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Popular magazine National Geographic Adventure has compiled a list of the 50 best eco-hotels in the world. The exclusive resorts included in the ranking offer a high level of service, introduce…
The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) has announced an unprecedented initiative – allocating scholarships from 2009 for graduates of schools with advanced German language study.
Experts believe that by January 1, 2009, the population of the European Union will reach 499.7 million people. As reported by RIA Novosti, this is stated in a report by the European statistical…
The number of unemployed worldwide could increase by 25 million by 2010 due to the financial crisis, said Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development…
While 1.6 million families are on the housing waiting list in the UK, about 762,600 homes remain unoccupied in the country. This is reported by SkyNews, citing statistics from the Royal Institution…
Against the backdrop of reductions by Australia, Germany, and England in the number of citizenship permits issued, Canada announced that in 2009, 265,000 immigrants will receive Canadian passports.
No matter what time of year it is, Paris has always been considered the best place in the world for shopping. But for advanced shoppers, fashion connoisseurs, and even sympathizers, it is hard to…
The European Parliament has obliged the authorities of EU member states to strictly limit citizens' working week to 48 hours from 2012. This was reported by The Guardian on December 18.
Since Switzerland's entry into the Schengen zone, an unusual situation has arisen on the border between Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein. Formally, Liechtenstein and Switzerland have…
Moscow hotels rank first in the world in terms of accommodation costs. This is evidenced by data from a study by the online hotel booking system Hotels.com, published in the newspaper Kommersant.
On December 15, Montenegro submitted an application to join the European Union. The republic's Prime Minister Milo Đukanović handed the application to the president of the EU presidency country…
A single emergency telephone number – 112 – has been introduced in all 27 EU countries. This was announced by EU Commissioner for Telecommunications Viviane Reding.