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Immigration

Will a language exam be introduced for Jewish immigrants?

Unlike the US, Germany has not until now been a country of immigrants, but the number of foreigners in it has recently increased so much that politicians have thought about the need to introduce a…

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Everyday life

French lose the joy of military service

In France, military conscription has been officially abolished. Young people of conscription age are exempt from previously mandatory service since last Wednesday. As Gazeta.Ru writes, henceforth…

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Money

Money Will Be Burned in Europe

Six months before the euro comes into circulation, the central banks of EU countries are already concerned about the disposal of national currencies.

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Immigration

You Have the Right, but Not the Opportunity

Coming to the US as a guest or on a business visit is becoming increasingly difficult. Even if you have already landed at an American airport, there is no guarantee that you will not be detained and…

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Education

Her Majesty's Higher School

Some assertions require no proof. One such axiom: British universities are the best in the world. And, we add, among the most expensive. Nevertheless, every year thousands of people from around the…

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Personal experience

A bug without a piece of paper: how I lost my passport

Last year, at the end of October, just before All Saints' Day and on the very first day after arriving in New York, two things happened to me that are bound to happen to every provincial in the…

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Tourism

Why not go to a monastery?

Ukrainian tourists who decide to travel around southern Europe will be pleasantly surprised not only by the number but also by the diversity of places where they can stay. In addition to the usual…

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Auto tour

What is all of New York busy with after 6 p.m.?

Buying a car in New York is not difficult – you pay 10% of the price upfront, and the rest you pay in small monthly installments. Well, and mandatory insurance. It is much more difficult to decide…

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Everyday life

Same-sex marriages allowed in London

London Mayor Ken Livingstone has allowed same-sex marriages to be registered. However, in the coming years this innovation is unlikely to spread across the whole of Great Britain.

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Everyday life

Irish market surprises

Since Irish employers' offers began to spread with lightning speed across towns and villages of post-Soviet republics, hundreds of Ukrainians went to the Emerald Isle in search of their happiness…

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Immigration

Canada: Questions and Answers

Director of the Canadian Consultation Center Tatyana Alexandrovna KUNDIK answers readers' questions.

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Auto tour

With a 'Green Card' Around Europe

Increasing numbers of domestic motorists are taking their cars on tourist trips to European countries. But to drive on the roads there, you must have a civil liability insurance policy. To be…

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News

IOM begins reviewing property loss claims

As one of the partner organizations of the German Foundation "Remembrance, Responsibility and Future", the International Organization for Migration (IOM) is responsible for reviewing applications for…

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News

Swiss Money Passed By

Two years ago, under pressure from world public opinion and the threat of a boycott by American financiers, as well as under the influence of their own country's government, a group of Swiss banks…

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News

Christ is the Way, the Truth, and the Life

The main event of the past month was undoubtedly the visit of Pope John Paul II to Ukraine. At the time, the very fact of a Pole being elected Bishop of Rome was seen by many as an omen of impending…

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