History of Migration

Many Germans leave their home for a job in a foreign country – and a lot of migrants are drawn back to their native countries. But this tendency is in decline: The much easier situation in the jobs market since 2010 makes working abroad losing something of its appeal.More ...

The economic and financial crisis has changed the flows of European migration.More ...

Immigrant from Turkey are by far the largest group of immigrants in Germany.More ...

About half a century after the first wave of emigration from Europe’s then “poor house”, the debt crisis threatens Greece again with a mass exodus.More ...

After losses in the previous years, in 2010 Germany may again have seen a vigorous hike in immigration.More ...

Against the present-day backdrop of globalisation and cross-border mass migration the writing of history from an exclusively national point of view has become passé.More ...

50 years after the bilateral labour recruitment agreement for Greek immigrant workers, Greeks living in Germany have become a vital part of many sectors of German society.More ...

More and more people at the moment are emigrating from Germany rather than immigrating to the country. Nevertheless their return is often a foregone conclusion.More ...

“Lautlos –ja, sprachlos –nein” (Silent –YES, Speechless - NO) – this is the title of a book about the integration of Korean guest-workers in Germany that is equally as moving as it is informative. This is an interview with the author Martin Hyun.More ...

For over half a century now people have been coming to Germany from other countries either to stay for a while or to settle permanently. Yet although Germany will be dependent on its immigrants in the future, many Germans are still prejudiced in the way they approach them. A real contribution to international understanding however is now being made by a website on which immigrants talk about their personal histories.More ...