Lisbon frequently tops leaderboards as the world's best digital nomad destination — but rising prices, a lack of available housing and backlash from locals weary of remote workers are leading many nomads elsewhere. Miriam Partington has the story sifted.eu/articles/digit…

A record high of 70% of refugees in Germany are employed, and they have better language integration than most other OECD countries. tagesspiegel.de/politik/insbes…

Tourists and digital nomads are receiving significant backlash from locals across Spain. But remote work experts say governments have a chance to make tourism more sustainable by focusing on longer-term visitors who give back to local communities sifted.eu/articles/spain…

Landed in Las Palmas one week after reading this great Sifted from Miriam Partington . Always interesting to come and experience things in first person :) sifted.eu/articles/spain…

🌱Vertical farming company Infarm declared bankruptcy at the end of last year. Now it's back, focused on growing kosher salad leaves in Canada... though past lives continue to haunt it, with a recent court case naming the old entity. w/ Miriam Partington sifted.eu/articles/new-i…

Enpal, one of Europe’s best-funded climate tech startups that loans or sells solar panels and other home energy tech to consumers, doubles revenue amid tough year for solar sifted.eu/articles/enpal…

With elections looming in Saxony and Thuringia in Germany, business owners reflect on what a far-right win could mean for startups. Report by Sifted's Miriam Partington sifted.eu/articles/germa…

They're improving the five Neukölln entrances to Tempelhof, adding drinking fountains, playground equipment, benches and bike racks! Hate Berlin bureaucracy, love the parks department❤️.

New: SellerX, the pandemic-era Amazon aggregator once valued at $1bn, is now up for auction by two of its debt investors. Miriam Partington and Freya Pratty have the inside story of the startup's fall from grace, on Sifted sifted.eu/articles/selle…

I have digitalised another government form. This one helps people request a tax ID without a registered address. It's a big deal for recent immigrants who can't find long-term housing.

Germany has unveiled a €12bn initiative to bolster startup scene sifted.eu/articles/germa…

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Red tape is hampering Germany’s appeal as a top startup hub, say founders. “Everything I do as a founder, when it comes to formalities, feels like I’m building a factory for metalworking in the 1800s," said one. sifted.eu/articles/germa…

Thanks for the brilliant shares + insights to help avoid Founder burnout which is very real problem (always). Miriam Partington Sifted - SiftedSummit

Rejecting digitalisation because it could make things slower. Never change, Germany. 🤦‍♂️

The outgoing CEO of period tracker Clue steered the company through a rocky few years of Covid-19, economic turbulence, as well as the limiting of reproductive rights in the US that deeply affected its users. Now the company is on track to profitability. sifted.eu/articles/clue-…

With the bankruptcy of the @Northvolt subsidiary Ett Expansion, what happens to the $1.5bn loan which was earmarked for the expansion of Northvolt Ett in Skellefteå? 🤔 sifted.eu/articles/north…

Startup founders show their support for air taxi startup Lilium signing a petition to get the federal government in Germany to support the company with a life-saving loan. By Sifted's German correspondent Miriam Partington sifted.eu/articles/germa…