of the best beaches for members of the fair sex who prefer to sunbathe without the top part of their swimsuit. According to the authors of the rating, the best…
The phrase that France is a trendsetter in fashion has long become a commonplace. The first creators of haute couture, the first fashion houses, the first fashion shows, the first transitions of…
In a recent radio address, the U.S. president 'pleased' his compatriots with the statement that the country's pension system is two steps away from bankruptcy and that it needs to be urgently…
When Gerhard Schröder led his Social Democratic Party to a convincing victory over the conservatives in the 1998 federal elections to the German Bundestag, this triumph was brought to him by the…
I have been engaged for many years in the topic of granting citizenship to Germans who found themselves in the occupied territory of Ukraine. A specific reason for its further development is the…
It turns out that most residents of the 12 eurozone countries do not like their coins. True, not all of them, but the smallest ones – denominations of one and two euro cents. By themselves they are…
The World Tourism Organization (WTO) issued a statement on the situation in the global tourism industry after the devastating tsunami that affected several Southeast Asian countries. According to…
Nothing, as they say, foreshadowed it. Strange – now, sitting on that pile of wet debris that remains from Bangtao Bay in Phuket, I myself am surprised – how is it that I didn't realize anything in…
Moustached and bearded women in Belgian Aalst, wild Vikings in York, dragons in London, giant dolls in Viareggio, Casanova in Venice, and a lip-syncing contest in Basel... Europe is fooling around in…
Seventeen Ukrainian servicemen gave their lives for peace and stability in postwar Iraq. Another 33 members of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were wounded of varying severity as a result of the…
Royal Mile, a castle on a hill, artificial thistle made in China, souvenir bagpipes, a monument to the faithful little dog Bobby, heather seeds, a tartan scarf – Scotland even in a traditionally…
It is only February, but football – the favorite spectacle of sports fans – is already knocking at the door. Moreover, it is serious, international-level football. Thus, on February 9, matches of the…
But the best time in Edinburgh is August, when the world's largest arts festival begins. Every month in the Scottish capital there is something to celebrate. In early September, the Asian ethnic…