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What will prices be in the new EU member states

In Danish prisons, 'doubles' are serving time

Instead of real criminals, their 'doubles' are serving sentences in Danish prisons. These inmates value their services at 67 to 135 euros a day. According to the Danish newspaper Ekstra Bladet, as…

Czech tourism industry hopes to avoid price surge

The Ministry of Economic Development of the Czech Republic has issued a statement regarding emerging information about an upcoming, almost twofold, price increase for hotels and restaurants in the…

English Language in EU Displaces French

In connection with the upcoming enlargement of the European Union on May 1, 2004, the issue of the French language being displaced by English is being raised not only by observers today. It is a…

UK to Create Agency Similar to US FBI

A new unit to fight organized crime, similar to the US Federal Bureau of Investigation, is being created in the UK, RIA Novosti reports. The creation of the National Crime Agency was announced by UK…

Romania and Bulgaria on the brink of an alcohol war

Romania and Bulgaria are on the brink of an alcohol war. The reason, as reported by the Tanjug agency citing the Bulgarian newspaper Standart, is Bulgaria's desire to register rakia - a national…

EU to introduce restrictions on labor entry

Most EU countries intend to impose restrictions on the entry of labor from new EU member states in order to prevent destabilization of the labor market. According to RIA Novosti, restrictions on…

Half of Warsaw students would like to go abroad

Belgium may pass a law on gender change

In Belgium, a law on gender change may be adopted. According to local media, the corresponding draft legislative act has been developed by a group of Belgian parliament deputies representing four…

Tourism Amid the Roar of Cannonade

The World Tourism Organization (WTO) has summed up the results of 2003. The number of international tourist arrivals amounted to about 694 million, which is approximately 1.2% less than in 2002. As…

Great Britain - a country of 'white' Muslims

21st century Great Britain is an explosive mixture in the ethnic and religious sense. According to the 2001 census, every tenth Muslim in England and Wales calls himself 'white'. This is due to an…