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Road Toll Dispute

German authorities have long been preparing to collect a toll from foreigners for using German autobahns. Today, the controversial project, which implies compensation for local drivers at the expense…

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Shelter in the Bois de Boulogne

The mayor of the French capital, Anne Hidalgo, confirmed the city authorities' determination to build a homeless shelter in one of the most luxurious districts of the capital – the 16th…

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The Happiest People Live in Denmark

Another UN study on happiness and life satisfaction in countries around the world – the World Happiness Report – has recognized Denmark as the happiest country in the world. One of the main…

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Beijing Simplifies Issuance of Residence Permits

Beijing authorities have taken up the construction of the city's Silicon Valley with renewed vigor. Foreign IT specialists will help breathe new life into it. To attract them to work, officials have…

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Swiss against deportations

Preliminary calculations by the Swiss national radio and television company SRG SSR show that 58.9% of voters oppose the efforts of the conservative Swiss People's Party (Schweizerischen Volkspartei…

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Bundestag tightens migration law

Deputies of the German Bundestag voted to tighten migration laws, speeding up the process of reviewing asylum applications, limiting opportunities for refugees to reunite with families, and easing…

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Czechs await nurses from Ukraine

An acute shortage of lower-level medical staff is forcing Czech medical institutions to seek a solution in attracting labor resources from abroad – Poland, Slovakia, and, above all, Ukraine. At the…

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Austria introduces limit on migrants

Austria is introducing a daily quota on accepting applications for political asylum and limiting the flow of migrants transiting through the country. According to Austrian officials, only 80 asylum…

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Profit from Citizenship

Switzerland could become the first country in the world where every citizen will receive an unconditional monthly income from the state – regardless of whether they have a job or not. A nationwide…

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Poles Appreciate Ukrainians' Work

The Polish Association of Entrepreneurs and Employers proposes to grant the right to permanent residence in Poland to one million immigrants. This refers primarily to Ukrainians, Belarusians, and…

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Ukrainian passport to be replaced by ID card

Since the beginning of the new year 2016, Ukraine has started issuing new plastic ID cards to replace the current internal passports of Ukrainian citizens. The new document will record biometric data…

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Norway turns back 'bicycle tourists'

Norway has begun mass deportation back to Russia of migrants who crossed the Russian-Norwegian border and had been trying to obtain refugee status over recent months. Attempts by Norwegian human…

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