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Everyday life

Rating of European Cities

Tourists have recognized London as the dirtiest and most expensive city in Europe, and also noted it as the city with the worst cuisine. This is reported by The Daily Telegraph citing a survey of…

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News

Language Courses in Malta for Forum Participants

Within the framework of the International Open Forum "Immigration-2009: Expediency, Legality, Security", a two-week trip to Malta to study English at Chamber College (Malta) will be raffled among…

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Immigration

Czechia to Increase Quota for Return of Foreigners

Czechia will expand the program for voluntary return of foreigners to their homeland by another 2,000 people. Thus, the current, nearly exhausted quota will double. The expansion of the program was…

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Visas

Italy to Temporarily Leave Schengen

Italy will suspend issuance of Schengen visas for the duration of the G8 summit in order to ensure security measures in the central region of Abruzzo, where the meeting is being moved from the island…

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Tourism

Weekend in Poznań – Half Price

The Poznań Tourist Organization together with the city administration, hotels, restaurants and museums has prepared a special promotion. On June 13 and 14, an unforgettable weekend in the city can be…

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Everyday life

Vienna – Best City for Living and Working

The Austrian capital has been named the most convenient city for living and working. This is evidenced by the results of a survey conducted by Mercer. The data obtained in the global quality of life…

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Tourism

Travel to Mexico Not Recommended

Russia's Chief Sanitary Inspector Gennady Onishchenko recommends Russians refrain from traveling to Mexico, where dozens have died of so-called swine flu.

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Tourism

Best hotels named in Cyprus

The best hotel in Cyprus in March 2009 was Columbia Beach, located in the village of Pissouri. On the popular hotel booking site Booking.com it scored 9.4 points out of a possible 10. Second place…

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Work

Belgium to Let in 'Polish Plumber'

Belgium will open its national labor market on May 1 to workers from Eastern European countries that joined the European Union in May 2004. According to the newspaper 'Libre Belgique', this decision…

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Tourism

Seoul introduces taxis for foreigners

In the capital of South Korea, special taxis for foreigners will start operating on May 1, 2009. According to the Moscow office of the Korea Tourism Organization, the Seoul administration made this…

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Visas

Croatia will allow entry without visas

The Croatian authorities have decided to cancel the visa regime for Ukrainian citizens from May to October 2009. This was announced by the head of the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs…

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Education

Future Leaders Exchange Program (FLEX)

During the fall of 2009, a recruitment of schoolchildren will be held in Ukraine under the "Future Leaders Exchange Program" (FLEX). FLEX is a cultural exchange program implemented by the Bureau of…

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Real estate

Housing prices fall in Dubai

Over the past three months, residential property prices in Dubai have fallen by 40%. According to Arabian Business, citing data from consulting firm Colliers International, the consequences of the…

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Everyday life

Greece to Restrict Smoking

Starting July 1, 2009, a new stage of the fight against smoking begins in Greece. It will be completely banned in state and private premises that 'are intended for work, temporary stay and passage of…

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Real estate

Homes on luxury resorts in the US are getting cheaper

Due to the crisis, residential homes on the territory of elite American resorts may become 20% cheaper. Bloomberg news agency reports this citing data from economists at the University of California…

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Curiosities

The Great Wall turned out to be longer

According to the latest research, the Great Wall is 8,851 kilometers and 800 meters long. The exact length was determined by the State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping of China.

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Visas

Warning about possible fraud with job offers in the United Kingdom

The Visa Section of the British Embassy in Ukraine recently received several inquiries from Ukrainian citizens reporting unsolicited job offers in the United Kingdom.

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