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Immigration

European Union for 'Blue Card'

The interior and justice ministers of the 27 European Union member states at a meeting in Brussels generally supported the European Commission's proposal to introduce a so-called 'blue card' in the…

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Immigration

Taken in, given shelter – what next?

For the second time in the last three months, the immigration policy of the German authorities has come under harsh criticism from international organizations. Last August, the United Nations High…

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Money

Average Briton in debt

The creditworthiness of British families has fallen to a critical level, and since the beginning of the 21st century, personal debt of Britons has almost doubled. According to The Daily Telegraph…

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Education

Rating of Student Living Costs in Britain

The independent website for applicants Push.co.uk has posted information about the cost of living at British universities. It turned out that the level of student spending on food, drinks and…

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News

Main News of the Issue (Abroad No. 409)

European Union approved visa facilitation for Ukraine >> Britain tightens rules for training foreigners in high technologies >> 100,000 Eastern European citizens work in Holland >> Illegals…

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Real estate

Your Own Home in Berlin

Berlin is the capital of Germany, a city with the status of a federal state and the largest city in the country, this year celebrating its 770th anniversary. Berlin was the capital of Prussia, the…

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Tourism

Three Ski Countries

The main and best winter fun is undoubtedly skiing. All countries are beautiful if they have mountains and snow, notes Voyage and Leisure. Today we have chosen three different ski countries in three…

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Tourism

Fashionable Skis

Sports fashion differs from ordinary fashion: on the slope, the latest achievements of high technology are valued first, and only secondarily – design refinements. On the ski track, it should be…

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Tourism

The Horrors of New Year Travel

As Turist.ru notes, previously our compatriots had two options for celebrating New Year: either at home with all relatives, or in a resort, jumping around the Christmas tree with traditional Olivier…

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Curiosities

Fine for Postage Stamps

In anticipation of Christmas, the Royal Mail of Great Britain introduced a fine for postcards, letters, and parcels not properly paid for. The recipient of such a message, as The Daily Mail writes…

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Gourmet guide

Geography of Strong Alcohol

What inventive winemakers, monks, physicists and scientists did in their time, manipulating containers of wine, burners and oak barrels. And we must pay tribute to the process of distillation of…

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Immigration

Fewer Legal Migrant Workers in Moscow

The Moscow authorities have finally decided on the quota for attracting foreign workers in 2008. Now it will be submitted for consideration by the federal authorities. According to Gzt.ru, the city…

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