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Visas

UK to Introduce Document Checks

According to a new immigration and citizenship bill developed in the UK, the police will have the right to check identity documents of any person in the United Kingdom without giving a reason, The…

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Real estate

Croatia to Simplify Real Estate Sales

In Croatia, starting from February 2009, foreigners will be able to buy real estate on the same terms as local residents. This draft law is being developed as part of plans for the country's…

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Visas

New rules for importing goods into the European Union

New rules for duty-free import of goods by individuals have come into effect in the European Union. According to UNIAN, this was announced at a briefing by European Commission spokesperson Maria…

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Auto tour

Germans are the best drivers in Europe

The best drivers in Europe are residents of Germany. This is according to the results of a survey conducted among European drivers by the insurance company Aha.

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Visas

Control tightened at Finland's border

According to a Finnish government decree, border controls on the country's internal borders will be reinstated for the period from November 24 to December 5. This will entail checks on persons…

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Everyday life

EU Countries Support Reduction of SMS Costs

Most ministers of EU member states in charge of telecommunications support the European Commission's proposal to cap the cost of roaming SMS messages within the EU starting July 2009.

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Visas

Switzerland Joins Schengen Area

On Thursday, November 27, at a meeting in Brussels, the interior ministers of the European Union member states officially announced that Switzerland should join the Schengen Agreement in the near…

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Immigration

Crisis pushes Ukrainians to emigrate

The latest wave of economic crisis has significantly strengthened emigration sentiment in Ukraine. This is stated in a new study by the Israeli national repatriation agency 'Sokhnut'.

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Tourism

European hotels rapidly become cheaper

The global economic crisis has forced European hoteliers to reduce the cost of hotel rooms by 50% or even more. If not for this extreme measure, most hotels in major European cities would have been…

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Tourism

Ball, Europe, New Year

In December, Europeans waltz, sing, lose huge sums of money at the races, drink beer and cider, put on fireworks, and choose gifts for relatives and friends. In short, they have fun and entertain…

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Money

Quiet and Happy

On the financial map of the world, you can find "quiet havens" that are least affected by storms. As Itogi notes, these states can be conditionally divided into four types. The first includes…

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Tourism

Jumping off Niagara, don't bring your cat

When you go to Canada, you subconsciously picture scenes from Discovery Channel films: pristine nature, mountains, forests, wild but cute bears (on screen they are all cute) catching fish in the…

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