Several years ago, Baden-Württemberg was one of the first German federal states to abolish tuition fees at public universities. Now it is taking a step back. What awaits our compatriots who have gone…
Last year, 280,000 people sought asylum in Germany. That figure is 600,000 less than in 2015, the peak year of the migration crisis experienced by Germany. These data were presented last week by…
Back in 2013, access to the German labor market was simplified for highly skilled workers and technicians from non-EU countries who received vocational training in their home countries. Which…
News portal Deutsche Welle is looking for young people from around the world who want to do an internship in Germany. Candidates must have experience as a journalist (or in IT, economics, or…
For several weeks now, a special investigative unit has been working in Lower Saxony, dealing exclusively with cases of illegal receipt of financial benefits by refugees who have arrived in this…
Carrying a passport (Pass, Personalausweis) or another identity document is mandatory in Germany. Failure to have such a document on hand is punishable by a fine of up to 5,000 euros. What other…
From 1999 to mid-2016, the number of German residents over 65 with a full-time job almost quadrupled. According to the latest data from the Federal Employment Agency (BA), these figures rose from…
An overabundance of cookbooks with gorgeous photos, internet blogs overflowing with recipes, trendy street food and farmers' markets – all these phenomena of the time are apparently widely…
There is a significant territorial difference in the incomes of German residents. This follows from the official response of the Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs to a request from the…
Look left – Neuschwanstein Castle. Look right – crystal clear Alpine lakes. That's roughly how Iryna from Kharkiv describes her holidays. Three years ago, she spent the summer in a Bavarian town near…
Winter sports enthusiasts from other countries often say that Germans can only be envied. They don't have to travel far to go skiing – their own ski resorts are enough. Although this season, snow in…
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…