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The European Commission urged Germany to fully open its labor market to citizens from new EU member states. No EU country has had a bad experience with this, EU Commissioner for Employment, Social…
In France, Spain and Italy – the three main tourist destinations in Europe – the number of tourists dropped significantly this year. In 2007, France was visited by 81.9 million tourists. In the first…
From Monday, November 17, citizens of seven more countries will be able to enter the US without obtaining a visa. The right to visa-free entry is granted to residents of six EU states (Hungary…
In the 2007-2008 academic year, a record number of American students went abroad to study. Exchanges with China increased especially sharply, The New York Times reports, citing the annual report of…
At the World Travel Market tourism exhibition currently taking place in London, a summit was held where the Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Francesco Frangialli spoke. He…
U.S. immigration authorities have put into trial operation an electronic system for monitoring citizens of the United Kingdom and other countries who have the right to visa-free entry into the…
The results of the fourth annual tourism brand indexing, the Country Brand Index 2008, were summed up in London. Based on the assessment of key indicators of greatest importance during travel, a…
In 2008, Norway took first place in gender equality between men and women. This data is contained in the annual report of the World Economic Forum 'Global Gender Gap Report 2008'.
The Dutch Immigration and Naturalisation Service has launched an investigation into whether immigrants are abusing the so-called 'Belgian route' in order to obtain residency permits in the…
In the 2008 fiscal year, more than 1 million people became US citizens - a record number in the last 100 years, CNN reports citing the Department of Homeland Security.
The Dutch government intends to create a special structure to combat fraud and money laundering in the real estate market. Thus, the authorities intend to tighten control over the real estate market…
In Europe, the growth in marijuana use has stopped, but residents of EU countries have started using more hard drugs such as heroin and cocaine. This is stated in the annual report of the European…