2011-02-04 BBC: Spain's unemployed rush to fill jobs in Germany

[LW]

Saksa on näemmä tuhoamassa tulevaisuuttaan ja kansainvälistä mainettaan paikkaamalla työvoimapulaansa espanjalaisilla. Me viisaammat täällä Pohjolassa voimme onneksi päästää helpotuksen huokauksen tietoisina siitä, että paikkaamme mahdollisesti joskus tulevaisuudessa tulevaa työvoimapulaa pigmenttivajeisia hispaanoja monimuotoistavammalla väestöllä.

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The telephones to the European employment service Eures have been ringing off the hook this week. The calls are from unemployed Spaniards urgently seeking jobs - in Germany.

Eures' German branch has requested applications from Spanish engineers, medics, teachers and tourism professionals. Other skilled workers, who speak German, can also apply.

"All our lines have been jammed!" says Carmen de Eguilior Alvarez, a Eures adviser in Madrid. "There's huge interest, because of the crisis here."

Spain's economy is still struggling to emerge from recession. The collapse of the construction sector wiped out more than 2 million jobs and there is still little sign of recovery.

This week, unemployment touched a 13-year high with new figures showing 20.33% of the workforce unemployed.

So traditionally home-loving Spaniards are being forced to expand their horizons.

"It's very hard to find work here, especially something long term," explains Silvia Dominguez, a student nurse in Madrid. Pessimistic about her prospects at home, she decided to learn German and increase her chances.

"The German economy is much better," Silvia says. "I'd prefer to stay in Spain with my family and friends, but without work it's impossible."

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[matkamasentaja]

Olisiko germaanit niin kettuja että laittavat spanjuurit tekemään töitä rahan eteen sen sijaan että antaisivat pätäkkää ilmaiseksi kriisitukiaisina?.

[Kasvokeskeinen]

...kriisitukiaisina...

Ei hätää, kyllä Suomi maksaa, kunhan hätähuuto kiirii Kokoomuksen korviin.