and australia is recording increases in irish [and possibly other] immigration.
On 23 March 2012 19:18, Tim Heinemann <t.n.heinem...@qmul.ac.uk> wrote: > Dear all, > > That is an interesting phenomenon. Like in the 1960s and 1970s Germany has > become a major destination for migrants from Greece, Spain and to some > extent Portugal. This time however the most qualified people come, > especially engineers from Spain and doctors from Greece. This is all well > documented in the German media (see Der Spiegel ? they have parts of the > website in English). The German National Union of Doctors is very active in > hiring Greek doctors. I think they even have an office in Athens now. And I > know from the news (Tagesschau.de), that the Goethe Institute (German > cultural institute and language school) in Madrid and other Spanish cities > are full of young Spaniards learning or improving their German. The Goethe > Institute in Madrid might be a good point of entty to find out more about > this phenomenon. > > I hope this helps. > > Best wishes, > Tim > > > Quoting Roy Wares <brae...@telus.net>: > >> An interesting thread. >> >> >> >> Vancouver has always been a magnet for footloose professionals from >> Europe, >> Asia and Australasia. But remember that despite what various Canadian >> governments assert, there a barriers to professional recognition (most are >> a >> provincial responsibility) and there are barriers to gaining professional >> experience. >> >> >> >> Vancouver has a large pool of Asian graduates also seeking employment and >> facing the same institutional barriers. >> >> >> >> (for reference, I live in Vancouver ) >> >> >> >> Roy Wares >> >> >> >> >> >> From: AAG Economic Geography Speciality Group >> [mailto:ECONOMICGEOGRAPHY-L@LISTSERV.UCONN.EDU] On Behalf Of Noah Quastel >> Sent: March-22-12 10:13 AM >> To: ECONOMICGEOGRAPHY-L@LISTSERV.UCONN.EDU >> Subject: Re: outmigration from peripheral Europe... >> >> >> >> Don't forget the New World! >> >> >> >> >> " <http://thetyee.ca/News/2012/03/17/Irish-In-Vancouver/> Vancouver, Haven >> >> for Ireland's Young? >> >> >> Fleeing gloomy job prospects in the Eurozone, Irish migrants search for >> home >> in BC. >> >> By <http://thetyee.ca/Bios/Laura_Kane/> Laura Kane, 17 Mar 2012 >> >> http://thetyee.ca/News/2012/03/17/Irish-In-Vancouver/ >> >> >> >> On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 1:14 AM, Manuel Aalbers <m.b.aalb...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> Hi James, >> >> >> >> It is happening. I don't have any numbers, but European newspapers and >> magazines regularly report on it, both with numbers and personal stories. >> Many of them are young Southern Europeans with an education but no job, >> who >> move North in search of a job. Some find jobs at their education level, >> but >> many more find jobs below their education level yet with an income that >> many >> entry-level jobs for educated people in Southern Europe could not match. >> >> >> >> I find it strange that these places are referred to as "peripheral >> Europe". >> Spain and Italy are among the largest economies in Europe and cities like >> Madrid, Barcelona and Milan are major economic centers of Europe -- crisis >> or no crisis. Milan, for example, is still one of the richest (and most >> expensive) cities of Europe. Moreover, these places are well connected to >> other parts of Europe by all kinds of infrastructure and economic ties. If >> I >> think of the periphery of Europe, I think of Iceland, Moldova or >> transcontinental countries such as Georgia, but not of Spain or Italy. >> >> >> >> Best, >> >> Manuel >> >> >> -- >> >> Manuel B. Aalbers, Ph.D. >> University of Amsterdam >> Department of Geography, Planning and International Development Studies >> Nieuwe Prinsengracht 130 >> 1018 VZ Amsterdam >> The Netherlands >> http://home.medewerker.uva.nl/m.b.aalbers/ >> >> >> >> >> >> 2012/3/22 James DeFilippis <jdefi...@rci.rutgers.edu> >> >> hi all, >> >> Just a quick question. I've been struck by how little discussion there >> has been about any out migration from Greece, Portugal, Ireland, Italy and >> Spain to other European countries with tighter labor markets. >> >> My impression had been that all the Eurozone countries pretty much had >> open borders in terms of intra-zonal labor mobility (Europe's borders, of >> course, are far from open to those outside the zone...). >> >> And certainly all five of these countries have long and significant >> experiences with emigration (Spain less than the other four). So why >> isn't it happening now? Or is it happening, but it's not being discussed >> in the public realm much. And, if so, can anyone point me to any writings >> about this. >> >> thanks, James >> >> >> ******************************************* >> James DeFilippis >> Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy >> Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey >> 33 Livingston Avenue, Room 365 >> New Brunswick, NJ 08901 >> 732-932-3822, ext. 734 <tel:732-932-3822%2C%20ext.%20734> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Noah Quastel LLB LLM >> PhD Candidate UBC Geography >> 1127 Semlin Drive >> Vancouver, BC V5L 4K3 >> >> Phone; 778 709 4496 >> >> >> >> > -- http://www.e-elgar.com/Bookentry_Main.lasso?id=14446 Michael Webber Professorial Fellow Department of Resource Management and Geography The University of Melbourne Mail address: 221 Bouverie Street, Carlton, VIC 3010 Phone: 0402 421 283 Email: mjweb...@unimelb.edu.au
