Resettlers are still returning
Last year, almost 6,500 late resettlers from the countries of the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe moved to Germany. As in previous years, the absolute majority of direct descendants of ethnic…
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Immigration
Education
Financing Studies in Germany
Every year, the German Academic Exchange Service DAAD awards thousands of scholarships to students, graduates, and doctoral candidates. DAAD is the largest organization supporting students and young…
Everyday life
Taxes Will Add Money for Germans
Next year, employed residents of Germany can expect a small increase in their salaries. True, this will happen not because of employer generosity, but due to changes in the German tax system. At…
Gourmet guide
Inexpensive Michelin Stars
The best chefs in the world work in Michelin-starred restaurants, and the price of a dish can reach several hundred dollars. For those who want to experience fine dining but are not ready to spend a…
Technology
Energy sector rolls out onto the road surface
For the first time in the world, a roadway has been covered with solar panels in France. The pilot project was implemented not in the sun-rich south of France, but in Normandy, near the town of…
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Immigration
Switzerland updates its law on foreigners
The Swiss law "On the Legal Status of Foreign Citizens on the Territory of the Swiss Confederation" has received an important addition to its title, now becoming the "Law on Foreigners and…
Integration
Where is it good for an expat to live?
For the third year in a row, analysts at InterNations, the world's largest expat community, have been observing the lives of their fellow expats in more than 60 countries day after day. In the latest…
News
Many refugees bid farewell to the Alps
This year, Switzerland deported a record number of refugees – 327 people whose asylum applications were rejected. This required 65 flights to their countries of origin.
Work
Foreigners are paid less
The German labor market is much less accepting of foreign citizens than of native residents: the salary of workers with a foreign passport is on average 21.4 percent lower than that of Germans. The…
News
High-speed train launched to Poland
Ukrainian Railways has launched a new high-speed train on the Kyiv–Przemyśl route. The travel time from the capital of Ukraine to the city in eastern Poland will be just over 7 hours, and the same in…
Analysis
Who Gets Paid Well in Europe
By the end of the year, several statistical reports were released comparing wages and inequality levels in European Union countries. By all parameters, France traditionally ranks above most EU…
Work
Can't Live on One Salary
In 2004, statisticians counted 1.4 million residents in Germany working a second job. As of June 30, 2016, there were about 2.5 million workers in the country who, in addition to their main job, were…