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Ukrainian Foreign Ministry on trips to Lithuania

Since January 1, amendments to the temporary intergovernmental Ukrainian-Lithuanian agreement of 1996 on mutual travel of citizens have come into force, according to which all entering, leaving, and…

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Tourism

New bus route Kyiv - Vienna - Kyiv

Starting January 25, a regular international bus route Kyiv - Vienna opens. This will ensure reliable bus service between the capitals of two European states. Until now, it was only possible to visit…

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News

Staying in the Netherlands is getting more expensive

The Immigration and Naturalisation Department of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (IND) has raised fees for persons staying or extending their short-term stay in the country. This particularly concerns…

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Moldova prepares ban on smoking

Moldova's Justice Ministry has drafted a bill banning smoking in public places.

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Immigration

Spanish citizenship for foreigners

In Spain, a law came into force last Thursday allowing thousands of foreigners to obtain Spanish citizenship. It applies to those foreigners whose parents were Spanish.

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Immigration

UK tightens immigration laws

In the UK, a new law came into force last week tightening the rules for refugees staying in the country. Many consider Britain too loyal to illegal immigrants and asylum seekers.

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Book on History of Ukrainian Diplomacy Presented at Ukrainian Foreign Ministry

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine hosted a presentation of the 150-page photo album "The House on Mykhailivska, from Which the Whole World Is Visible", which is the first attempt to…

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Population growth in the European Union is driven by migration.

As of January 1, 2003, 378.5 million people lived in the European Union. Moreover, in the 12 euro zone countries, there were 305.1 million inhabitants for the same period, and in the 10 candidate…

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Work

Work permit for foreign citizens in Russia

In Russia, the procedure for issuing work permits to foreign citizens and stateless persons, approved by Russian Government Decree No. 941 of December 30, 2002, has come into force. The decree…

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Immigration

"Foreign" Berlin

While the number of foreigners from European countries in Berlin has been decreasing since 1997, more and more immigrants from other continents are coming here. This is reported by Deutsche Welle.

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Immigration

German politicians sing the old song about the problems of resettlers from the republics of the former USSR

German politicians have once again discovered the problem of late resettlers. As Russkaya Germania notes, this happens every time on the eve of elections over the past ten years. Every party wants to…

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Immigration

UAE lets illegal immigrants go

Hundreds of illegal immigrants have lined up at the embassies of their countries in the United Arab Emirates to take advantage of the amnesty declared by the authorities, receive assistance and leave…

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