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Ukrainian women named the real cost of living in Bulgaria and the attitude of local residents Immigration

Ukrainian women named the real cost of living in Bulgaria and the attitude of local residents

How much do you need to earn for a comfortable life in Bulgaria and how do locals treat Ukrainians? Two Ukrainian women named the real expenses for rent, groceries, and utilities. One of them also…

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Impressive figures: A refugee woman named the difference between minimum wages in Ukraine and Germany in 2026 Immigration

Impressive figures: A refugee woman named the difference between minimum wages in Ukraine and Germany in 2026

The minimum wage in Ukraine in 2026 is UAH 8,647, while the statutory minimum in Germany reaches €13.90 per hour. A Ukrainian woman living in Germany compared these amounts and her own living…

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Children Are Completely Illegal Immigration

Children Are Completely Illegal

The U.S. Senate rejected a bill that would have given children of illegal immigrants the opportunity to obtain permanent residency in the country under certain conditions. As reported by The…

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Deferral to be replaced by a chance Immigration

Deferral to be replaced by a chance

Germany's ruling coalition proposes to allow migrants who have had the status of deferred deportation (Duldung) for 5 years as of January 1, 2022, to stay in the country. However, only under one…

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France accepted even more migrants Immigration

France accepted even more migrants

The French Ministry of the Interior published data on immigration in 2021. The number of those who received a residence permit in France for the first time increased by 21.4% compared to 2020…

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Return to the Country of Origin Immigration

Return to the Country of Origin

Natives of the former USSR who have lived in Germany for many years are increasingly returning to the 'country of origin' because they find some prospects there. Current migrants have a noticeable…

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Millions of Ukrainians have become refugees Immigration

Millions of Ukrainians have become refugees

Over 4.8 million Ukrainians have been registered as refugees across Europe since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022. This was reported in a statement by the United Nations…

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Citizenship for Sale Immigration

Citizenship for Sale

The European Union has decided for the first time to punish an entire country for selling passports that grant visa-free entry to the EU. The first victim risks being the small island nation of…

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How America Attracts Outstanding People Immigration

How America Attracts Outstanding People

People with outstanding abilities and financial resources have always interested the United States. Immigration programs have been developed to attract such people. But most programs do not guarantee…

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Europe Assesses Refugees Immigration

Europe Assesses Refugees

"A balance between solidarity and prudence" – that is how European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen described the EU's migration reform proposal. Human rights organizations called the bill…

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Quarter of Germans have migrant background Immigration

Quarter of Germans have migrant background

In 2019, more than 21 million residents of Germany (26% of the total population) had a migrant background. According to the Federal Statistical Office in Wiesbaden, a mini-census showed an increase…

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Migrants put to referendum Immigration

Migrants put to referendum

Last year, immigration figures in Switzerland rose again. This happened ahead of the May referendum, where, on the initiative of the right-wing conservative Swiss People's Party (SVP), Swiss voters…

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