For sale: Germans from Romania (Swiss Press Text 2019, by Marco Kauffmann Bossart)

For sale: Germans from Romania

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2019

Marco Kauffmann Bossart

Half a century ago, negotiations began between what was then West Germany and communist Romania. The goal was to bring as many Romanian Germans as possible to the Federal Republic. A bounty was negotiated for each person. This top-secret program continued until the collapse of the Ceausescu regime in 1989.

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Marco Kauffmann Bossart / Swiss Press Award

Marco Kauffmann Bossart

Korrespondent, luzern, 1968

Während des Ökonomiestudiums freier Mitarbeiter bei Radio DRS. Danach wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter im Bundesamt für Aussenwirtschaft. Wechsel zum Tages-Anzeiger (TA): Als Korrespondent für TA und Süddeutsche Zeitung (Wirtschaft) in Tokio. Seit 2010 Korrespondent für die NZZ in Singapur, Istanbul und Mumbai.

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