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Climb into the Chimney and Eat Oatmeal Culture

Climb into the Chimney and Eat Oatmeal

In Europe, active preparations for Christmas celebrations continue. Manufacturers and importers conducted a study aimed at finding out how much residents of different countries spend on Christmas and…

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Education

Rating of Student Living Costs in Britain

The independent website for applicants Push.co.uk has posted information about the cost of living at British universities. It turned out that the level of student spending on food, drinks and…

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Where to taste sivikteryn? Gourmet guide

Where to taste sivikteryn?

If you decide to celebrate New Year or Christmas abroad, you at least risk being left without the dear-to-the-heart Olivier salad and herring under a fur coat. Therefore, as TravelOnline advises, in…

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Travel with a Twist Tourism

Travel with a Twist

Admit it, you've always dreamed of spending the night in a house with hippos? Or at least hoped to dance at a real Indian wedding? Well, you can consider yourself a European. As 'Financial News'…

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Money

Average Briton in debt

The creditworthiness of British families has fallen to a critical level, and since the beginning of the 21st century, personal debt of Britons has almost doubled. According to The Daily Telegraph…

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Immigration

Taken in, given shelter – what next?

For the second time in the last three months, the immigration policy of the German authorities has come under harsh criticism from international organizations. Last August, the United Nations High…

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Immigration

European Union for 'Blue Card'

The interior and justice ministers of the 27 European Union member states at a meeting in Brussels generally supported the European Commission's proposal to introduce a so-called 'blue card' in the…

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News

Top stories of the issue (abroad No. 410)

Ukrainians will be able to work in Poland even longer >> 700,000 Ukrainians will be able to visit Hungary without visas >> Number of asylum seekers decreased in Germany >> Italian Senate passed law…

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Gourmet guide

Best Drinks for Winter Relaxation

Coming home after a winter walk is a pleasure in itself. But it's even more pleasant to warm up with a mug of mulled wine or coffee punch, or maybe grog or any other hot alcoholic drink.

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Europe in the Hands of Santa Claus Tourism

Europe in the Hands of Santa Claus

In many European cities, on the eve of Christmas and New Year, festivals and fairs dedicated to them will take place. Of particular interest are Tollwood in Munich and Winterland in Maastricht…

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Arab states prepare their own euro Money

Arab states prepare their own euro

After the introduction of the euro, many feared that the single currency would collapse the national economies of European countries. But as the euro grew stronger and stronger, talk of introducing a…

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Mixed families in Germany Immigration

Mixed families in Germany

The Federal Republic of Germany is the largest country in Europe in terms of the number of Russian-speaking population living in it. According to the Federal Statistical Office of Germany, by 2006…

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UK to introduce points-based immigration system Immigration

UK to introduce points-based immigration system

A new system for issuing residence permits and work rights to immigrants from non-EU countries will come into force in the UK in March 2008. The UK Home Secretary Jacqui Smith announced this in a…

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Santa Claus, Ded Moroz and Other New Year Characters Around the World Culture

Santa Claus, Ded Moroz and Other New Year Characters Around the World

One of the prototypes of all New Year characters is Saint Nicholas, a good miracle worker and persecutor of evil, patron of stolen and lost children. In the Middle Ages, the custom was firmly…

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Best German Universities of 2007 Education

Best German Universities of 2007

Based on a survey of 1,000 deans, 2,500 scientists, and the citation index of scientific works, Focus magazine compiled a ranking of the best German universities in 2007. The achievements of each…

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