Diagnosis: Staff Shortage
For years, Czech healthcare has faced an acute shortage of doctors, partly compensated by an influx of foreign medics, mainly from Ukraine, Russia, and Belarus. Every doctor arriving from a non-EU…
Archive — December 2019
Work
Technology
Road Freight for Delivering Goods from Abroad
International freight transportation is in high demand among business owners working with foreign partners or having branches in another country. Most often, road delivery is used for this.
Work
How to Earn Money Competently as a Freelancer?
One of the best ways to generate income online that requires no financial investment (except for activities through specialized exchanges that charge a minimal fee for orders) is earning money…
Real estate
Main ways of investing
Investing in real estate is a responsible and serious matter that requires special attention and a professional approach. Lack of market knowledge and misunderstanding of pricing principles can lead…
Immigration
Asylum Seeker Mafia
Almost five thousand migrants are applying for asylum in Germany for the third time. Over a thousand are doing so for the fourth time, and nearly three hundred for the fifth. How do deportees manage…
Everyday life
Burghers increasingly value marriage
"Till death do us part" – this phrase from the wedding liturgy has a literal meaning for most Germans entering marriage: 69 out of 100 German marriages last a lifetime and end with the death of one…
Law zone
Germany Counts Its 'Night Butterflies'
According to data from the end of 2018, about 32,800 women in Germany officially earn a living by selling their bodies. The results of the census of prostitutes were published by the Federal…
Work
How to 'package' language in a resume
Knowledge of German is a widespread requirement on the German labor market. A recent study by the German Economic Institute (IW) showed that foreigners with good German skills sometimes have even…
Gourmet guide
A Good Georgian Restaurant – Delicious and Hearty!
Georgian cuisine is multifaceted and rich in dishes of various types, prepared from diverse ingredients. Having traveled the world quite a bit, one can confidently say that not many dishes from other…
Integration
Where expats live well
For the sixth year in a row, analysts at InterNations, the world's largest expat community, have been observing life abroad. At the end of the year, they publish a ranking of countries by popularity…
Immigration
Language test made harder for migrants
The Czech Ministry of the Interior plans to make the Czech language exam harder for foreigners seeking permanent residence (trvalý pobyt) in the country. This was reported by the Denik portal.
Education
German universities are free, but not always
North Rhine-Westphalia decided not to introduce tuition fees for students from non-EU countries. Where do they charge foreigners and when is higher education in Germany really free?
Technology
Welding Filler Wire: Recommendations for Proper Selection
The quality of a weld largely depends on the characteristics of the filler wire. Therefore, it should be selected taking into account the requirements of current standards that regulate the procedure…
Shopping
Buying and Selling Samovars
Found a samovar and want to sell it? Need money urgently and getting rid of unnecessary junk? Don't rush, better send the samovar to a collector for appraisal.