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Real estate

Sicilian villas for one euro

On the Italian island of Sicily, houses are being sold for €1. This price is not charity at all, but an attempt to preserve the historic quarter of the town of Salemi, located south of the island's…

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Immigration

Estonia simplified the citizenship exam

The exam on knowledge of the Citizenship Law and Constitution, required for obtaining Estonian citizenship, will become a written test as of March 1, 2009, during which one must choose the correct…

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Visas

UAE to Punish Visa Trading

Illegal trading of tourist visas or visit visas to the UAE will lead to suspension of a company's operations or even revocation of its license.

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Work

Russia to Increase Quota for Labor Migrants

In 2009, the quota for labor migrants in Russia will double compared to the previous year and amount to about 3.7-3.9 million people. This was reported by RIA Novosti citing a statement by Deputy…

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Immigration

Germany introduces citizenship exam

Starting September 1, a law comes into effect in Germany requiring immigrants who wish to obtain German citizenship to take a test on knowledge of the country, its laws, and customs.

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Tourism

Best inexpensive hotels according to Times

«Cheap» does not mean «awful». At any rate, Times has found 20 hotels worldwide where for relatively little money you can get service and comfort comparable to those offered by boutique hotels.

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Tourism

Engines, music and liters

In September, Europe as usual drinks beer and wine by the hundreds and thousands of liters (in Germany and Hungary), roars with engines (in Austria), watches cartoons (in Spain) and listens to music…

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Shopping

The Test of Seasonal Prices

The traditional season of grand European sales this year has been hit by powerful inflation. Most stores in the Old World have, as has been their habit for many years, opened their doors to fans of…

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Sport

A Trap for a Gene

The Beijing Games are in full swing: just have time to see athletes off for tests and analyze the tests. If 3,600 tests were conducted in Athens, then in Beijing 4,500 are planned, or even more…

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Tourism

Best Hotels for Travel

For traveling in Europe, you don't need luxury hotels - a simple two- or three-star one where you can spend the night and have a cup of coffee in the morning to go explore the world is enough…

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Tourism

EU to introduce per-second roaming tariffs

A year ago, the European Commission obliged mobile operators in EU member states to switch to a single 'eurotariff'.

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Immigration

Fewer and Fewer Immigrants Become Czechs

Over the past seven years, more than 26 thousand foreigners have obtained Czech citizenship. According to the Czech Statistical Office, more than 40% of them are citizens of neighboring Slovakia. The…

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