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Our entertaining blend of daily news, business and features has made the site essential reading for foreign professionals in Europe. 

We now have editions in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, Spain, and Italy.

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It's well-known that Europeans enjoy far better vacation benefits than US workers, but the advantages don't end there. Here are five benefits to the German system for workers.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday congratulated US presidential election winner Donald Trump and urged continued close trans-Atlantic ties, telling him: "We're better off together" - but many in Germany are wary.

Losing a job can be a nightmare situation for foreigners in Germany - but following these simple steps will get you back on your feet in no time.

Thanks to job opportunities and a healthy work-life balance, Germany is an attractive destination for international residents. What should Americans know before moving across the pond?

If you're a remote worker or split time between your home country and Germany, you may be wondering which tax office you should be paying.

Germany introduced the Chancenkarte or 'opportunity card' visa earlier this year in a bid to increase skilled worker immigration from outside the EU. How popular is it so far?

In this week’s Inside Spain we look at how for 40 years successive Spanish governments have allowed private companies to buy almost all the country's public housing, and how polluted drinking water is as big a problem as is water scarcity.

The countries bordering the North Sea meet in Denmark on Thursday to seal commitments to boost offshore wind power, a sector that is suffering from stiff competition from China.

If gender equality in company leadership progresses at the current rate, it will take until 2135 for men and women to be equally represented on top-level management teams, new figures reveal.

The damage from storm surges in Denmark could exceed 450 billion kroner a year by the end of the century, with some 328,000 Danes directly affected, according to a new study by the Technical University of Denmark (DTU).

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