Money Invested in Integration Pays Off
A year ago, a nationwide integration plan was adopted in Germany. Deutsche Welle published a commentary with the first results.
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Realtors Reach for the Sea
Moscow real estate agencies are redirecting clients' attention to villas and apartments located in resort countries. As Expert magazine notes, there is a real buzz around foreign resort real estate…
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Everyday life
Small-Displacement America
Financiers watch oil prices: $100 per barrel, $115, $120, $140. And ordinary Americans track rising fuel prices by the numbers at gas stations. As Lenta.Ru notes, in the summer of 2007 a gallon of…
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Immigration
Canada supplements immigration laws
After a period of relative stability, Canada's immigration system faced another crisis, and the federal government decided to take serious steps. On June 18, 2008, the Canadian parliament approved…
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Immigration
Becoming German Is Increasingly Difficult
No sooner had Germany's Interior Minister Wolfgang Schäuble published the questions for the new exam for applicants for German citizenship than the media criticized almost every one of them. After…
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Everyday life
Hijab Prevents Woman from Becoming Citizen
Against the backdrop of momentous events in Paris in recent days, a noteworthy episode was overlooked. According to Novye Izvestia, for the first time, the French state denied citizenship to a woman…
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Immigration
Time for Brain Hunting
Chancellor Angela Merkel's cabinet approved a new package of measures to attract foreign workers to the German labor market, as against the backdrop of demographic decline, the problem of labor…
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Immigration
Europe to Select Profitable Guest Workers
The problem of illegal entry into European Union countries is approaching a critical point. According to Brussels, the answer to this challenge should be a joint European 'Pact on Immigration and…
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Tourism
Rome prepares discounts for youth
The authorities of Rome have prepared a special promotion aimed at attracting young people to the Italian capital during the 'dead' month for the city – August, when many of its residents go on…
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Auto tour
Excess road signs to be removed from German roads
German Transport Minister Wolfgang Tiefensee has declared war on 'excess' road signs. In his opinion, outdated and useless signs only distract drivers, so they should disappear from the roadsides of…
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Immigration
Czech Republic Extends Pilot Project
The project to attract foreign specialists to the Czech Republic, which was supposed to end in July of this year after a five-year period, will be continued. This was reported to journalists by the…
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Real estate
World's Most Expensive Shopping Streets
Forbes magazine published a ranking of the world's most expensive shopping streets, compiled together with the consulting agency Cushman & Wakefield.
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Auto tour
Slovenia Introduces Toll Pass for Motor Vehicles
From July 1, 2008, all motor vehicles – in particular, motorcycles, mopeds, cars and vans with a maximum permissible weight not exceeding 3.5 tonnes – are required to have a special vignette for…
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Tourism
The most expensive attractions in the world
London attractions are the most expensive among all major tourist destinations in the world. This conclusion was made by The Telegraph after comparing tourist prices in 11 cities around the world…
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