Tag: Bertelsmann Foundation
Germany is not very attractive as a location for foreign academics, entrepreneurs and founders
Berlin In the international competition for top talent, Germany has lost some of its attractiveness for the labor market. Other countries are much more interesting for academics, entrepreneurs and founders…
Companies also like to take “half skilled workers”
major construction site The construction industry is urgently looking for workers. (Photo: dpa) Berlin In Germany, the following applies to vocational training: all or nothing. A completed apprenticeship is seen…
Corona leads to dent in qualified immigration
Chinese nurse in a Stuttgart retirement home Numerous industries are already dependent on workers from abroad. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The corona pandemic abruptly interrupted the positive trend in labor migration…
The Political Comeback of War – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
we thought we were dealing with a “chess player”, not a war criminal. We believed he was playing by the rules and not betting his own. We figured he just…
The false messenger of peace from Donbass – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
These days we remember a piece of wisdom from Otto von Bismarck. The “Iron Chancellor” once said that “there was never as much lying as before the election, during the…
The Putin model is gaining popularity
Alexander Lukashenko and Vladimir Putin (r.) According to Bertelsmann, freedom of expression has continued to decrease in many autocracies. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The Putin model is not the exception, but…
The Putin model is gaining popularity
Alexander Lukashenko and Vladimir Putin (r.) According to Bertelsmann, freedom of expression has continued to decrease in many autocracies. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The Putin model is not the exception, but…
Putin’s “Invasion”, Stalin’s Legacy – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
it’s not about Crimea anymore. It is no longer about the Donbass. It’s all about Ukraine. And at some point it’s about Georgia and other states that were once part…
Middle class still large despite heavy immigration
Houses in Saxony The Bertelsmann Stiftung study sees a crumbling middle class. (Photo: dpa) Last week, the social market economy once again had bad press: ZDF reported that the “German…