Deputy FM highlights initiatives to curb brain drain
Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Giorgos Kotsiras spoke about improving Greece’s image abroad and the ministry’s actions to highlight opportunities in Greece to the youth of the diaspora, at the conference “Demographics 2024 – National Priority” on Thursday.
Kotsiras called the brain drain phenomenon a very serious and multidimensional national issue that Greece now has the opportunity to curb, as it enters a period of stability, outward orientation, economic growth, meritocracy in the public sector, improvement in the administration of justice and digitization of the state.
Speaking at the Acropolis Museum conference, Kotsiras mentioned in particular the cooperation between Greek authorities abroad, the Public Employment Service (DYPA) and civil society organizations to promote job opportunities in Greece to the youth of the diaspora.
He also made special mention of the Cooperation Protocol between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and “Study in Greece” to promote Greek universities abroad and their connection with the labor market.
