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Integration

Integration

Refugees Skip Language Courses

Hundreds of thousands of refugees who have arrived in Germany are required to learn German in integration courses. However, many newcomers skip classes, and more than half fail the final exam. Not…

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Switzerland to Pay for Integration

Refugees and 'temporarily admitted' persons should integrate faster into the Swiss labor market. The federal government and cantons are ready to pay an additional 132 million francs per year for…

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Program for Refugee Teachers

Refugees have been given the opportunity to teach in German schools. In the federal state of Brandenburg, a unique program called Refugee Teachers was launched in April 2016, allowing specialists…

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Prague to Help Foreigners

The Prague City Hall has launched a website for foreigners permanently residing in the Czech capital. The portal, named "Prague for All," is available in Czech, Russian, English, Ukrainian, and…

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Refugees' Expectations: New Job and Friends

Most refugees who immigrated to Germany since 2015 primarily want to quickly find work and make new friends. This follows from the published results of a study titled 'How is integration working?…

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State program taken to the point of absurdity

Mandatory French language courses, as well as a course on civic duties for migrants – 'this is a complete failure.' This conclusion was reached by French Senator Roger Karoutchi from the right-wing…

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Germany adapts more successfully

"Integration of Muslim immigrants in Germany is more successful than in a number of other Western European countries." This is the conclusion of a representative sociological study conducted by…

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A Bridge to the Czech Shore

What does a person who arrives in a foreign, unfamiliar country need? First of all, information. How to find a doctor, enroll a child in kindergarten or school, obtain or extend a residence permit?…

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Diaspora of 'Holidaymakers'

Spain's State Center for Sociological Research (CIS) has published statistical data on foreigners, including Russians, permanently residing in Spain. The Russian diaspora in Spain differs from other…

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Problems under the Matryoshka

Events in Ukraine, Brexit, US foreign policy, Kremlin propaganda – all these factors, according to observers, have led to a split within the Russian diaspora in the Czech Republic. These conclusions…

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Prague studies foreigners

The authorities of Prague are conducting a large-scale study on foreigners living in the city. The city hall wants to know not only their exact number, but also how migrants earn a living, how they…

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Integration Requires Compromises

The topic of immigration has remained at the center of political discussions in Switzerland in recent years. Migration expert Omar Benhamida told Swissinfo.ch in an interview about how the media…

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