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“No Blacks”; racist advertisement for apartment for rent sparks outrage in France

Black people often experience prejudice from landlords or estate agents when they look for an apartment in Europe. However, most times they’re not able to prove that racism is responsible for why they’re not able to rent an apartment. Landlords always emphatically reject any accusation of bias. Now a case in France has shown that indeed landlords do specifically discriminate …

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Important New Laws and Regulations taking effect in Germany in 2017 that you should know!

As we enter the New Year, many new laws and regulations take effect in Germany. Some of them are very important changes, such as no more cell phone roaming charges in the EU, while others don’t make a big difference (for example, a modest minimum wage increase). Sola Jolaoso and Vivian Asamoah take us through the changes that we should …

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How your country of origin affects your chances for asylum in Germany

If you come from some countries, your chances of success are very high while for some other nationalities, you have to have a very special case to be considered at all. This is how the situation is: Countries with a high rate of protection At the moment, if you come from Syria, you have a good chance of being granted …

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