and voters now have a day to reflect on the competing claims of the two remaining candidates emmanuel macron and marine le pen. voting is on sunday in an election which is being closely monitored across the european union and beyond. now on bbc news, escape to paraguay. on the banks of the parana river, built among some of paraguay s most fertile land, hohenau, obligado and bella vista, or the united colonies. these german settlements were first established more than 100 years ago by immigrants wanting to farm the land. recently, paraguay has seen a new wave of german immigration. babbles yes, we have a problem in germany, but it is not so easy to talk about this problem. but that s not all. we ve been told that in the last four weeks, at least 1,200 people have entered the country illegally. so can that be true? are german immigrants really breaking into paraguay? and if so, why? it s one of the oldest cities in south america. asuncion, the capital of a nation built on imm
and tyson fury will take on dillian whyte later, in what s expected to be one of the biggest all british heavyweight fights in boxing history. now on bbc news, escape to paraquay. bbc mundo s mar michel has been finding out why a group of towns in the south american country has suddenly seen a spike in new settlers. 0n the banks of the parana river, built among some of paraguay s most fertile land, hohenau, 0bligado and bella vista, or the united colonies. these german settlements were first established more than 100 years ago by immigrants wanting to farm the land. recently, paraguay has seen a new wave of german immigration. babbles yes, we have a problem in germany, but it is not so easy to talk about this problem. but that s not all. we ve been told that in the last four weeks, at least 1,200 people have entered the country illegally. so can that be true? are german immigrants really breaking into paraguay? and if so, why? it s one of the oldest cities in south america. a
In january this year, paraguay made it mandatory for all non residents entering the country to be vaccinated. since then, message boards have been filled with ways to get around the rules. michael and the hausens arrived legally and through the airport. but since the rules changed, we re told german citizens have been breaking into the country illegally through its porous borders. juan not his real name is a government official. he s risking his job to speak to us, because he s angry. he says paraguay had to change the rules because of the immigrants.
Like so many others, for the hausens, it was the covid 19 pandemic which pushed them to leave germany. corona might well have been the final straw for this family, but there was another reason they decided to move.
From asuncion to the colonies to meet some of the new arrivals. fuhl dich wie zu hause. it means, feel like you are at home. and for thousands of germans who have arrived here in recent months, this really is home now. amongst them, the hausens two year old ella, her mum, teresa, and dad, stephan. they moved to paraguay in novemberfrom nuremberg. but why? laughs.