Recovering from a crushing 2010-18 economic and austerity crisis, Greece is now reaching out to scores of thousands of people who fled – especially professionals, the young and best and brightest – to come home.
Those dark days saw half of those 25-34 unable to find work as the government imposed brutal measures aimed at workers, pensioners, and the poor as conditions attached to three international bailouts of 326 billion euros ($352.92 billion.)
The miserable conditions – which brought suicides and despair – saw Greece lose 600,000 people who wanted work and a better life in other countries, especially the United Kingdom, United States, Canada, and Australia.
Lost in the exodus were doctors, professionals, Information Technology (IT) specialists, and highly skilled workers who either couldn’t find jobs or couldn’t take advantage of a system favoring political appointments and favor, not merit.
In a review of what the New Democracy government hopes will be a turnaround, Agence France-Presse (AFP) noted that bringing expatriates back is a priority for the government of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
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