An information and analytics digest for everyone going abroad or staying home

№ 30 (784)

Law zone

Load Eiffel Towers by the Ton

In France, as part of a two-day special operation, police seized 20 tons of miniature Eiffel Towers. According to Le Parisien, after a lengthy investigation, law enforcement arrested nine people…

125
Integration

Anmeldung – Registration the German Way

Those who move to Germany for a long-term stay sooner or later face the need to resolve issues of registration, obtaining a passport, and driver's licenses. How do Germans handle paperwork and use…

136
Work

Cheap Labor Not Welcome Here

After leaving the European Union, Britain must sharply limit the influx of cheap labor from the EU. This recommendation is contained in a government-commissioned study, and if implemented, it will…

137
Money

Eurobank Updates Euro Banknotes

The European Central Bank (ECB) has presented new 100 and 200 euro banknotes with better protection against counterfeiting than the current ones. The new 100 and 200 euro banknotes were first…

141
Analysis

Comfortable Five Cities

The annual Economist Intelligence Unit ranking examines 140 of the world's largest cities, compiled based on a study of more than 30 important factors affecting the comfort of living – such as…

137
Everyday life

One Child Is Not Enough for the Chinese

China is planning to officially abandon all birth restrictions. In doing so, the state will drastically change its policy in this regard, offering its citizens to have as many children as possible…

165
Culture

The Whole Truth About Oktoberfest

What was Albert Einstein doing at the Munich beer festival Oktoberfest long before he proposed his theory of relativity and won the Nobel Prize in Physics? We offer 60 interesting facts that will…

140
Tourism

Visiting the Sicilian Mafia

Mild climate, gentle sea and sun, pizza, pasta, focaccia, risotto, profiteroles, tiramisu – that's all you need to know when going to Sicily. Actually, no, it's also the birthplace of the mafia…

147
Integration

Germany disappoints expats

The best countries for foreign workers are Bahrain, Taiwan and Ecuador. This unexpected result came from the Expat Insider-2018 survey conducted among 18,000 expats worldwide by the organization…

121
Integration

Switzerland losing popularity

Switzerland has become one of the countries that have lost the most popularity in the eyes of foreigners living there. This is according to data from the latest survey organized by the international…

144