Greece economy makes 1000s emigrate

The financial crisis in Greece is forcing thousands of citizens to emigrate to other European countries in search of employment and better working conditions, a report says.

The Greek daily To Vima recently reported that tens of thousands of doctors and engineers are moving from Greece to other countries such as Germany and Britain.

Germany’s federal statistics service, Destatis, has reported a 5.1-percent increase in migration from Greece.

Meanwhile, the Belgian government says Greek nationals arriving in Belgium primarily seek employment in the banking and research sector.

According to a recent report published in the Norway Post, immigration from Greece increased by 49 percent in the year between November 2012 and 2013.

Furthermore, a poll conducted by Kappa Research showed that seven out of ten Greek university graduates are willing to emigrate in order to find employment.

The Kappa study also revealed that 66.4 percent of those who want to emigrate are looking for a better quality of life, 44.7 percent are in search of a better job, and 32.6 percent seek fairer and better job prospects.

Greece has been at the epicenter of the eurozone debt crisis.

One in every four Greek workers is currently unemployed, banks are in a shaky position, and pensions and salaries have been slashed by about 40 percent.

Greek youths have also been badly affected, and more than half of them are unemployed.

The long-drawn-out eurozone debt crisis, which began in Greece in late 2009 and reached Italy, Spain, and France in 2011, is viewed as a threat not only to Europe but also to many of the world’s other developed economies.

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