Romanian migrants have been blamed for a rise in crime in the German town of Duisburg

Roma gypsies who have travelled here together from the villages of Fântânele, in Romania, in search of a better life

Jesper Ørsted

17/02/2014

Roma gypsies who have travelled here together from the villages of Fântânele, in Romania, in search of a better life. Flats designed for families of three or four have up to 15 people squeezed into them. 

Unable to work or speak German, and with the schools already full, the Romanians and Bulgarians congregate in their dozens outside the tower block each day. The neighbourhood is now a hotspot for crime and anti-social behaviour.