Greek government spokesperson Pavlos Marinakis referred to the government’s efforts to bring about a so-called “brain gain”, encouraging the return of a generation of young and productive Greeks who had left during the economic crisis, noting during his briefing to the press on Tuesday that this was one ‘great wager’ that appeared to have been won, ANA reports.
“This is reflected in a new study by the National Documentation Center conducted in October on a sample of citizens who had emigrated abroad during the crisis and returned to Greece in recent years. Based on Eurostat data announced by the Finance Ministry in March 2024, of the 680,000 who had left the country – as calculated by the Bank of Greece – more than 350,000 have now returned – more than half, in other words,” he said.
Marinakis noted that, according to the results of the survey, 46% of the Greeks who returned now work in a Greek company, organization or service, while including the employees of multinationals active in Greece and the self-employed or freelance workers raises this percentage to 83%. “In fact, 7% of them work remotely in companies or organizations abroad, which contributes to the Greek economy in yet another way, which was not usual in the past,” he explained.
He also noted that the return of this important asset for the country did not happen by chance, but was a result of reforms and changes made by the New Democracy government since 2019.
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