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Spending the Crisis in Boho Berlin - 28 Feb 2013 
Thousands of immigrants from crisis-hit parts of Europe have chosen to sit out this period of economic uncertainty in Berlin – a city with relatively high unemployment rates compared to the rest of Germany, but which also has a reputation as a booming Bohemian cultural centre during troubled times. 
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February 27, 2013 
Evangelia Koika of Greece poses in front of graffiti in a backyard in the Mitte district of Berlin February... 
Berlin, Germany 
Evangelia Koika of Greece poses in front of graffiti in a backyard in the Mitte district of Berlin 
Evangelia Koika of Greece poses in front of graffiti in a backyard in the Mitte district of Berlin February 22, 2013. They find the language difficult and the locals as chilly as the weather but for young Southern Europeans Berlin has become a popular spot to sit out the economic crisis at home. Arrivals in Germany from Spain, Italy, Greece and Portugal nearly doubled last year. Evangelia Koika arrived in Berlin one and a half years ago, has learned the language and is looking for the right vacancy to continue her career in public relations. She chose this spot for the portrait. "Berlin can be gritty, this is Berlin too. I don't think Germany is paradise, but you can find a sense of security here. There is no security in Greece," she said.
"I am angry about Greece. Things are moving backwards there. The state steals from the people and the people steel from the state. I don't see a future for me there. I am not scared of working as a cleaner, but I am scared of insecurity." Picture taken February 22, 2013. REUTERS/Thomas Peter (GERMANY - Tags: SOCIETY BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT) 
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February 27, 2013 
Engineering apprentice Gabriel Ahimah Vijent of Great Britain poses in a workshop at the Siemens training... 
Berlin, Germany 
Engineering apprentice Vijent of Great Britain poses in workshop at Siemens training centre in Berlin... 
Engineering apprentice Gabriel Ahimah Vijent of Great Britain poses in a workshop at the Siemens training centre in Berlin February 26, 2013. They find the language difficult and the locals as chilly as the weather but for young Southern Europeans Berlin has become a popular spot to sit out the economic crisis at home. Arrivals in Germany from Spain, Italy, Greece and Portugal nearly doubled last year. Gabriel Ahimah Vijent is in his first year of the Siemens "Young European" apprenticeship program, which the German engineering giant Siemens has set up to qualify young Europeans for work at Siemens daughters in their native countries. "I love engineering. Its very difficult to get an apprenticeship in the UK. I went through a year of applying and when the opportunity with Siemens came up I managed to get through. I am part of a program from England where I am here for three and a half years and then go back to work full time for the Siemens department in the UK in renewable energy," he said. REUTERS/Thomas Peter (GERMANY ) 
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February 27, 2013 
Performer Maria Ruiz-Larrea of Spain poses in the auditorium of a small backyard theatre in the Kreuzberg... 
Berlin, Germany 
Performer Maria­a Ruiz-Larrea of Spain poses in auditorium of small backyard theatre in Kreuzberg district... 
Performer Maria Ruiz-Larrea of Spain poses in the auditorium of a small backyard theatre in the Kreuzberg district of Berlin, January 20, 2013. They find the language difficult and the locals as chilly as the weather but for young Southern Europeans Berlin has become a popular spot to sit out the economic crisis at home. Arrivals in Germany from Spain, Italy, Greece and Portugal nearly doubled last year. Maria Ruiz performs with the clown and physical theatre group "Rotonda Teatro" that currently stages shows for children in a small backyard venue in Kreuzberg. Her passion for theatre has brought her to Berlin three years ago, just before the banking system turned sour in Spain. She urges her fellow countrymen back home to weather the storm, because life in exile was not any easier. "A crisis is a good moment to stay and fight. Yes it is really difficult to find work, to get money but it is also a good time to find new ways. It is good for art," she said. "Here in Berlin it is not easy. Not at all. You have to fight every day. You fight for the thing you do, like me doing this festival. People think that by coming here they will get everything. No. Berlin is a very cheap city and it is really open. But it is not easy to make money." Picture taken January 20, 2013. REUTERS/Thomas Peter (GERMANY ) 
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February 27, 2013 
Dimitri Nikolaev Grigorov of Spain poses for a picture in his cafe in the Friedrichshain district of... 
Berlin, Germany 
Dimitri Nikolaev Grigorov poses for a picture in his cafe in the Friedrichshain district of Berlin 
Dimitri Nikolaev Grigorov of Spain poses for a picture in his cafe in the Friedrichshain district of Berlin, January 7, 2013. They find the language difficult and the locals as chilly as the weather but for young Southern Europeans Berlin has become a popular spot to sit out the economic crisis at home. Arrivals in Germany from Spain, Italy, Greece and Portugal nearly doubled last year. Grigorov lost his job in Barcelona with the end of the Spanish building boom and came to Berlin in 2008. He started off washing dishes and cleaning floors in a cocktail bar, before pushing his way into the coffee business. Today he is fluent in German and runs his own bar, Cafe Colectivo, in the trendy Friedrichshain district. "Lots of people come asking me and for advice, sometimes I get cross. When they ask if I know someone who can give them work washing dishes then I try to help, but there are others who the first they ask is "How can i sign on for social welfare?" and those people I don't help. That's not right. When you leave you have to get your hands dirty or you should just stay at home," he said. Picture taken January 7, 2013. REUTERS/Thomas Peter (GERMANY - Tags: SOCIETY BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT) 
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February 27, 2013 
Pablo Gonzalez of Spain poses on the pitch after his duty as a lineman in a local league soccer match... 
Berlin, Germany 
Gonzalez of Spain poses on soccer pitch after his duty as a local league lineman in Berlin 
Pablo Gonzalez of Spain poses on the pitch after his duty as a lineman in a local league soccer match in Berlin, December 1, 2012. They find the language difficult and the locals as chilly as the weather but for young Southern Europeans Berlin has become a popular spot to sit out the economic crisis at home. Arrivals in Germany from Spain, Italy, Greece and Portugal nearly doubled last year. The graphic designer and third division soccer assistant referee Gonzalez came to Berlin one year ago and works as a breakfast waiter to make ends meet. "It's not fun, your first winter away from home, in sub-zero temperatures. You go to a new country full of hope that things will go well, but when you reach your destiny you find things are different and it is a struggle." The temptation to sign on for welfare was there but "I am here to work and contribute to society and if I am not up to it I should go home. I am able, I have two arms and two legs and if I can't work as a graphic designer I will work at anything and try to work my way up. You can't expect to turn up here and 'eat the world' without even knowing German." At least "refereeing is much easier here than in Spain, there's much more respect for the ref," he said. Picture taken December 1, 2012. REUTERS/Thomas Peter (GERMANY ) 
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February 27, 2013 
Engineering apprentice Emmanouela Miliori of Greece poses in a workshop at the Siemens training centre... 
Berlin, Germany 
Engineering apprentice Miliori of Greece poses in workshop at Siemens training centre in Berlin 
Engineering apprentice Emmanouela Miliori of Greece poses in a workshop at the Siemens training centre in Berlin February 26, 2013. They find the language difficult and the locals as chilly as the weather but for young Southern Europeans Berlin has become a popular spot to sit out the economic crisis at home. Arrivals in Germany from Spain, Italy, Greece and Portugal nearly doubled last year. Some 3000 Europeans, many from Southern Europe, applied for the 14 spots in the 3,5 year apprenticeship program "Young Europeans" with the German engineering giant Siemens. "The best is that here at Siemens they have many machines that you just cannot find in Greece. After my degree I would like to go to back Greece to use my skills there," Emmanouela Miliori. She applied for the program after her science degree failed to get her a job in Greece. REUTERS/Thomas Peter (GERMANY ) 
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February 27, 2013 
Diego Ruiz del Arbol of Spain poses for a picture in his living room in the Friedrichshain district of... 
Berlin, Germany 
Diego Ruiz del Arbol of Spain poses for picture in his flat in Berlin 
Diego Ruiz del Arbol of Spain poses for a picture in his living room in the Friedrichshain district of Berlin, November 30, 2012. They find the language difficult and the locals as chilly as the weather but for young Southern Europeans Berlin has become a popular spot to sit out the economic crisis at home. Arrivals in Germany from Spain, Italy, Greece and Portugal nearly doubled last year. Diego Ruiz del Arbol is a studied computer scientist who works as an IT consultant and runs the Berlinues website that advises newcomers on the nuts and bolts of making it in Berlin. He calls it the "College of Berlinology". "The people coming to Berlin are younger and less qualified than those going to Munich or Baden Wuerttemberg to work. Lots of them come to Berlin as an adventure, because it is a magnetic city."
"People also use our site to offer services to the Spanish community such as a psychologist. The Turks have their own lawyers and food etc, and though the comparison is perhaps disproportionate, we too are establishing a Spanish community." Picture taken November 30, 2012. REUTERS/Thomas Peter (GERMANY - Tags: SOCIETY BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT) 
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