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Greeks go to Norway for a better future

Many Greeks have joined Southern Europeans in searching for a better future in Norway. Norway has experienced a large increase in the number of Southern European immigrants the past year.

Norway Post in an article suggests that since unemployment has risen in Greece and Spain, the number of immigrants going for a better future and a job, go to Norway.  Numbers are high and are expected to increase further in the years to come.

“In Spain and Greece the unemployment rate is now at 26-27 percent. For youth, the numbers are twice as high. Already, this should have resulted in an increase similar to the high rate of Eastern European and Swedish work immigrants, but the effect cannot really be seen until now.

When comparing data from November 2012 to November 2013, work immigrants from Greece with jobs has increased by 49 percent, and tops the list of countries with the highest increase. “, the article suggests.

Read the full article at http://www.norwaypost.no/index.php/news/latest-news/29346-norway-may-expect-heavy-immigration-from-southern-europeans