The Founding of Germantown: How 13 German Families Shaped America

The Founding of Germantown: How 13 German Families Shaped America

History Founding of Germantown 13 families from Krefeld made the start – How Germans shaped America Every year, Americans celebrate the founding day of the first German settlement in the New World with “German American Day” on October 6th. In doing so, they honor the German contribution to US culture, which was diverse and can … Read more

The Negative Migration Balance of Germany: Exploring Popular Destination Countries and the Challenges Faced by Emigrants

The Negative Migration Balance of Germany: Exploring Popular Destination Countries and the Challenges Faced by Emigrants

Around 1.2 million people emigrated from Germany last year, including 935,516 foreigners and 268,167 Germans. Because only 184,753 Germans returned to their homeland, the so-called migration balance is negative. So more Germans are leaving the Federal Republic in the long run than are coming back. An overview of some popular destination countries shows what hopes … Read more

The money that emigrants send to Bulgaria decreased by 87%

– – Photo: pixabay – Since the beginning of the pandemic, the money sent by emigrants to Bulgaria has decreased by 87%, according to BNB data, BNT reported. Last year, they transferred 161 million euros to their relatives. The reason for the drastic decline is that many Bulgarians have lost their jobs due to the … Read more

Obituary! The favorite of generations of emigrants and ethnic Turks in Bulgaria has died VIDEO

Singer Arif ентentürk, a favorite of generations of emigrants and ethnic Turks in Bulgaria, has died in Istanbul at the age of 81, 24rodopi.com reports. Born in Macedonia in 1941, Arif Senturk emigrated to Turkey with his family in 1956. He first settled in Kirklareli and later settled in Istanbul’s Zeytinburnu district. He has been … Read more

Living in Switzerland – Thurgau, Zurich, working in Solothurn – emigration in general

Tuesday! We want to emigrate to Switzerland as a couple soon. I have therefore been applying internally for a while, as my company has a branch in Solothurn. However, privately we tend to subscribe to Zurich and the Lake Constance area. So we are looking for a nice place to live and thought of the … Read more

Limburg Pallottine Father: From the Rocky Mountains to the Greifenberg – Rhein-Lahn-Zeitung

It is popular saying that you don’t transplant an old tree. The Pallottine Father Georg Neumann took the risk and, after 58 years in Canada, moved to the Limburg mission house of the community in October 2020. “It wasn’t easy for me. It’s a new world for me here, “confesses the 87-year-old and adds with … Read more

Another 10 Lithuanians and their relatives moved from Lithuania to live in Venezuela

Their transfer was organized by the Lithuanian Embassy in Spain, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) reported. A total of 57 people have arrived in Lithuania from Venezuela. The arriving Lithuanians and their family members were greeted in Vilnius by representatives of the Refugee Center, who took care of the temporary accommodation of the arrivals … Read more

An Irish Lithuanian who brutally beat his wife for ungrateful gifts escaped prison

Cork Criminal Court has heard a case in which 42-year-old Marius R. was convicted of violence against his wife Renata R. It was found that the wife had beaten the woman several times, plucked several strands of hair, tried to tear her false eyelashes, and suffocated her face by pressing her to bed. It all … Read more

The corona crisis emptied the pockets of the emigrants

Emigrants send less and less money to their relatives in Bulgaria, writes “Labor“. In the first two months of the year, Bulgarian emigrants abroad sent a total of 24.8m euros. For the same period last year we received from Bulgarians abroad 198.2 million euros. The decline in funds received from emigrants is exactly eight times. … Read more