In Europe these days, a story seemingly taken from the script of the film 'The Terminal' is being actively discussed. An elderly German woman and her daughter have been living at the airport of the…
How to make money in Switzerland from other people's belongings? Don't worry, we're not talking about breaking into someone's house: we'll tell you about those who regularly check Geneva's sidewalks…
Is renting an apartment costing you a lot, and attempts to save don't lead to anything good? Maybe this problem can be solved by moving to another country? BBC Capital correspondents turned to the…
The highest judicial authority of the European Union – the European Court – has put an end to a long dispute over so-called 'social tourism'. From now on, an EU member state has the right to stop…
To organize a child's birthday party, a corporate event, or a small family celebration, it's not always necessary to run around the shops yourself, pick the right colors, and spend huge amounts of…
The world's first large-scale survey among adolescents showed that the happiest children live in Romania, Colombia, and Israel, while the most unhappy live in South Korea and South Africa. And…
Experts have named the "fattest" and "slimmest" nations in Europe. The tallest and slimmest turned out to be residents of Scandinavian countries – Norway, Sweden, and Denmark, while the most…
Germany's population is migrating to megacities: large cities are steadily growing, year after year increasing in population. Rural areas, on the other hand, suffer from regular and large-scale…
If the housing question has spoiled the Swiss, it is in a completely different way: many citizens of the country own an apartment, and not just one or even two. Living at several addresses has…
From the end of July to the middle of August, the Seine embankments in the very center of Paris are transformed. They place palm trees in tubs, pour sand, and bring lounge chairs and deck chairs. The…
Traveling abroad for any purpose, be it work, study, or vacation, is always accompanied by a lot of worries related to paperwork, buying tickets, packing suitcases, finding someone to take care of…
Having slightly impoverished during the economic crisis, European capitals are regaining strength, widening the gap in key indicators from other regions. This is evidenced by a report from the…