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Finland remains the most expensive country in the eurozone

After a year of the single European currency, Finland continues to be the most expensive country in the eurozone. According to published statistics, consumer prices in Finland are on average 16-17%…

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Ukrainian Foreign Ministry on trips to Lithuania

Since January 1, amendments to the temporary intergovernmental Ukrainian-Lithuanian agreement of 1996 on mutual travel of citizens have come into force, according to which all entering, leaving, and…

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Staying in the Netherlands is getting more expensive

The Immigration and Naturalisation Department of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (IND) has raised fees for persons staying or extending their short-term stay in the country. This particularly concerns…

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Moldova prepares ban on smoking

Moldova's Justice Ministry has drafted a bill banning smoking in public places.

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Book on History of Ukrainian Diplomacy Presented at Ukrainian Foreign Ministry

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine hosted a presentation of the 150-page photo album "The House on Mykhailivska, from Which the Whole World Is Visible", which is the first attempt to…

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Population growth in the European Union is driven by migration.

As of January 1, 2003, 378.5 million people lived in the European Union. Moreover, in the 12 euro zone countries, there were 305.1 million inhabitants for the same period, and in the 10 candidate…

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Presumption of guilt of the air carrier

Passengers affected by an air crash and their relatives will be able to receive a much larger amount of compensation. According to a report from the headquarters of the International Civil Aviation…

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Finns Get Drunk on EU

Starting next year, new conditions for the sale and import of alcohol will come into effect in Finland. As the magazine Novye Rubezhi notes, Finns will face huge problems with alcohol.

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Ukrainians in Latvia Slow to Naturalize

Less than a fifth (16%) of ethnic Ukrainians living in Latvia have received citizenship of that country. As Interfax-Ukraine reports, this was stated by the Ambassador of Latvia to Ukraine Andris…

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Visa Regime Has Finally Gotten to Americans Themselves

The new procedure for issuing American visas, which has led to a significant reduction in the number of people entering the United States, is causing active protests from employees of universities…

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Citizens increasingly turn to European Court

The European Court of Human Rights currently has about 8,000 applications against Ukraine, and the Court's statistics show a steady increase in the number of such applications. This was reported by…

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Traveler's Check: Money That Can't Be Stolen

There is always less money than people who want it. Therefore, sometimes our hard-earned money has a habit of disappearing from pockets, vanishing from cars, and getting lost along with handbags. It…

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