The housing situation in several major German cities is close to crisis: the rental market is in collapse, prices are exorbitant, and not every worker can afford to buy property despite historically…
German experts and politicians have recently been using a phrase like 'the principle of maintaining the difference between the lowest wage and the level of social security' (in German, one word…
Swiss parents are in no hurry to send their children to kindergartens, which threatens to undermine all state efforts aimed at ensuring that the country's children begin their education at the age of…
Soon summer holidays will begin in German schools. And thousands of families will head from Germany to the south: to Italy, France, Portugal, the Canary Islands and Turkey – where the sun shines all…
The Baltic countries are fighting drunkenness – governments are raising excise taxes to reduce alcohol consumption. In response, locals are developing mass alcohol tourism: Finns go to Estonia for…
On March 20, the world celebrated the International Day of Happiness. On the eve of this international holiday, the UN published its World Happiness Report, according to which the Finns were…
Experts have recognized the residents of Finland as the happiest people in the world. The top five also includes Norway, Denmark, Iceland, and Switzerland. At the bottom of the list of 156 countries…
Traditionally, Paris is considered a city with a favorable environmental situation, with enough parks and green spaces. However, a recent study showed that the French capital ranks last in the 'green…
Fierce public debates about the possibility of abolishing fares on public transport have been going on in many countries around the world for many years. Recently, this issue has been actively…
British experts advise the authorities to introduce a universal guaranteed monthly minimum income in the country. The UK government is being offered to give every citizen under 55 years of age 10,000…
Czech citizens are increasingly choosing foreigners as life partners. Men prefer brides from Slavic countries, while women seek to marry citizens of Western states. In 2016, 5,200 mixed marriages…