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Christina Hudson in Greece: ‘If wildflowers and cool mountain air appeal to you, Arcadia is the place to be’

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Jackie Harding: Nations across Europe adopting vaccine passports, dropping quarantines (updated)

(Editor’s note: This list of travel rules and vaccine passports will be updated. This post contains information curated from official national websites,...
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New Digital Nomad visas (updated): More countries see restless internationals as key to prosperity

The question we get more than any other is “What’s the easiest route to living in Europe long-term?” In the past, we...
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Sean Woolley at Cloud Nine Spain: Costa del Sol is experiencing a dramatic high-end property boom in 3 million euro-plus homes

Just as we agents here on the Costa del Sol began settling into the New Year, expecting at least another six months...
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Post-COVID freedom (updated): With vaccines, Europe is finally reopening one country at a time

With vaccines, we have a key to unlock the door to post-COVID freedom.
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Expat Essentials: Post-pandemic travel is opening our favorite European destinations

(Editor’s note: This post on post-pandemic travel in Europe will be updated. Also see our guide here to countries embracing vaccination passports....
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Curated careers: Eindhoven’s most advanced tech startups have multiple openings for highly skilled internationals

Successful startups are key to Eindhoven's continued dominance as a global tech hub
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Stephen Heiner in France: A year of Airbnb hosting in Paris during a pandemic

A single-listing host like me was significantly impacted, but I can’t imagine what hosts with multiple properties went through.
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Brexit Diary: ‘Wait, no one told us that was going to happen’ (Actually, they did)

Though it’s only been four years, it seems like the Brexit referendum took place several lifetimes ago, so we’ve forgotten most of...
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Viet Make It: Four expat founders create a fast-growing career-support group for Vietnamese professionals … and you

In only seven months, Viet Make It has more than 500 LinkedIn followers
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Spouse Trail: Expat Andrey Averyanov brought two qualities to his job hunt – resilience and preparedness

Following his wife to Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands, Andrey created job-search strategies before he landed in each country.
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How to build a startup in Lisbon when you don’t know where to start

Become an entrepreneur with pre-ideation incubation programs like Demium.
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Expat Essentials: 1 euro deals on homes are attracting people back to Europe’s abandoned villages (updated)

(Editor’s note: This post on 1 euro deals on houses in remote villages has suddenly become our most-read post, with more than...
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Irina Greensitt: Thinking of taking Spanish citizenship? I’ll explain the good and the bad (Pt. 2)

(Editor’s note: This is Pt. 2 of Irina Greensitt’s two-part post with the details about acquiring Spanish citizenship. You can see Pt....
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Real music, real people, real parties: Finally, Dispatches’ first live events list for 2021

Can you really party in a pandemic?
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Lisbon expat guide, Pt. 2: The best neighbourhoods for families

Lisbon is a safe, stimulating, and metropolitan city to raise children.
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Sarah Nagaty in Lisbon: How healthcare and health insurance work in Portugal (in a nutshell)

The problem with public healthcare in Portugal is that it is not consistent.
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Alice Verberne: So somebody gives you a château in France … now what?

In 2017, Château d'Orquevaux opened applications for its first artist residency program.
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No deal, no problem Pt. 1: More EU countries guarantee British expats post-Brexit grace periods

(Editor’s note: We’ve broken up the original “No deal, no problem” post into two parts so it will load faster. This post,...
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Audrey Shankles in Wiesbaden: Cash is still king as Germany embraces more cards, payment apps

Editor’s note: Confused about why you can use PIN cards in the Netherlands but often can’t use cash, yet you need cash for many...
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Expat Essentials: How to shop Amazon’s national sites across Europe (updated)

(Editor’s note: This post has been updated with news about Amazon’s expanded Europe services. We participate in the Amazon Associates affiliate marketing...
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Dispatches’ debut 2020 list of Europe’s five best under-the-radar cities for expats (updated)

(Editor’s note: We updated our list of Europe’s best under-the-radar cities with Valencia. You can see Inka Piegsa-Quishchotte’s post on Valencia here.)...
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Irina Greensitt: Here’s how I got Spain’s new Tarjeta de Identidad de Extranjero (TIE) card

(Editor’s note: You can jump to the official government TIE page here.) In a little less than six months – on the...

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Charles to open up palaces to the public when he becomes king – reportsCharles wants Buckingham Palace, Clarence House, Windsor Castle, Sandringham and Balmoral to be transformed from “private spaces to public places”, according to the Sunday Times.

Hungary's Viktor Orban faces challenge from Budapest mayorBudapest's liberal Mayor Gergely Karacsony on Saturday declared his plan to contest joint opposition primaries in September and October, hoping to become top challenger to Viktor Orban in general elections due next April.

Israel-Gaza crisis: Police break up pro-Palestinian rallies in German citiesPolice in Germany disbanded pro-Palestinian rallies as Middle East tensions intensify. Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned that the country "will not suffer" antisemitic protests.

Cutting-edge coronavirus antibody drugs get their day in EuropeMonoclonal antibodies therapy is derived from COVID-19 survivors’ own antibodies and designed to fight the infection just as the natural immune system would. While former U.S. President Donald Trump hailed it as a "cure" after his own treatment, data on these drugs isn't yet quite as clear-cut. But it does suggest that treatment can catch the infection early in at-risk people and boost their immune response — in a similar way to a vaccine. There's just one big unanswered question: When will the EU drugs regulator give the green light?

People are panic buying homes as prices skyrocket around the worldCapitals such as London and Paris see wealthy executives trading their centrally located houses for something bigger but cheaper further out of the city, leaving them with enough cash to buy a small apartment downtown and a holiday home elsewhere.

Your Car, Toaster, Even Washing Machine, Can’t Work Without Them. And There’s a Global Shortage.Major producers like Intel and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company are warning that the shortage may last more than a year.

Greece officially launches its tourist season after COVID decimated visitor numbers in 2020isitors from the EU as well as Britain, the United States, Serbia and Israel, are allowed to visit as long as they have been vaccinated or can show negative COVID-19 test results. The country will also introduce vaccination certificates and accept jabs not yet used in the rest of the European Union, Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis announced on Thursda

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In the heart of the Peloponnese

Featured News

Jackie Harding: Nations across Europe adopting vaccine passports, dropping quarantines (updated)

New Digital Nomad visas (updated): More countries see restless internationals as key to prosperity

Sean Woolley at Cloud Nine Spain: Costa del Sol is experiencing a dramatic high-end property boom in 3 million euro-plus homes

Post-COVID freedom (updated): With vaccines, Europe is finally reopening one country at a time

Expat Essentials: Post-pandemic travel is opening our favorite European destinations

Curated careers: Eindhoven’s most advanced tech startups have multiple openings for highly skilled internationals

Stephen Heiner in France: A year of Airbnb hosting in Paris during a pandemic

Brexit Diary: ‘Wait, no one told us that was going to happen’ (Actually, they did)

Viet Make It: Four expat founders create a fast-growing career-support group for Vietnamese professionals … and you

Spouse Trail: Expat Andrey Averyanov brought two qualities to his job hunt – resilience and preparedness

How to build a startup in Lisbon when you don’t know where to start

Expat Essentials: 1 euro deals on homes are attracting people back to Europe’s abandoned villages (updated)

Irina Greensitt: Thinking of taking Spanish citizenship? I’ll explain the good and the bad (Pt. 2)

Real music, real people, real parties: Finally, Dispatches’ first live events list for 2021

Lisbon expat guide, Pt. 2: The best neighbourhoods for families

Sarah Nagaty in Lisbon: How healthcare and health insurance work in Portugal (in a nutshell)

Alice Verberne: So somebody gives you a château in France … now what?

No deal, no problem Pt. 1: More EU countries guarantee British expats post-Brexit grace periods

Audrey Shankles in Wiesbaden: Cash is still king as Germany embraces more cards, payment apps

Expat Essentials: How to shop Amazon’s national sites across Europe (updated)

Dispatches’ debut 2020 list of Europe’s five best under-the-radar cities for expats (updated)

Irina Greensitt: Here’s how I got Spain’s new Tarjeta de Identidad de Extranjero (TIE) card

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In the heart of the Peloponnese

Featured News

Jackie Harding: Nations across Europe adopting vaccine passports, dropping quarantines (updated)

New Digital Nomad visas (updated): More countries see restless internationals as key to prosperity

Sean Woolley at Cloud Nine Spain: Costa del Sol is experiencing a dramatic high-end property boom in 3 million euro-plus homes

Post-COVID freedom (updated): With vaccines, Europe is finally reopening one country at a time

Expat Essentials: Post-pandemic travel is opening our favorite European destinations

Curated careers: Eindhoven’s most advanced tech startups have multiple openings for highly skilled internationals

Stephen Heiner in France: A year of Airbnb hosting in Paris during a pandemic

Brexit Diary: ‘Wait, no one told us that was going to happen’ (Actually, they did)

Viet Make It: Four expat founders create a fast-growing career-support group for Vietnamese professionals … and you

Spouse Trail: Expat Andrey Averyanov brought two qualities to his job hunt – resilience and preparedness

How to build a startup in Lisbon when you don’t know where to start

Expat Essentials: 1 euro deals on homes are attracting people back to Europe’s abandoned villages (updated)

Irina Greensitt: Thinking of taking Spanish citizenship? I’ll explain the good and the bad (Pt. 2)

Real music, real people, real parties: Finally, Dispatches’ first live events list for 2021

Lisbon expat guide, Pt. 2: The best neighbourhoods for families

Sarah Nagaty in Lisbon: How healthcare and health insurance work in Portugal (in a nutshell)

Alice Verberne: So somebody gives you a château in France … now what?

No deal, no problem Pt. 1: More EU countries guarantee British expats post-Brexit grace periods

Audrey Shankles in Wiesbaden: Cash is still king as Germany embraces more cards, payment apps

Expat Essentials: How to shop Amazon’s national sites across Europe (updated)

Dispatches’ debut 2020 list of Europe’s five best under-the-radar cities for expats (updated)

Irina Greensitt: Here’s how I got Spain’s new Tarjeta de Identidad de Extranjero (TIE) card

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