Germans leaving Germany, for better opporunities?

[Redleg]

An interesting article I found. Can any of our German partons shed any more light onto the story.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/...446045,00.html

[Seamus Fermanagh]

Interesting piece. I too would like to hear a more "local" commentary.

[King Henry V]

Leaving some grim Eastern German town for the picturesque Salzkammergut in Austria is something completely understandable.

[Husar]

Known for some time already I think and I too would not object getting a job in another country, but I will finish studying first.
I don't have financial problems yet since I am still living from state money but in future this might change and if there is no decent job for me here, I will look for one abroad, our government can then look how they get along without me...

[BDC]

Britain is full of young European people. Quite useful as British people all seem to have gone to Europe...

The allure of proper weather and cheap alcohol is just too much.

[Adrian II]

According to the Statistisches Bundesamt (Federal Bureau of Statistics) last year's 145.000 emigrants mainly went to the following countries:

• 9,9 % to Switzerland
• 9,4 % to the US
• 6,4 % to Austria and Poland
• 6,2 % to the UK
• followed by Spain, France and Italy

Seems to be mostly inner-European migration, something we (through 'Brussels') have encouraged for decades. The Bureau provides no data on brain drain, which would be interesting.

[BDC]

According to the Statistisches Bundesamt (Federal Bureau of Statistics) last year's 145.000 emigrants mainly went to the following countries:

• 9,9 % to Switzerland
• 9,4 % to the US
• 6,4 % to Austria and Poland
• 6,2 % to the UK
• followed by Spain, France and Italy

Seems to be mostly inner-European migration, something we (through 'Brussels') have encouraged for decades. The Bureau provides no data on brain drain, which would be interesting.

Well except Switzerland and the USA aren't in the EU, so in fact mostly it seems to be heading outwards...