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Everyday life

Germany's Bicycle Rules

According to statistics, 34 percent of cyclists under 29 in Germany neglect traffic rules. But that's a mistake – reckless driving can result in serious fines (from 5 to 350 euros), and in special…

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Integration

What have you done for the refugee

According to the EASY data system, into which any refugee crossing the German border is entered by a federal police officer, 1.1 million refugees arrived in Germany in 2015. But only 350 thousand…

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Law zone

Gas Stations Suffer from Fraudsters

Germany is one of the few countries where gas station owners rely on customer honesty, allowing customers to fill up first and pay later. Last year, fraudsters exploited this trust-based scheme for…

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Work

How to become a German doctor

According to the Federal Medical Chamber, in 2014 about one thousand doctors from Ukraine were employed in Germany. With a degree obtained abroad, medical practice in German medical institutions is…

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Law zone

Old People and Scammers

«Flege» (from the German Pflege, i.e., care, supervision) is one of the German terms that have firmly taken root in the vocabulary of Russian-speaking residents of Germany. This is how they…

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Education

«Dead» Student Souls

The status of a student in Germany allows one to save quite a bit. This is done primarily so that young people can not worry about money and fully concentrate on their studies. However, not all of…

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Everyday life

The Riddle of German Longevity

Germans have no reason to complain about fate: they live better and longer than the vast majority of countries in the world. And new statistical data confirms this. But still, the Germans have found…

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Law zone

Germans to Bring Prostitutes Under Control

The German government intends to tighten the legislation regulating the work of persons engaged in prostitution. The Cabinet of Ministers of Germany on Wednesday, March 23, approved a bill requiring…

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Analysis

Germans Believe in Integration

If you watch Russian television and read the press, you get the impression that Europe as a whole, and Germany in particular, are about to collapse under the onslaught of refugees. In an interview…

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Immigration

Refugees: The Price of Return

In the coming years, Germany expects at least two million applicants for political asylum, while hundreds of thousands of people 'disappear' within the country. The state allocates millions of euros…

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Tourism

Bavaria Attracts Tourists in Germany

According to an annual online survey conducted by the German National Tourist Board (Deutsche Zentrale für Tourismus), the hundred most visited cultural and natural attractions of the Federal…

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Everyday life

On Compensation from the Pension Fund of Kazakhstan

Today I would like to tell our readers about a problematic situation that late resettlers from Kazakhstan may unexpectedly encounter. Late resettlers with status under §4 BVFG receive German pension…

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