Willkommenskultur

Willkommenskultur (pronounced [vɪlˈkɔmənskʊlˌtuːɐ̯] ⓘ, in German: Welcoming culture) is a German concept which designates firstly a positive attitude of politicians, businesses, educational institutions, sports clubs, civilians and institutions towards foreigners, including and often especially towards migrants.

Secondly, the term expresses the wish that all foreigners and migrant people encountered by these institutions may be accepted and particularly not be exposed to discrimination.

Thirdly, the word welcoming culture means all the measures promoted by a positive attitude towards foreigners and migrants in others.

[6] The Guardian distinguishes two meanings of the term welcoming culture: Originally it was meant to attract people from abroad to Germany to compensate for a huge shortage of skilled workers, particularly in sparsely populated areas.

The French daily Libération adds that the word "welcome culture" was originally created decades ago in the tourism industry.