The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), which unites 30 developed countries, named the states with the highest taxes. They turned out to be Denmark and Sweden, according to…
Leaders of the 27 European Union member states, concluding a two-day summit in Brussels on Thursday, unanimously approved the 'European Pact on Immigration and Asylum'. This was announced by the…
The European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) in its latest report criticizes the state of road safety in Helsinki. According to its experts, the city is not fulfilling the decision adopted by the…
Digital scanners will begin operation instead of metal detectors in all airports of the European Union countries in April 2010. The technology was first tested in US airports. It proved to be very…
The Times Higher Education organization has published a ranking of the world's 200 leading universities. The leading positions in the ranking unequivocally belong to universities in the USA and the…
Switzerland, while remaining a quite expensive country for tourists, nevertheless offers budget holiday spots. But a recent event on the local hotel market breaks all records of cheapness. In the…
Since October 12, smoking in public places has been banned in the emirate of Ras Al Khaimah (UAE) by order of local authorities. The ban applies to all hotels, restaurants, cafes, shopping centers…
Tourism
In October, the curious traveler can still make it to the Oktoberfest in Bavaria, as well as the beer festival in Pilsen, Czech Republic. The quickest can switch from beer to wine: on the same days…
Immigration
The Green Card lottery has resumed in Russia, participants of which can win legal immigration to the United States. For five years, Russians were deprived of this opportunity – in 2003, Russia was…
Work
Migration to European Union countries – legal and illegal – continues to be in the focus of attention of EU leaders. Foreign ministers of European states have decided in Brussels to create common…
Immigration
The United States remains the only highly developed country in the world where the population continues to grow, and at a fairly high rate: by 2 million people per year due to natural increase and by…
Immigration
Estimates of the economic consequences of immigration are rather contradictory. The economic "return" of second-wave immigrants is decreasing – largely due to a decline in their average qualification…