ETTW – country profile – GERMANY

ETTW – COUNTRY PROFILES AND EXPATS

Overview

Date:                             October 14, 2019

Country:                       GERMANY

 

Number of expats:

 

  • German expats abroad:               3,4 million
  • EU/EEA citizens in Germany:      4,2 million

 

Government and expats:

 

  • Politically responsible for relations with German expats abroad:

 

Minister of foreign affairs    ( Mr. Heiko Maas )

Website:   www.auswaertiges-amt.de 

 

 

  • Responsible official in the ministry for Germans abroad:

 

Mr. Krauspe, director, department for legal affairs ( section 511 )

Mr. Wenk, deputy director. 

 

Expat organisations and associations:

 

  • German World Alliance  ( Deutsche Weltallianz )

 

www.germanworldalliance.org 

 

  • Association for German Cultural Relations with Abroad
  • German Chambers of Commerce Abroad ( AHK )

 

www.ahk.de 

 

Personal contacts:

 

Expat related websites:    

 

  • The Local – Germany’s News in English

 

www.thelocal.de  

 

 

 

NJT – 14 10 2019