Home office is a culture change that cannot be ignored

Are all workers back at work this Monday? Certainly not. But the obligation imposed on companies by lawmakers to allow their employees to work from home has ended with the expiration of the federal emergency brake. This means that the decision on where to work, is once again in the hands of bosses...
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E-Commerce : cheap purchases from China is over

On July 1, the biggest EU-wide VAT reform since the creation of the Single Market in 1993 comes into force. The reform...

Corona ensures high unemployment despite growth

The effects of the Corona crisis have hit Berlin's economy particularly hard in a state comparison. The differences...

Amazon wins tax dispute over EU Commission

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The tax rules concluded by the Luxembourg state with the internet retailer Amazon do not violate EU state aid law. The EU...

Netflix growth slows

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Netflix was considered one of the big winners of the Corona crisis. In the midst of the pandemic, the video service gained...

How Tiktok wants to better protect minors

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The new year could have started better for Tiktok. At the end of January, a ten-year-old girl who had taken part in a...

Bavaria's economy falls victim to Corona

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The second Corona wave is slowing the Bavarian economy as the lockdown drags on. While there had been signs of a recovery...

Billions for Europe's chip industry

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The chip industry in Germany and Europe is apparently facing a wave of investment worth billions. After bottlenecks in the...

Green gifts for Black Friday

Nordgreen's rise in the field of sophisticated and stylish consumer watches has been breathtakingly meteoric, which is...

One of the most polluted cities turns green

Polar Norilsk has joined a Russian ecological marathon called "Zero Impact on the Environment", the main goal of which is...

One Year of GDPR: How New EU Privacy Rules Have Changed the Landscape

One Year of GDPR: How New EU Privacy Rules Have Changed the LandscapeIt has been almost a year now since the new General...

Sevilla FC and Trusted Forex Broker EverFX Reach Agreement on Major Sponsorship

EverFX, a reliable and trusted forex broker has become an official sponsor and global partner for Sevilla FC. This...

Germany Seeks Software Engineers

The German Government has published a list of job vacancies aimed at non-EU citizens. Working in Europe is the dream of...

SEO Tips 2018

Ranking high is very important in digital marketing. It allows you can stay relevant and gain competitive advantage. SEO...

Who Needs Engineers? Germany Does!

Germany enjoys one of the highest standards of living in the world, with its cities consistently ranking highly in various...

English Garden Reunited

English Garden tunnel
Munich's city council has unanimously approved the concept for a tunnel which is to reunite the southern and northern part...

Trading signals on Forex

Currency trading on the Forex market has its own important features and rules which each player should follow. The...

Don't imitate: recycle and innovate

Eco-friendly accessories in Munich
You are what you wear. A phrase, containing in itself more than a combination of yellow skirt, pattern t-shirt and funky...

InterNations Prepares for 7th Birthday

InterNations prepares for 7th birthday party in Munich
The 181st Oktoberfest isn't the only anticipated event in Germany this September. InterNations, the world's largest...

BMW and Toyota to develop a fuel cell vehicle

BMW and Toyota to develop a fuel cell vehicle
MUNICH (awp international) - BMW and Toyota will jointly develop a fuel cell-powered vehicle by 2020. The two car...

Impressive stats for Munich tourism

Already a tourist destination for other Germans and people around the world, Munich's tourism figures for the first half...
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Ein gesunder Lebensstil beinhaltet Achtsamkeit - diese Apps können bei der Stressreduktion helfen

Stress ist in der heutigen Zeit ein immer wieder auftretendes Problem. Arbeit, Familie und Freizeitleben ist nicht immer...
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CDU wants to ease the tax burden on businesses

In the days when the CDU/CSU is fine-tuning its election program, business representatives are closely following every...
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Deutsche Bank in trouble again in US

Deutsche Bank just can't get a grip on its money laundering controls. Reports of a further rebuke from the U.S. Federal...
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Museum association fears cost-cutting measures due to pandemic

The Corona pandemic has torn a deep hole in the finances of Germany's more than 6,600 museums. "Regardless of whether a...
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Amazon achieves record profit

Amazon.com continues its rapid growth. The online retailer significantly exceeded expectations with its figures for the...
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Apple presents the Turbo iPad

One can only speculate what would have happened if the already easily inflamed fanboys and fangirls had been able to...
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Paying with PayPal may cost extra

Companies are allowed to charge a surcharge for online purchases when customers pay with Paypal or Instant bank transfer....
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Lufthansa expects a challenging summer

The Lufthansa Group is relying on the desire to travel after months in lockdown for the first step out of the crisis. The...
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Facebook wants to lift block on media content

The Australian government has reached an agreement with Facebook in the dispute over media content on the platform. The...
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German companies lagging digital peers

It's hard to imagine a typical workday in Germany without digital technologies from abroad. Video chats via Microsoft...

German exports slump sharply

The Corona crisis tore deep holes in the German export balance last year. Exports of goods slumped by 9.3 percent compared...

Berlin remains top business location despite pandemic

The pandemic has Berlin in its grip - but the city remains an important part of German life. Last year, the state-owned...
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German Pandemic response creates record public debt

The poor financial handling of the pandemic has caused German public debt to reach record levels, with the highest...

Immediate financial aid for small businesses

The Bavarian State Government has set up an emergency aid program aimed at businesses and freelancers who have been faced...

Three benefits of automation in manufacturing

There're numerous benefits to automation that greatly outweigh the drawbacks. This is especially true in Germany, whereby...

How office furniture can increase productivity in the workplace

Increasing the productivity of your workplace can be challenging for several reasons, whether this is the average...

Skilled labor shortage in Germany - new immigration law discussed in German Bundestag

A comprehensive new law should attract foreign skilled workers to Germany. The coalition defended the planned...

Bauma rules the building world

Bauma 2019 is the world's leading trade fair for construction machinery, building material machines, mining equipment,...

German Federal Government launches sponsoring of games industry

The development of computer games from Germany will from now on be financially supported by the German federal...

BMW and Daimler team up

BMW and Daimler have just recently merged their mobility services. The next step is now the future cooperation between the...

Russian Corporate Governance Award granted to British Chairman

Roger Munnings, Chairman of the Norilsk Nickel Audit and Sustainable Development Committee won the 8th National Director...

German Engineering Recruitment Fair

The VDI Nachrichten recruiting day in Munich is aimed at all job-seeking engineers and IT specialists, whether young...

Guard Your Eyes Jealously

In August 2017, it happened that I met my pre-primary school teacher deep down in my cradle village in central Uganda....
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Accelerate your goals for 2018

Workshop Sunday March 4th 2018 from 9:30 to 17:30 Why it's important for your success to align your personal development...
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German Engineering Skill Shortage Hits Hard

Currently the situation on the German labor market is eminently good. The unemployment rate is dropping and the number of...
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Gennadiy Butkevych's ATB Discount Store Competes with Eastern European Retailers

European Ambitions of Ukrainian Business: "ATB" Discount Store of Gennadiy Butkevych Will Compete with Eastern European...

Will Brexit's Impact on the UK Casino Industry Affect Europe

On 29 March 2017, British Prime Minister Theresa May, invoked an article of the Treaty on the European Union in the...

Apple Hopes to Address Missteps With New iPhone

The fall of 2017 is going to be a big season in in the world of smartphones. Both of the major companies have new devices...
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The Growth of Website Software Engineering: Node.js, AngularJS and Ionic3

Rarely, in any field of human endeavour, has the landscape changed so dramatically and so consistently, over such a short...
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Topshop and Topman Coming to Munich

The British fashion labels "Topshop" and "Topman" will open a shop in Munich this summer. The collections for women and...
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Finance best practices for startups

I believe every person has at least once considered the option of opening their own business. It may be for a variety of...
A very British Christmas indeed

A British Christmas, delivered to your door

Sometimes you just can't beat the taste of home. And with the festive season upon us, what better time to enjoy a few of...
German business confidence slips, yet again

Drop in German business confidence

German business confidence has dipped again to its lowest level in almost two years, according to Ifo, the Munich-based...
Eurozone exits recession following an unprecedented 18 months of economic contraction

Eurozone emerges from recession

The eurozone has finally emerged from recession following an unprecedented 18 months of economic contraction. Its GDP grew...
Aerospace & arms merger of BAE and EADS in doubt

German government stalls plans for aerospace & arms merger of BAE and EADS

As British BAE and German/French aerospace and arms firms rush their plan to merge by October 10th, the German government...
Entertainment as business - it works

Call for change in German TV

When stand-up comedians Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld came up with the idea for a show about nothing at the end of the...
Amazon Kindle--- days numbered?

Amazon and the eBook story

Recent kindle releases have shown Amazon's eagerness to battle it out with Apple and Samsung on the tablet market. Amazon...

Allianz warns against D-Mark return

Munich - According to the insurer Allianz, a return of the D-Mark would cost Germany wealth and jobs. The result would be...

Renewable Energy reaches 25%

The German Association for Energy and Water Management (Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft) has announced...

Bavarian companies beg for workers

September 1st is traditionally the first day to start apprenticeship in Germany. In the past, this was the time when...