Divided by a Common Language
Those for whom English is native sometimes allow themselves to speak in such a way that others simply have no chance of understanding them. Of those who speak English in the world today, a minority…
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Culture
Integration
Foreign Switzerland
As is known, Switzerland is home to a total of approximately 2.3 million foreign nationals. And what about the country's major cities with a population of 50,000 or more? In all these localities, the…
Curiosities
Muslim New Year
Shopping
«MebShop» – solving problems with buying a computer desk
How not to get lost in the huge world of computer furniture and buy exactly what you need? Before buying a desk, you should decide what kind of product you need.
Work
Labor market filled with vacancies
The past year was a record year for the number of vacancies on the German labor market, but 2017 already promises to break the newly set maximum. Analysts from the ifo Institute for Economic Research…
Immigration
Number of refugees declining
In Germany, 321,370 applications for asylum were registered in 2016. This is according to data cited by the German newspaper Welt am Sonntag. The number of asylum applications in Germany has…
Country guide
A look at typical Switzerland
Typical Switzerland – what is it? What is a typical Swiss person like? And a typical Swiss woman? How should a foreigner who has come to Switzerland behave in order to be recognized and accepted by…
Analysis
Europe counts salaries
The European Union's statistical office, Eurostat, analyzed the salary situation in EU countries and found that the highest earnings are in Luxembourg. For 2015, a specialist in the field of…
Immigration
Run to Return
In all of 2015, 20,888 migrants who were denied the right to asylum were extradited from Germany. Last year, the number of deportees increased slightly, reaching 25,000 by mid-December. But this is…
Everyday life
Extend both childhood and old age
The Japanese Gerontological Society has proposed that people should be considered elderly only after 75 years, not 65 as currently. The reason is that in recent decades people have become…
Work
Czechs fight for labor force
The Czech Republic is once again facing a dilemma regarding the employment of workers from Ukraine. The Czech consulate in Lviv cannot keep up with the flow of applicants – this has prompted the…
News
Financial assistance for holders of the Pole's Card
From the new year, holders of the Pole's Card can count on financial assistance allocated to cover rental costs in Poland if the application for a permanent residence permit was submitted after…