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05/12/2025

The “Sharzan” from Ukraine are the bestsellers at the “Lukas” company stand. Four employees from the company based in Tübingen’s twin town Kremenchuk are at the Tübingen chocolate fair “Chocolart”. In addition to chocolate bars filled with peanuts and caramel, they are offering customers other confectionery products.

The four saleswomen are wearing red and white woollen jumpers. They bought them especially for Tübingen. The women also stand out because they often sing along to seasonal songs—for example, the song “Snowman”. The four employees of the “Lukas” company are already familiar with the chocolate market from last year. They have travelled here again at the invitation of the Tübingen city administration.

The stand with sweets from Ukraine became a meeting place for Ukrainians—“a place of encounters, tears and hugs. Many people miss the sweets from their homeland,” said Kira Bulik, deputy export manager.

Last year, the Kremenchuk city administration approached the Lukas company. Their proposal was that it represent Ukraine at the chocolate festival in Germany. The company is one of the five largest confectionery manufacturers in Ukraine.

Read more at the link in the bio profile .english

04/12/2025

Learning German despite visual impairment

By Oleksandr Maishev
Germany is a country where language opens doors. It creates job opportunities, facilitates encounters and helps people become part of the community. For people with visual impairments, however, this path often seems more difficult. Many Ukrainians in Tübingen who have limited vision doubt whether they can complete an integration course. But they can.

The Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) offers special integration courses designed for people with visual or hearing impairments. The groups are small and the support is individualised. Learning materials in Braille, audio materials and Braille displays are standard. The courses last 1,000 instead of 700 teaching hours. They are offered at the Berufsförderungswerk Würzburg, the Frankfurter Stiftung für Blinde und Sehbehinderte and the Paritätisches Bildungswerk Bremen, among others.

If there are no suitable programmes nearby, the BAMF can cover travel or accommodation costs. All you need to do is submit an application.

Successful in regular courses
Special programmes are not the only option. More and more visually impaired Ukrainians are attending regular integration courses—including online courses. One example is Kateryna Maisheva from Tübingen. Her field of vision is less than five degrees.

Nevertheless, she is about to complete her integration course at the Reutlingen Adult Education Centre and is preparing for the B1 exam.

Read full story on http://www.tuenews.de/

03/12/2025

Earnings limit for mini-jobs rises

From next year, mini-jobbers will be able to earn more money without having to pay taxes and most social security contributions. The earnings limit will rise from €556 to €603 on January 1 and to €633 on January 1, 2027. This is stated in the Federal Gazette.

The reason for this is the higher minimum wage, which will apply from January 1, 2026. It will rise from €12.82 to €13.90 and to €14.60 in 2027. Because the minimum wage also applies to mini-jobs, every increase affects the earnings limit.

Mini-jobbers generally have the same employment rights as other employees—this means they are entitled to vacation and continued pay if they fall ill. Comprehensive information on this can be found on the Minijob-Zentrale website.
Minijob-Zentrale – Arbeitsrechte im Minijob.

Read more on www.tuenews.de

03/12/2025

Right at the heart of integration with the tuenews app: since November 2025, we have been compiling particularly useful content for people in the integration process in our own app. We translate the news from tuenews INTERNATIONAL on integration into five languages ourselves. It is free of charge and contains no advertising. The news production is made possible by the district of Tübingen.

The tuenews app was made possible by the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Social Affairs with funds from the “Integration vor Ort—Stärkung kommunaler Strukturen” (Local Integration—Strengthening Municipal Structures) funding pot. On 5 September 2023, Integration Minister Manne Lucha announced that the development of the tuenews app was one of six projects in the state to receive the maximum amount of funding from 2023 to 2026.

Download the app via the link in the .english profile or scan the QR code.

01/12/2025

tuenews INTERNATIONAL was at the 2025 job fair in Rottenburg. Here we present selected current job and training opportunities.

01/12/2025

tuenews INTERNATIONAL was at the 2025 job fair in Rottenburg. Here we present selected current job and training opportunities.

01/12/2025

Less money for newly arriving Ukrainians

Ukrainians who arrived in Germany after April 1, 2025, will no longer be entitled to citizen’s income, but only to asylum seeker benefits (AsylbLG). This amounts to more than 100 euros per month for a single person. The federal cabinet has already approved the draft law, but it will only come into force once the Bundestag and Bundesrat have also given their approval.

Three-month transition period
According to the federal government, nothing will change for Ukrainians who entered Germany before April 1, 2025, and are already receiving citizen’s income or social assistance.

They will remain in the current system. Ukrainians who arrived after April 1, 2025, and require social benefits will be treated in the same way as asylum seekers from other countries. Those in this group who already receive citizen’s income or social assistance will be transferred to the new system no later than three months after the law comes into force.

Only €441 per month
The standard rate for a single adult receiving citizen’s income is currently €563 per month. According to the Asylum Seekers Benefits Act, the rate for a single person is €441 per month. That is approximately €122 less. The rates in the Asylum Seekers Benefits Act are also lower for couples and children.

Read notices carefully
As long as the law is not yet in force, all previous notices and rules remain unchanged. Nothing will change for anyone who came to Germany before April 1, 2025.

Anyone who entered the country after April 1, 2025, or is planning to do so should be prepared for asylum seeker benefits to be reduced at a later date. It is important to read all letters from the authorities carefully and to contact migration or social counseling centers if you have any questions.

more info on www.tuenews.de/en

27/11/2025

Diversity with colours, pens and chalk

The biographies of young immigrants are diverse. So are their pictures in an exhibition in Mössingen entitled “But now I’m here”. For this, schoolchildren from Mössingen, Rottenburg and Tübingen reached for colours, pens and chalk.

The young artists come from different countries. Their lives so far have often been challenging: “Arriving, settling in, making friends, getting to know a different culture and embracing it,” according to the organisers.

Young art exhibited publicly for the first time
The pupils’ works will be presented to the public for the first time on Thursday, 27 November at 7 p.m. at the opening of the exhibition at the health centre in Mössingen (Bahnhofstraße 5).

The introduction will be given by Dilek Aydin, the integration officer for the city of Mössingen, and curator Jochen Gewecke. An Albanian group will provide music and dance.

Info: The exhibition will be on display until Friday, 24 April 2026, Monday to Friday from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturdays from 7 a.m. to 4.30 p.m.

Read more on www.tuenews.de/en/

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