Newsletter 06/2007

Dear Reader, Welcome to our newsletter. Summer has arrived and the countdown until vacation time is running. In our Stories & Lifestyle section, read about the United States' reconstruction aid for Europe of 60 years ago, better known as the Marshall Plan. Our How To... More

Not all the winners have been notified yet, but more than 900 of our customers are already among the lucky green card winners. Until our next newsletter, the final results will probably be in. Over the last remaining weeks, we will keep our fingers... More

*Immigration reform failed in US Senate* Since no agreement could be reached after a two-week negotiations marathon, the bill for an immigration reform has been removed from the agenda by the US Senate on June 11, at least for now. Conservative politicians criticize the bill... More

*Emigration museum in Hamburg, Germany opened* At the beginning of July, the Hamburg Emigration Museum BallinStadt was opened on Veddel Island in the Elbe river. Where once was the historic emigrant city set up by the HAPAG shipping company under its president Albert Ballin between... More

Washington -- On June 5, 1947, U.S. Secretary of State George C. Marshall addressed the graduating class at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, delivering a 12-minute speech that changed the world. The following month, European leaders met in Paris to discuss how they could... More

Below, you will find a selection of visa questions we have been asked by our customers over the last few days. Please note that none of the answers below is an actual substitute for individual consulting and can only touch on the real issues.... More

In case you are frequently going to the US on business or as a tourist, an American bank account will make any transactions a lot easier. We have done some research and found out what you should keep in mind when opening a... More

www.staatsgalerie.de/neueperspektiven/warhol.php On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of his death (1928-1987), the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart will exhibit roughly 40 pictures and paintings of the famous pop artist and his contemporaries who did Minimal Art. This way, the Staatsgalerie will demonstrate the contrasts between the most important... More