Ukrainians in Germany

The Ukrainian community of Germany is small yet sizable at 145.515;[1] Germany's Ukrainians have created a number of institutions and organizations, such as the Central Association of Ukrainians in Germany and Association of Ukrainian Diaspora in Germany. Although most of Germany's Ukrainians are German citizens, many are Ukrainian students from Russia and Ukraine in Germany on an academic scholarship.

Ukrainians in Germany
Українці в Німеччині
Total population
145.515 (2020)[1]
Regions with significant populations
Hamburg, Berlin, Munich, Leipzig, Chemnitz, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Saxony
Languages
German, Ukrainian, Russian
Religion
Orthodox with Judaism, Catholicism, Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church and Atheism
Related ethnic groups
Ukrainians, Ukrainians in Hungary, Ukrainian Canadians, British Ukrainians, Ukrainian Australians, Rusyn Americans, Ukrainians in Poland, Ukrainians in Slovakia, other Slavic peoples especially East Slavs
Ukrainian population in Germany 2020: The darker the color, the larger the Ukrainian population in the district; for the yellow districts no numbers are available.

Tourist-visa scandal

In 1999, a conflict arose involving the German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer, who eased conditions for citizens of the former Soviet states to get German visas. Many people opposed this claim that it enabled thousands to enter Germany illegally using the abuse of visas granted to them. The majority of Ukrainians that are in Germany on scholarship are there on such visas, adding to the controversy.

Some Ukrainian organizations in Germany have accused Germans of racism and prejudice, and of the belief that Ukrainians are only in Germany to work illegally.[2]

Notable people

See also

References
  1. "Anzahl der Ausländer in Deutschland nach Herkunftsland in den Jahren 2015 und 2016". statista (in German).
  2. "Deutsche Welle (German News)". dw.de. Retrieved 2012-06-28.
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