Living | Housing A2
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Young and in debt? A counselling service can help
Young people have lots of desires. The latest mobile phone or fashionable clothes – often bought on hire purchase. Those…
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Fewer Refugees Are Coming to Germany
Immigration to Germany fell significantly in 2025. According to the Federal Statistical Office, this is primarily due to fewer refugees…
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Parent-and-Baby Group in Ammerbuch
From Monday 13 July, a parent-and-baby group will be held in Ammerbuch from 10 am to 12 noon at the…
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Water abstraction partially banned in the district of Tübingen
The Tübingen District Office has banned the abstraction of water from rivers and streams using pumps within the district. Drawing…
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Heat and drought: Western Europe experiences a record-breaking June
June 2026 was the hottest June on record in Western Europe. This was reported by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO),…
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Repair Instead of Throwing Away
The Bundestag has passed a law to implement the EU directive on the “right to repair.” The goal is to…
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Number of Births Falls to Lowest Level Since 1946
In 2025, fewer children were born in Germany than at any time in nearly 80 years. According to preliminary results…
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‘Integration through Borscht’: a Ukrainian-German cookbook
The answer comes instantly: ‘Borscht, of course.’ It was Lyudmila Boriak’s favourite recipe back in her native Kharkiv, and it…
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Warning About Scams Involving Booking.com
More than one in ten internet users in Germany were affected by cybercrime last year. The Consumer Advice Center is…
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DataCheck Connect: Support for Ukrainians in Germany
The online platform DataCheck Connect has been launched in Germany. It is aimed at Ukrainians and helps them find verified…
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New “Resource Circle” for Ukrainians in Tübingen
A new support program for people from Ukraine will soon start in Tübingen: the “Resource Circle.” An information session will…
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Record Number of Naturalizations in Baden-Württemberg
Nearly 40,000 foreign nationals in Baden-Württemberg were granted German citizenship in 2025. Refugees from Syria once again made up the…
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More Places with Free Drinking Water in Tübingen
There is a new place in Tübingen where people can refill their bottles with drinking water for free: a new…
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Climate Connect: A New Life for Old Solar Panel Systems
Solar panels that have technically reached the end of their useful life are often still perfectly serviceable. As part of…
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ADAC Warns of Heat in Cars
The Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil-Club (ADAC) warns against leaving children, animals, older adults, or people with limited mobility in cars during…
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Ammertalbahn Back to Emergency Service
The Ammertalbahn is having problems again. According to the ÖPNV public transportation authority, there have been an increasing number of…
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Flood sirens
The city of Tübingen will be testing its flood sirens in Bühl and Lustnau on Saturday, 4 July, according to…
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Microplastics: Health risk currently considered low
Microplastics can now be found almost everywhere: in the air, in the soil, in food, in Arctic sea ice and…
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Oak processionary moth: keep your distance
The oak processionary moth is active again. According to the Baden-Württemberg Forestry Research Institute (FVA), the caterpillars are currently in…
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From Waste to Raw Material
After collection, waste does not simply disappear. Depending on the type of waste, it is sorted, recycled, composted, processed into…
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Discrimination Inquiries in Germany Reach Record High
In 2025, the Federal Anti-Discrimination Agency received 13,067 requests for advice related to discrimination. That was 15 percent more than…
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New accommodation for 750 refugees in Tübingen
The state of Baden-Württemberg is planning a new asylum accommodation facility for 750 refugees next to the Tübingen District Office.…
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Meta AI Cannot Access WhatsApp Chats
A widely shared message is causing a stir. It claims that WhatsApp’s Meta AI can access all chats and retrieve…
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Housing Becomes a Matter of Integration
Finding a place to live is difficult for many people in Germany. For immigrants and their descendants, however, the housing…
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More Apartments for Follow-Up Housing for Refugees
The number of refugees arriving in the Tübingen district is declining. As a result, the District Office can transfer one-third…
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DataCheck Connect: Help for Ukrainians in Germany
The online platform DataCheck Connect has launched in Germany. It is designed for Ukrainians and helps them find verified medical,…
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Oak Processionary Moth: Keep Your Distance
The oak processionary moth is active again in Baden-Württemberg. According to the Baden-Württemberg Forest Research Institute (FVA), the caterpillars are…
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Smoking Ban Expanded in Baden-Württemberg
On June 1, 2026, a new law protecting non-smokers went into effect in Baden-Württemberg. Smoking is no longer permitted in…
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Kremenchuk honoured Tübingen’s mayor online
Kremenchuk has honoured Tübingen’s mayor, Boris Palmer, for his services to the Ukrainian twin town. The local council had unanimously…
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It is best to wrap organic waste in paper
Organic waste is valuable. After fermentation, it is used as fertiliser. That is why the bin must not contain any…
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Disposing of bulky waste correctly: book a collection or take it to a recycling centre
Wobbly chairs, boxes of clothes that no longer fit, scratched frying pans: some people leave unwanted items in public spaces…
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Tap water is clean
In Germany, you can drink tap water without any worries. “Tap water is the most strictly monitored foodstuff,” say Tübingen’s…
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Information evening on the school and education system
Parents and young people who would like to find out more about the local school system or training opportunities are…
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Saba: Digital support for mental health
In today’s world, many people―particularly migrants―face mental health and social challenges. The IPSO Saba app offers simple and free support…
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Fare evasion remains a criminal offence
The Greens and the Left Party have failed in their bid in the Bundestag. They wanted fare evasion to no…
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Eligibility for Childcare: What Applies in Germany
In Germany, eligibility for a childcare spot depends on the child’s age. Starting on the child’s first birthday, there is…
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Shops closed over Easter 2026
Easter is just around the corner and will bring another long weekend in 2026. Good Friday falls on 3 April,…
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Siren tests on Saturday, 4 April 2026
In 2026, several siren tests will be carried out in towns and parishes across the district of Tübingen that have…
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Used Clothing Containers Still Available in the Tübingen District
In the Tübingen District, it is still possible to dispose of used clothing via containers. The District Administration has entered…
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Practical everyday tips using pictures
The Stuttgart-based association “Bild und Sprache” offers resources on its website https://www.medi-bild.de that use pictures to support language acquisition and…
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BAMF expands initial orientation courses for asylum seekers
On 18 February 2026, the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) announced a significant expansion of its Initial Orientation…
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Time change: Set clocks forward on 29 March
This coming Sunday, 29 March 2026, Central European Summer Time (CEST) officially begins in Germany. At 2:00 am, the clock…
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Step by step against energy guzzlers
The electricity bill comes as a shock. Mould is forming in the bedroom. Cold air is seeping in through the…
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Many flea markets in Tübingen
Clothing for young and old, glasses, plates, or toys: flea markets offer many opportunities to shop for bargains—or to sell…
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SWR News Online in Easy-to-Read Language
The public broadcaster Südwestrundfunk (SWR) now offers selected news stories from Baden-Württemberg online in easy-to-read language. The news is now…
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First comprehensive study on racism in German public authorities
“Racism is not an isolated incident, but a structural risk.” This is the key finding of a comprehensive study on…
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Apply for the Tübingen District Bonus Card Online
Residents of the Tübingen district who receive social benefits can obtain the District Bonus Card from the District Office. According…
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War exacerbates population decline in Ukraine
Russia’s war of aggression has significantly accelerated the population decline in Ukraine. According to data from the Federal Agency for…