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Main news of the issue (abroad No. 353)

UK to Abandon Guest Workers

The UK Home Office intends to abolish annual quotas on the entry of unskilled labor from non-EU countries. The Independent reports this, citing Immigration Minister Liam Byrne.

German court eases language test for citizenship

The citizenship authority regularly requires candidates to provide proof of sufficient knowledge of the German language. The question arises: what should be understood by the term 'sufficient…

Features of Automobile Traffic in Some Countries

In Italy, it is expensive to rent a car when traveling together; it is cheaper to travel by train. You need to prepare to pay about €35-100 per week for toll roads. You shouldn't avoid them -…

A Brief Alcohol Guide

Count how many times, arriving in a foreign country, you wanted to find a suitable drink. And ordering something familiar, you discovered that the taste was strikingly different from what you drank…

Ramadan Does Not Tolerate Records

Faithful Muslims once again attempted to bring the world order in line with the norms of Islam. The organizing committee of the 2012 Olympic Games in London was 'advised' to move them to another…

Italian Ukrainian Yaroslav Popovych

I have often heard that the world knows about Ukraine thanks to the names of its athletes: Andriy Shevchenko, Vitali and Volodymyr Klitschko, Yana Klochkova. They are known even in Central African…

Schengen Expansion Postponed

The accession of Eastern European EU member states and Switzerland to the Schengen Area is postponed until June 2008. The European Commission explains the delay by technical reasons.

Main news of the issue (Foreign №352)

Compatriots by Quota

Insisting on tightening policies against illegal migrants and guest workers, Russia's Federal Migration Service (FMS) continues to paint rosy pictures for Russian-speaking compatriots who wish to…

Airports Lose Luggage

Who among us has never been left without their suitcase after a flight at least once in their life? And, as statistics show, the number of passengers losing their personal belongings on flights is…

Egypt changes entry rules for some CIS countries

For tourists from a number of CIS countries, the conditions for obtaining visas to Egypt have been tightened. As explained in the Consular Department of the Egyptian Embassy in Moscow, they will have…