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Immigration

Jackie Smith shows her hand

UK citizens will be given a choice: to get an identity card (ID) or a biometric passport - that is the plan of the country's Home Secretary Jackie Smith. The minister announced new deadlines for…

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Oath of Allegiance to the Queen Immigration

Oath of Allegiance to the Queen

British authorities propose increasing national self-awareness by forcing immigrants to do community work and schoolchildren to swear allegiance to the Queen. However, as Expert notes, many in…

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Visas

European Union wants to abolish double security checks at airports

The European Parliament has decided to eliminate double security checks for flights with transfers within the European Union. Currently, such checks are in most cases also performed at the transit…

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Visas

Heathrow passengers will have to provide fingerprints

From March 27, 2008, all passengers on domestic flights at London's Heathrow Airport, the largest in England, will be required to provide fingerprints. They will have to undergo biometric screening…

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From the Baltics to the US without a visa Visas

From the Baltics to the US without a visa

Latvia and Estonia have signed an agreement with the United States, under which by the end of the year citizens of these countries will be able to travel to America for a short time without visas. As…

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Transatlantic Stowaways Visas

Transatlantic Stowaways

Germany and the US will more actively exchange data on suspects involved in international terrorism. This was agreed upon in Berlin by German Interior Minister Wolfgang Schäuble and Justice Minister…

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China Is Big, It Knows Best News

China Is Big, It Knows Best

Chinese authorities have decided to put an end to speculation about the future of their controversial demographic policy. According to The Daily Telegraph, last week they stated that they do not…

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Tourists Have Rated World Cities News

Tourists Have Rated World Cities

Moscow has been recognized as one of the most unfriendly cities in Europe. Such are the results of a survey of 1,500 tourists from around the world conducted by the travel portal TripAdvisor. The…

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Real estate

Russians are buying up Bulgaria

Prices for Bulgarian real estate increased by 30% last year. This year, a 40% growth is expected. However, despite the rapid growth, the cost per square meter is still somewhat lower than in Russia…

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Real estate

Lithuanian real estate rapidly rising in price

According to ZIA valda real estate, last year on the Lithuanian real estate market, 50% more new apartments were bought than in 2006, despite a 10-20 percent price increase.

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