Germany is known as one of the strictest European countries for its personal privacy laws. Now those privacy laws appear to be going to pot.
Businesses, small or large, who want to compete for State contracts must be registered in an approved contractors list. One of those was recently threatened to be struck-off the list unless they provided personal data of their employees. That would be tantamount to an invasion of privacy for data that is normally controlled by the strict personal privacy law.
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The majority of Europeans do not currently need a Visa to
enter the USA and enter under a so-called Visa-Waiver scheme. Some
business travellers have Visas, but their necessity has declined since
the new scheme was introduced several years ago.
However, changes are underway...
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The Intellijeune factor is a useful parameter to consider when deciding on where to live and work anywhere in the world.
Intellijeune is a term coined by the frequent traveller Dr. Otto Weizman. It is compounded from the English (or French) word intelligent and the French word jeune, meaning youth or literally young person.
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