So your "step" would be smaller than you think. It is EU territory. And it is roughly a 2-hour flight. Not that far away. And let me put it this way: One of my standard orders for takeaway food is Bifteki and Saganaki. My sister traveled from the US to Patras only to attend the funeral of a former neighbor. This means you won't be the first from your country who came to Germany. That's what can be said in general. Details are usually a bit more complicated.
And it also means that you cannot use the m-word here (on PF) without getting into trouble.
