Tourists will pay for entry to Venice
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New Year's Trees of 2019
Christmas and New Year are a time when an unspoken competition unfolds between world capitals: who will have the most beautiful, original, or unusual New Year tree this year.
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Culture
Joulupukki – the Real Father Frost
Father Frost, or in Finnish Joulupukki, is the main character of Finnish winter holidays. Almost everyone knows that he lives in northern Finland and helps bring the joy of Christmas to the whole…
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Everyday life
Europe gets rid of plastic
The European Commission has made a final decision to ban single-use plastic tableware in the European Union, which will come into force in 2021. There is virtually no doubt that plastic waste has a…
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Everyday life
Student New Year holidays
Between Christmas and New Year, students in Germany have holidays – two weeks of long-awaited freedom. You can with a clear conscience forget the way to the library, put textbooks on the shelf and…
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Curiosities
Bureaucrats Almost Ruined Christmas
Nearly four thousand children in the Bavarian town of Roth, a half-hour drive from Nuremberg, are deeply upset: 'evil uncles' from the city hall have forbidden them from hanging letters to Santa…
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Analysis
Germany helps refugees
According to a UNESCO report titled 'Migrants, displaced persons and education: building bridges, not erecting barriers', for the period 2016-2020, Berlin additionally allocated a very substantial…
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Everyday life
Features of Swedish Alcohol
State regulation of alcohol sales in Sweden is one of the strictest in Europe. But that doesn't mean Swedes don't like to drink or do it secretly. Sweden is an example of how a state monopoly can…
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Immigration
Britain shields itself with visas
The British government has published a document with new provisions on the country's migration policy, which will come into force after Britain leaves the EU. According to the proposals, low-skilled…
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Analysis
Army of Labor Migrants
Builders, bankers, musicians, taxi drivers: the global army of labor migrants is expanding and has already exceeded 164 million people. Of these, two-thirds have moved to wealthy countries, and now…
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