Brits living in other European countries are among the most likely to want the UK to stay in the EU. In a new video from The Local, eight of them tell us why.
Mention expats and many minds are drawn to stereotypes of workers sent abroad for three years to live in a compound and sip gin. But today’s mobile professionals aren't posted overseas – they just get up and go, writes The Local's Managing Editor James Savage.
It might not be as glamorous as "Brooklyn" or "Milan" - names the Beckhams and the Tysons picked for their children - but Freiberg has a special meaning for Huixian Yang and Hong Shen, who have named their two children Frei and Berg.
British nationals who have been living abroad for less than 15 years will be allowed to vote in the EU referendum, while EU citizens in the UK will have no say on whether the UK stays in the European Union.
British people living in other European countries could find themselves forced to take out private health insurance due to a clampdown on expats using the country’s National Health Service (NHS).Â
Germans leaving to work abroad tend to be more interested in new career and life experiences than earning a lot of money, a study published on Tuesday showed.
The deadline for registering to vote in the UK general elections is fast approaching, but not all UK expats will be casting their vote. We talked to Brits around Europe about why they will be voting – or not.
In our ongoing feature series, The Local looks into a successful entrepreneur's life - the story behind their successes, major challenges and how being an entrepreneur changed them forever. This week, Sparsh Sharma talks to Mario Paladini, founder of Club GLOBALS, a 'community marketplace' for expats.
Think you're the only English speaker in your town or region? Think again! The Local List this week runs through eight of the best expat groups and clubs in Germany.
With parents already flinching at the Back-to-School ads, Kathleen Ralf, a mother and a teacher at an international school in Germany has some tried and tested advice for those preparing to send their kids to their new educational home.
German cities remain cheaper than their European neighbours for expats, but have shot up international cost of living rankings. Which cities top the list for Germany?
Why are some foreigners in Germany referred to as expats and others immigrants? Is there a difference between them and what terms should we be using? Writer Jacinta Nandi delves into a linguistic quandary.
After moving to another country, questions of how and why we participate in politics can get complex. With Sunday's EU Parliament elections looming, expats in Germany tell The Local why they'll be voting (and why not).
More than seven million people living in Germany are classed as foreigners. They live and work here, most of them pay taxes and all have the same obligations as German citizens, but with one great difference - they cannot vote.
It is the most glorious weather. Fifteen degrees (sixteen some days!) sunny, blue skies. The park’s grass is green and gold and purple and white, all the bulbs arriving early after a mild winter and what seems like an early spring.
Food writer Nadia Hassani takes The Local through one of her best recipes just in time for Karneval - delicious, deep-fried pastries and shares her experiences of the German party season.
It’s a peculiar thing, going home, when you no longer live there. Much like most of the landmarks, your history remains intact and untouched. So do, give or take one or two as the years pass by, the people who preserve it.
Anglophiles craving anything from Marmite to a cup of Earl Grey need look no further, as a new interactive map lets you to look up your closest British shop in Germany.
The Local has brought you lists of all shapes and sizes from Germany's richest people to Germans' pet peeves about Brits. Now we have brought them all together in our Local List archive.
