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Decision-making aid for the state election
Twenty-one parties are running in the state election in Baden-Württemberg on 8 March 2026. Which party matches my convictions? You can find out with the Wahl-O-Mat from the State Agency for Civic Education.You’ll…
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EU: Revolutionary Guards are a terrorist organisation
Iranian opposition figures had been calling for this for years – now it has happened: the European Union (EU) has…
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Ukraine: New rules for multiple citizenship
On January 16 this year, the Ukrainian government established new rules for acquiring, retaining, and losing citizenship. Law No. 4502-IX…
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German remains German – with a few exceptions
Those who are German usually remain so. German citizenship is protected by the Basic Law and cannot be revoked, with…
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More pupils with a migrant background
The number of pupils with a migrant background in general education schools in Germany has continued to rise. According to…
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Mini Apprenticeship Fair for Young Refugees
On Tuesday, 24 March, a mini apprenticeship fair for adolescents and young adults will take place in Tübingen. It is…
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Preventing corruption with compliance rules
Slip the local law enforcement officer five euros to get him to withdraw the parking ticket? Or hand the teacher…
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Useful German for older immigrants
Everyday topics are the focus of a free German course for immigrants of retirement age. It begins on Wednesday, 4…
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Payment machines at the Citizens’ Office and Foreigners’ Registration Office
According to the city administration, there is now a payment machine at both the Tübingen Citizens’ Office in the city…
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State elections in Baden-Württemberg
State elections will be held in Baden-Württemberg on 8 March. German citizens aged 16 and over are eligible to vote.…
tuenews CULTURES
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From strangers to Tübingen residents: memories for the museum
The stories of migrants are also ripe for the museum: historian Marina Chernykh wants to learn more about the lives…
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Two unique turtle-like creatures connect Syria and Tübingen
By Youssef Kanjou and Michael SeifertAn international team of palaeontologists from Syria, Brazil and the University of Tübingen has discovered…
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Worldwide: New Year Celebrations from Antiquity to the Present
Since antiquity, New Year celebrations have been closely linked to the religious, social, political, and astronomical contexts of human societies.…
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Neanderthals and us: a story of extinction and survival
Neanderthals are the human species closest to our own, Homo sapiens, or “modern humans” as anthropologists call us. They lived…
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The art of Afghanistan’s last glassblowers
Afghanistan’s last glassblowers work in a narrow alleyway in the old town of Herat. It is nothing short of a…
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From the Ukrainian “Shchedryk” to “Coral of the Bells”
The melody of “Shchedryk” is known throughout the world as “Coral of the Bells”. But outside Ukraine, few people know…
tuenews DAILY LIFE
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Preventing corruption with compliance rules
Slip the local law enforcement officer five euros to get him to withdraw the parking ticket? Or hand the teacher…
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State elections in Baden-Württemberg
State elections will be held in Baden-Württemberg on 8 March. German citizens aged 16 and over are eligible to vote.…
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Between joy and fear: the first visit to northern Syria in eleven years
In August 2025, tuenews employee Lobna Alhindi travelled to Syria. For the first time since fleeing eleven years ago, she…
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Get married faster in Denmark
Agencies advertise getting married in Tønder or another Danish city. Weddings in the neighbouring country involve less bureaucracy and appointments…
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Ukrainian Christmas and New Year traditions
The Ukrainian winter holidays are not only a time of festive cheer, but also a period of togetherness, warmth and…
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Syrian refugees are returning: This has consequences for Turkey
By Oula Mahfouz and Michael SeifertSyrian refugees often report that their family members and friends who fled Turkey are increasingly…
1 Syria after Assad
The regime of Syrian ruler Bashar al Assad ended on December 8, 2024, and the country of origin of many refugees in Germany is in a state of upheaval. What impact does this have on them?
2 State elections Baden-Württemberg
On 8 March 2026, elections to the state parliament will be held in Baden-Württemberg. Many former refugees have since become naturalised citizens and are now eligible to vote. tuenews explains how.
3 Disinformation as a weapon
Shitstorms, hate comments, cyberattacks: Anonymous actors on the internet, especially on social media, are spreading disinformation at breakneck speed and in their thousands. Russia has deployed troll armies in the war against Ukraine. Who is trying to destabilize societies in Germany and Europe? How can we protect ourselves?
4 HOME COUNTRIES
Some developments in the home countries of migrants have a global impact. Which of these affect the everyday lives of refugees in Germany and how?