It is proposed to raise the retirement age in the UK to 68 by 2050. This is stated in a report by the parliamentary Pensions Commission published last week. Under the leadership of Lord Turner, it…
The French National Assembly - the lower house of the French parliament - has approved an “anti-terrorism bill” hastily drafted by the country's interior minister, Nicolas Sarkozy.
Immigration
An unusual way to fight illegal immigrants came to George Bush's mind. To reduce their number, the American leader proposes to legalize them. Guest workers working illegally in the United States will…
The Council of Justice Ministers of the European Union approved at the end of last week new rules for controlling mobile and Internet communications in EU countries. Now, if they are adopted by the…
Money
We bring to the attention of our readers a selective overview of the pension systems of several Western European countries. As experts note, the choice of these particular countries was dictated by…
Previously, the word 'pirates' was associated with the 18th century and adventure novels by Robert Louis Stevenson. Now the pirate theme increasingly appears on the front pages of global media.
Recently, a mechanism was launched that could lead to a redrawing of the European map. Former Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari arrived in Kosovo - the UN representative for the upcoming…
News
Residents of former USSR countries will be able to obtain Russian citizenship under a simplified procedure until 2008. President Vladimir Putin has submitted the corresponding draft law to the State…