| The most dangerous European roads (4 Jul. 2008) - The road and car traffic situation in Europe along with the accessibility of car rentals lead to the increase of the amount of the traffic accidents during the holiday season. Here is some information about the situation in the most popular European countries so that you get yourself prepared if you plan to drive a car there in this season. |
| Biometric scanners in the European airports this summer (25 Apr. 2008) - The madness continues also in Europe and the automated scanning machines will perform the border control completely without the help of the border control officers. It is still a test project, but the perspective seems to be frightening. |
| European Union introduces exams for the air carriers (23 Apr. 2008) - The European Union sets up the new regulations for the European flights. Now all the airlines that are performing their flights to European countries will have to pass a kind of safety audit. |
| The passengers of the European flights are allowed to use mobile phones during the flight (8 Apr. 2008) - The topic of mobile telecommunication became a thrilling one at the end of 2007 and at the beginning of 2008. Now, the European Committee has allowed the usage of the mobile phones during the flights inside of the European Union, what gives the green light to the airlines to install the necessary equipment so that they can offer this kind of service to the passengers already this year. |
| Best holiday and shopping places in Europe (3 Apr. 2008) - The Old Europe is very rich with culture, shopping and other opportunities. But which cities are the best for various types of activities? Here are the results of a poll that reveals the truth about European cities. |
| The Schengen Air Space is getting wider (31 Mar. 2008) - The citizens of the new members of the Schengen Zone are able now to use their right to travel in the whole European Area without passport control. The most suitable means of transport are planes and due to technical difficulties that was settled up only this Sunday. |
| The new traffic violation tracking system in Spain will not threaten the tourists from non-European countries. (20 Mar. 2008) - The European traffic violation tracking system will be seriously upgraded and now every European driver, whose car that is registered in one of the European Union countries will get fines sent via mail at home if he violates the traffic rules in any of the European countries. Though, this does not affect the cars that are registered outside the EU and the speeders will remain unpunished, if they are not caught directly by the patrol of course. |
| The world's cheapest hotels are situated in the USA (13 Mar. 2008) - The average prices for the hotels in USA are the cheapest in the world - almost everywhere except New York. The most expensive hotels are in Moscow with the average price $194 per night. |
| Liechtenstein has Joined Schengen Zone (4 Mar. 2008) - Liechtenstein, the small European country that was the last one in Europe to keep the banking secrets - will have to give their bank databases the the European Committee. After a major bank of the country has given the lists to the German special services - there were some huge scandals. |
| The Most Interesting European Cathedrals (16 Feb. 2008) - The whole Europe has a huge list of churches and cathedrals that are really worth visiting. Here is a short list of the most interesting European cathedrals, that is quite a short one, because it did not include many other not less important places of interest, scattered along Europe. |
| Manhattan Shops Started Accepting Euros (7 Feb. 2008) - The shops of the New York city that suffers nowadays from the enormous flow of the European shopping-tourists have declared their ability to accept euros and their turnovers have been significantly increased. The reason for that are the current forex rates and plenty of euro that resides in the wallets of the European tourists. |
| The “Heaviest” European Currency Is to Disappear (31 Jan. 2008) - One of the steps that is being taken by all the countries that enter the European Community is the change of the local currency to euro. 31st of January was that last day of the parallel circulation of the both Cypriot Pound currency and the euro. |
| Catastrophic Rise of the Level of the Mediterranean Sea (19 Jan. 2008) - While the Greenlanders are joyfully building greenhouses and feeling happy because they can grow lettuce, cabbage and even tomatoes! now, the inhabitants of the other parts of the planet are frightened by the sea level and temperature rise. |
| Entry in Eurozone: Consequences for Tourists (14 Jan. 2008) - The Eurozone expansion brings not only advantages but also some economical consequences that cannot be called positive. Almost all countries that have entered the Euro currency zone have experienced a significant increase in prices. And the new members - Malta and Cyprus are prognosed to be no exception. |
| Traveling Throughout Almost the Whole Europe with One Visa is Possible (22 Dec. 2007) - Schengen Area - the latest wide broadening has opened a lot of new travel possibilities for those who are eligible to travel at least in one of these countries or even lives in one of those. Now the visa-free Europe has become a lot broader. |
| Another nine countries have joined the Schengen Zone (21 Dec. 2007) - The free Europe became a little bit larger - now everybody who live in it or has the right to attend the Schengen area - has more opportunities for travel and sightseeing. |
| The Schengen area will begin to expand since 2008 (23 Sep. 2007) - At Janiary 1-st, 2008 the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Malta will open their borders to the citizens of the fifteen former Schengen countries. This Schedule was approved in Brussels. |
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