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Warning apps for your pocket

Warnings of dangers such as floods, toxic smoke or a terrorist attack sometimes come from a jacket pocket or backpack in Germany: namely, when a cell phone owner has the warning app Nina or Katwarn installed on their device. These free apps allow authorities to issue targeted warnings to the population of affected areas so that people can get to safety. The cell phone apps are a response to the fact that many sirens have been dismantled in Germany over the past 30 years, which previously alerted people with wailing sounds. The best known is the warning app NINA (https://www.bbk.bund.de/DE/Warnung-Vorsorge/Warn-App-NINA/warn-app-nina_node.html).… Read More

Tübingen Citizen’s Office: To the identity card without registration

The Tübingen Citizens’ Advice Bureau at Schmiedtorstraße 4 simplifies access for the following: Anyone who wants to pick up an ID card, passport or resident parking permit that has already been applied for no longer needs to make an appointment beforehand. The cards are available without an appointment during opening hours Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 7.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m., Tuesday 8.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. and Thursday 7.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. This was announced by the Tübingen city administration. tun22110803 www.tuenews.de Bürgeramt in Tübingen. Foto:… Read More

Energy-saving measures of the Federal Government

“We are facing a national effort and it needs a strong interaction of state, economy and society, of federal government, states, municipalities, social partners, trade unions, crafts and associations as well as civil society,” writes the Federal Government in its press release of 4 October. The adopted ordinances contain concrete measures for the coming heating period and the one after that. Some examples from the private and public sector: Tenants can voluntarily lower room temperatures, even if a higher minimum temperature is agreed in the tenancy agreement. In public buildings, corridors and rarely used rooms are no longer heated and… Read More

Hryvnia exchange program ends

Refugees from Ukraine can exchange their Ukrainian banknotes for euros free of charge only until November 18. This is pointed out by the Deutsche Bundesbank. The exchange program has been running since May 24 and is based on an agreement between the Federal Ministry of Finance, the Deutsche Bundesbank and the National Bank of Ukraine. It allows all adult refugees from Ukraine to exchange up to 10,000 hryvnia (around 275 euros) per person into the local currency at participating banks and savings banks. The prerequisite is that they have an account with the bank in question. Banknotes of 100, 200,… Read More

Writing workshop for migrants

Leaving, arriving and moving on. These topics are aimed at people who have left their homeland and found a new home, perhaps a new home, in Tübingen. In a protected space, they can write about selected moments of their experience through impulses. The aim is to find their own expression for what they have experienced, to exchange ideas in the group and to formulate wishes for the future. German language skills (B1) are desirable, but the texts can also be written and translated in the mother tongue. The writing workshop is led by Sabine Stahl and accompanied by Jutta Verfürth.… Read More

Facilitation for Ukrainian truck drivers

The recognition of Ukrainian driving licenses applies not only to private individuals, but also to professional drivers. This is the result of the corresponding EU regulation of July 18. (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/DE/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32022R1280) With these licenses, truck drivers are therefore allowed to drive in Germany and in all EU member states until the end of the protection period. This makes it easier for Ukrainian drivers to access the EU labor market. They do not need a certified translation or an international driver’s license. The regulation is valid until March 6, 2025, but in concrete terms it will only apply for as long as… Read More

Cheaper rail travel with the “Best Price Search”

Taking the train to a city further away can be quite expensive. But there are several ways to reduce the cost of a train ticket. Information on how to do this can be found—in English and other languages—on the Deutsche Bahn website under the heading “Best Price Search”: https://www.bahn.de/service/buchung/bestpreissuche Basically, if you buy a ticket several weeks before you travel, you have a better chance of getting a cheap ticket than someone who buys a ticket right before the train departs. Outside of peak travel times, prices usually drop. This is true for individual days of the week as well… Read More

Many educational paths after elementary school

By Majd Kanjou “Which secondary school is the best choice for our child?” That’s what many parents of a fourth-graders student in Baden-Württemberg are asking. Parents have various options as to which school they want to enroll their children in. Every autumn term, there are information evenings about the secondary schools. In Tübingen, for example, parents can get information on three dates in November after the autumn holidays. In the German education system, there are many different types of secondary schools like Hauptschule, Werkrealschule, Realschule, and Gemniysimshula. At the secondary school “Hauptschule” or “Werkrealschule”, students receive the school leaving certificate… Read More

Set the clock back on Sunday

Next Sunday, 30 October 2022, Central European Summer Time (CEST), which officially applies throughout Europe, will be changed to “standard time”. Those who are still awake in the early morning will set their clocks back from 3 am to 2 am. This means sleeping one hour longer. This time change is based on Directive 2000/84/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 January 2001. tun22102404 Blick zum Stiftskirchenturm mit der Uhr. Foto: tünews INTERNATIONAL / Oula Mahfouz.      

Finances: Rent payments from the job center must be forwarded

Many refugees from Ukraine have found a large transfer from the Jobcenter on their account these days. But beware: The money is not completely there to spend, but must be partially forwarded to the district office. This is communicated by the authority. It is also written in the notice that the refugees received. The background is rather complicated. Since Ukrainian refugees have not been supported under the Asylum Seekers’ Benefits Act since June 1, but receive money from the Job Center under the Social Code II, their transfer always includes a share for the costs of accommodation—in other words, the… Read More

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