Beginners:

• receive with open arms- witać z otwartymi ramionami

We will continue to receive them with open arms – Będziemy ich nadal witać z otwartymi ramionami.

Intermediate:

• to have an edge over …- mieć przewagę nad …

Berlin already has an edge over London – Berlin już teraz ma przewagę nad Londynem.

Advanced:

• in terms of- pod względem …/ w postaci …

Berlin’s startup scene has already  overtaken London’s in terms of capital investment – Ekosystem startups w Berlinie wyprzedził już Londyn pod względem kapitału inwestycji

Full version:

• over the course of the past months – w ostatnich miesiącach / podczas … / w trakcie …
• persuade to … – namówić do …
• overseas – zagraniczny

Berlin’s senate has written to hundreds of business headquartered in London over the course of the past months  to persuade them to switch their overseas operations, as well as making plans for a bureau in the UK capital designed to attract business from the local startup community, expected to open in September.

“We want to make sure that British startups and international talent feel welcome here,” says Cornelia Yzer, Berlin’s senator for the economy, technology and development. “Brits already love Berlin – we see that from the number of people who travel here every weekend. We will continue to receive them with open arms.”

• apply curbs on migration – nałożyć ograniczenia  na migrację/ przemieszczanie się
• a third of … – jedna trzecia …

With Berlin’s startup scene already having overtaken London’s in terms of capital investment in 2014, policymakers in the German capital argue that their city offers a pool of talented international developers who may avoid Britain once curbs on migration are applied, commercial rents that are about a third of those in London, and – not unimportant for a young, creative industry – a better party scene.

• retain – utrzymywać
• founder – założyciel

With Germany having a strong network of large manufacturers, as well as research centres such as the Fraunhofer and Max Planck institutes, Berlin already has an edge over London when it comes to startups that specialise in business-to-business services. And while London remains Europe’s capital of “fintech” – or financial services technology – many companies will be nervously watching to see whether the UK can retain (utrzymać)  its “passporting” privileges, which allow a bank to operate in all European countries so long as it has a licence from an EU member state.

“Berlin is a brilliant ecosystem for startups, but I am not sure it’s the result of policy. We tend to tell new arrivals: don’t wait for help from the government, just do your own thing,” says Travis Todd, founder of Sillicon Allee.

Many expect more young single British founders to start their company in Berlin, for the low cost of living and easy access to the rest of Europe.

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Moduł językowy opracowany na podstawie publikacji abode2.com startupthemap.com i theguardian.com