All European Union member states without exception will have to ensure that their citizens switch to biometric passports by 2012. This is provided for by a new EU directive approved by the European…
Technology
Communicators are getting smaller… In the literal sense of the word – new models are becoming noticeably thinner and lighter. And often, along with a reduction in size, the capabilities of the…
Tourism
When planning your vacation for this 'crisis' summer, recall the touching Soviet concept of 'private sector.' If you make the right choice, your holiday will not be less quality, it will simply be…
Work
Foreigners planning to go to the Czech Republic for work this year have been given the opportunity to do so officially and with fewer bureaucratic hassles. As of January 1, 2009, a law on issuing…
Immigration
Many Americans for various reasons leave the USA and move to other countries for permanent residence. Emigration from the United States is a massive but little-known phenomenon. The exact number of…
The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism intends to take measures to save the tourism industry as a vital part of the national economy. Previously, tourism authorities insisted on positioning Egypt as a…
Tourism
Today, the term 'Scandinavia' is commonly used to denote everything located in the northwest of the Baltic Sea. The Scandinavian countries and territories are typically considered to be Finland…
Tourism
Real estate consulting firm Colliers International reported that residential property prices in Dubai fell by an average of 8% in the last quarter of 2008 compared to the previous quarter. The…
Culture
What will January offer the traveler? In Paris you can see a big dive show, in Barcelona – still lifes by Picasso, in Rome – an exhibition dedicated to the personality of Julius Caesar, and in…
Work
The crisis has complicated the economic situation in Western Europe, and Eastern European labor migrants have to return home. But at home they have nothing attractive to offer yet, so a mass exodus…
Everyday life
At the end of last year, the Pentagon leadership announced a forthcoming experimental program under which not only Green Card holders but also students studying at US universities, holders of work…