Many young people in Spain are learning German.

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He is now learning Spanish and German so he can travel further, and he'd like to work in Russia.

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Today, with 17, 000 customers throughout Europe, the company is expanding to new markets and learning to be German, French and Spanish.

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Because German jobs are fairly secure, many employees invest time in learning new skills.

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