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Culture
One of the prototypes of all New Year characters is Saint Nicholas, a good miracle worker and persecutor of evil, patron of stolen and lost children. In the Middle Ages, the custom was firmly…
Immigration
A new system for issuing residence permits and work rights to immigrants from non-EU countries will come into force in the UK in March 2008. The UK Home Secretary Jacqui Smith announced this in a…
Immigration
The Federal Republic of Germany is the largest country in Europe in terms of the number of Russian-speaking population living in it. According to the Federal Statistical Office of Germany, by 2006…
Money
After the introduction of the euro, many feared that the single currency would collapse the national economies of European countries. But as the euro grew stronger and stronger, talk of introducing a…
Tourism
In many European cities, on the eve of Christmas and New Year, festivals and fairs dedicated to them will take place. Of particular interest are Tollwood in Munich and Winterland in Maastricht…
Tourism
Admit it, you've always dreamed of spending the night in a house with hippos? Or at least hoped to dance at a real Indian wedding? Well, you can consider yourself a European. As 'Financial News'…
Gourmet guide
If you decide to celebrate New Year or Christmas abroad, you at least risk being left without the dear-to-the-heart Olivier salad and herring under a fur coat. Therefore, as TravelOnline advises, in…
Culture
In Europe, active preparations for Christmas celebrations continue. Manufacturers and importers conducted a study aimed at finding out how much residents of different countries spend on Christmas and…
Immigration
Migrants from developing countries try to enter the prosperous states of Europe. As Expert notes, each year they will be met with an increasingly harsh reception – the costs of accepting migrants are…
News
The UN published its traditional Human Development Index, which summarizes information as of 2005. The index assesses the average level of achievement of a country according to three main criteria…
Immigration
How to cool the ardor of immigrants rushing to prosperous but extremely inhospitable Denmark? The answer is simple: they should be sent to cold Greenland. According to Novye Izvestia, this proposal…
Tourism
Who doesn't want to have a good vacation, spending as little money as possible and enjoying all the conveniences of modern recreation? Sometimes our demands do not match our capabilities, but that…