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Foreign students fear Germany's tuition fees damage diversityIncreased living costs and non-EU tuition fees are fueling concern among foreign students. They worry that the hiked prices encourage exclusiveness and that Germany will no longer be a sought-after study destination.

Netherlands opens world’s biggest parking garage for cyclistsPoliticians in the Netherlands continue to pave the way when it comes to cycling infrastructure, as lawmakers are trying to encourage more people to cycle with world-class bike paths and now a multi-story car park.

Brexit: Boris Johnson calls for 'anti-democratic' backstop to be scrappedBoris Johnson has told the EU the backstop plan for the Irish border must be scrapped because it is "unviable" and "anti-democratic".

Can Norway win the global race to build a 'floating tunnel'?To make the 1,100 kilometer journey between the southern city of Kristiansand and Trondheim in the north via the west coast, for example, currently takes 21 hours, and requires seven ferry crossings. The Norwegian government plans to cut that time by half with a groundbreaking $40 billion infrastructure project to make the route "ferry-free."

1 in 5 Russians Are Gamers, Poll SaysResearch says that Russia has the world’s sixth-largest video game market, with 66.1 million gamers counted in 2018.

In Paris’s Suburbs, a Bike Trail Plan Carries a Big PromiseCycling associations across Greater Paris are working on a plan for a cycle-track network that covers the metro area. Called “RER for bikes” or “RER V”—a reference to the city’s transformative suburban rapid-transit rail system—the network could make Greater Paris far more bike-accessible and galvanize a movement for suburban bike infrastructure.

The Dutch war on touristsOvertourism may have pierced a part of the Dutch psyche that once seemed inviolable: its gedoogcultuur, or culture of permissiveness.

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Putin’s puppets: Governments of the nostalgic, by the inept and for the extremists

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Elena Kalmykova in Paris: Rise of ‘flexitarianism’ means more veggie options in French fast-food

Lynne Evans in Greece: Corinth is the gateway to laid-back Peloponnese’s overlooked treasures

Domino Effect (updated): How a no-deal Brexit could affect all expats across Europe

Beth Hoke in Istanbul: Why Vodafone Park is a super choice for the 2019 UEFA Super Cup

Lilly Rosier on Brexit: ‘If words were bullets, there would be mass graves in England’

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Putin’s puppets: Governments of the nostalgic, by the inept and for the extremists

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Elena Kalmykova in Paris: Rise of ‘flexitarianism’ means more veggie options in French fast-food

Lynne Evans in Greece: Corinth is the gateway to laid-back Peloponnese’s overlooked treasures

Domino Effect (updated): How a no-deal Brexit could affect all expats across Europe

Beth Hoke in Istanbul: Why Vodafone Park is a super choice for the 2019 UEFA Super Cup

Lilly Rosier on Brexit: ‘If words were bullets, there would be mass graves in England’

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