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Notes of a Berlin Illegal -2 Personal experience

Notes of a Berlin Illegal -2

If you don't have acquaintances who can find you a job, then there's no point in coming to Berlin with your new Ukrainian ambitions. Moreover, the job should not be occasional – from time to time…

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Notes of a Berlin Illegal -1 Personal experience

Notes of a Berlin Illegal -1

In the first issues of 'Zagranitsa' for 2001, an article 'Three Days in the Life of a Berlin Illegal' was published – a story of our compatriot who experienced all the 'delights' of illegal life in…

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Three Days in the Life of a Berlin Illegal -2 Personal experience

Three Days in the Life of a Berlin Illegal -2

Today we offer readers the conclusion of a story about the first working days of one illegal immigrant who began his labor activity as a 'black' builder of Germany's bright future.

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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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"Labor Gate" to the Czech Republic Visas

"Labor Gate" to the Czech Republic

The Consulate General of the Czech Republic in Lviv can be called the door that Ukrainian citizens knock on when they want to find employment in the neighboring country. For its part, the Czech…

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Three Days in the Life of an Illegal in Berlin - Part 1 Personal experience

Three Days in the Life of an Illegal in Berlin - Part 1

The best way to provide the reader with objective information about the situation with work abroad in general and in Berlin in particular is to recount real events. Today's story describes the first…

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Brexit: Anniversary of the Divorce Analysis

Brexit: Anniversary of the Divorce

Exactly one year ago, the United Kingdom began its independent life after leaving the EU. Brexit ideologues promised the nation freedom and prosperity, while opponents warned of economic crisis and a…

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Survival Guide for an Illegal in Berlin Personal experience

Survival Guide for an Illegal in Berlin

Let's assume you have a Schengen visa in your passport and that the computer database of the United Europe holds no sins against you that could prevent your entry into the Schengen area. Otherwise…

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A Museum Opens for Sausages Gourmet guide

A Museum Opens for Sausages

Practically every city in Germany has its own gastronomic landmark. In Bavarian Nuremberg, it is the world-famous grilled pork sausages, up to 9 centimeters long and weighing up to 25 grams – the…

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Europe extends roaming Technology

Europe extends roaming

The European Commission has extended the rules on international roaming, beloved by EU citizens, for ten years. In the coming years, calling and using mobile internet in European countries abroad…

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Turn in a bottle – get money Everyday life

Turn in a bottle – get money

What do they do with used bottles in Germany? Here, empty plastic bottles and drink cans are not thrown into the trash – Germans diligently return them. Pressed single-use plastic bottles are crushed…

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Euro to change design Money

Euro to change design

The single European currency is getting a new look 20 years after the first euro banknotes appeared. The central bank has invited nearly half a billion Europeans to participate in developing a new…

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