Crisis-hit southern Europeans rush to learn German - Boston.com:
Spaniards, Portuguese and others from countries hit hard by the debt crisis are flocking to learn German in hopes of getting jobs in Europe’s biggest and strongest economy, according to data obtained by The Associated Press on Tuesday.
Figures from Germany’s culture and language promotion agency, the Goethe Institute, show that people in southern Europe — where unemployment is high, particularly among the young — are clamoring to learn German. Other official data show immigration to Germany from Spain, Greece and Portugal is up sharply.
