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Immigration

Refugees will have to wait

The problem of refugees and asylum seekers who have lived for many years in the Federal Republic with the precarious residence status Duldung was the focus of the latest conference of German state…

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Everyday life

State-run drug injection rooms to appear in Europe

In Belgium, drug addicts will be given free doses of heroin. A reception point for drug addicts, after seven years of debates, will nevertheless open in the city of Liege. Belgium has already become…

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News

‘Refugee’ - the main word of 2005

‘Refugee’ has been recognized as the main word of 2005. The phrase of the year is ‘out of the mainstream,’ and the word used everywhere is ‘OK.’ These are the results of a study conducted by the…

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Immigration

Russians tear apart the law

The Russian State Duma last week passed in the first reading amendments to the citizenship law submitted by the president. The aim of the legislative changes is to extend until January 1, 2008, the…

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News

New Year's Eve will be one second longer

The upcoming New Year's Eve will be one second longer than usual. This was reported by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology. "An extra second will be added to the atomic clocks at…

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News

US Expands "Black List"

Currently, the United States considers approximately 80,000 foreign citizens as potential terrorists for whom entry into U.S. territory is prohibited or undesirable. That is exactly how many names…

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Immigration

Russia not ready for illegal migrant amnesty

The Federal Migration Service of Russia (FMS) is not ready to conduct an amnesty for illegal migrants in 2006. An adequate legislative framework has not been created, and the mentality of officials…

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Immigration

A human face for guest workers

The Czech Interior Ministry intends to show a human face to illegal migrants. A series of draft laws is being prepared to change the Czech state's policy towards guest workers.

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Analysis

Supernova Europe

Recently, a mechanism was launched that could lead to a redrawing of the European map. Former Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari arrived in Kosovo - the UN representative for the upcoming…

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News

Main news of the issue (abroad No. 309)

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Analysis

Ruthless Robbery

Previously, the word 'pirates' was associated with the 18th century and adventure novels by Robert Louis Stevenson. Now the pirate theme increasingly appears on the front pages of global media.

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News

Old World under Brussels' surveillance

The Council of Justice Ministers of the European Union approved at the end of last week new rules for controlling mobile and Internet communications in EU countries. Now, if they are adopted by the…

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