Transaero Airlines has expressed readiness to apply the new European Union standards for passenger rights protection from the moment it receives an order from Russian aviation authorities to do so…
A lawsuit has been filed with the European Court by the governments of Denmark and Germany seeking to revoke the exclusive rights granted to Greece for the brand 'feta cheese'.
To spend a vacation in Germany, you don't need to have a wallet stuffed to the brim. As Deutsche Welle reports, there is a broad network of hotels, tourist bases, and campsites across the country…
In 2004, most refugees sought to get to France. According to The Washington Times, over the year the country received 61,600 asylum applications, almost two thousand more than in 2003.
The immigration law that came into force in Germany on January 1, 2005, provides for a number of changes for contingent refugees. Until 2005, this status was granted to emigrants of Jewish origin…
More than 4 million Britons cannot afford to pay off their accumulated debts. As the Guardian newspaper reports, this is stated in a publication released by the Centre for the Study of Financial…
A center for assistance to Ukrainians abroad has begun operating under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine. This was announced by Ukrainian Foreign Minister Borys Tarasyuk while addressing the…
The administration of a small Italian town has found an original way to cope with a lack of budget funds. As reported by Vremya Novostei, the mayor of San Giorgio del Sannio, located not far from…
If you are young, undemanding and have a valid Schengen or any other visa in your foreign passport, you can arrange an economical vacation in any country. In almost all major cities of Europe…
But there are other Israeli national dishes. For example, Bamba is a product without which, probably, not a single Israeli child would take a step. Much the same way as no American child can do…
A Jewish mother loves to heap food onto plates that resemble large platters, and, stepping back a little, to admire how well her children work their jaws. Leaving uneaten food means insulting hungry…
February 2005 truly became a black month for our aviators. On February 3, a passenger Boeing 737 crashed in the mountains of Afghanistan, with 104 people on board, including five Russians – crew…
Another no less important area of human activity is health care. Here one can single out such subjects as general and clinical medicine, diagnostics, dentistry, nursing, psychiatry, psychology…
On February 18, 2005, Canada's Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Joe Volpe announced the introduction of significant changes to the requirements for immigration under the family sponsorship…
The Finnish movement Pro Karelia presented to the public in Helsinki the book "Return of Karelia", which details a plan for restoring Finland to its historical borders before the Soviet-Finnish war.
The U.S. House of Representatives is preparing a bill that would tighten immigration and political asylum rules. According to Voice of America, Republican sponsors of the bill say it is necessary to…
The opportunity to use the long summer holidays constructively is gaining more and more popularity every year. This phenomenon is connected not so much with the fact that people have acquired certain…
One famous American businessman said that education is a great equalizer. Through knowledge, a person can get what cannot be achieved with money, connections, or "pretty eyes." It is only important…
Germany's internal affairs bodies have seriously targeted holders of two national passports. As reported by Russkaya Germania, a large group of the country's residents faces the loss of German…
While in our country the majority of the population still speaks out against giving foreigners the opportunity to buy land, in Lithuania the transfer of land to Western capital is in full swing…
Black tea at the Geragama plantation is produced the old-fashioned way – the very method the British taught the Sri Lankans. The collected leaves are brought to the factory, where they are subjected…
On January 1, 2005, a new law “On Immigration” came into force in Germany. It provides for the simplification of labor legislation and bringing immigration policy in line with European parameters…