Emigration returns to crisis-hit Greece and Ireland

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
13/04/2010 18:38

In the places worst affected by Europe's economic crisis, unemployment and cuts in pay and public services are hitting the headlines. But the crisis is also having another effect with profound long-term consequences - the return of emigration.

Places like Greece and Ireland thought the good times of the last decade or two had finally ended the cycle of emigration, with the brightest and best youngsters no longer feeling they had to move away. No-one believes that any more. Now many young Greek and Irish emigrants, despairing at the state of their home economies, feel forced to head for the exit, just as their parents and grandparents might have done.

Europe is no longer the newly happy and prosperous economic family they hoped their countries had joined.

andy-f


Joined: 03/05/2009
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Message Posted:
13/04/2010 18:54

and thats why i and many hope the trnc are outside the dreaded euro for a very very long time .



andy

Clarissa2


Joined: 12/06/2009
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Message Posted:
13/04/2010 20:21

Re: Msg.2,



What does euro have got to do with the emigration? UK is without the "dreaded" euro, but is a dreadful country to live in, hence exodus en masse of the population for many years now.

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
13/04/2010 20:56

I wonder which European country has the least amount of people emigrating?

Brinsley


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Message Posted:
13/04/2010 20:58

Luxembourg.



Richard

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
13/04/2010 21:03

WOW. That was quick Richard!



What's so great about Luxembourg? I would have guessed Switzerland.

Seamus


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Message Posted:
13/04/2010 21:59

Long live the TRNC

newlad



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Message Posted:
13/04/2010 22:04

Bulgaria,

Paul.

loulouis


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Message Posted:
13/04/2010 22:19

England Who would want to leave this beautifull country . ?We have more immigration and very little emigration .

Loui

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
13/04/2010 22:34

Loui. ) ) )

Lilli



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Message Posted:
13/04/2010 23:31

Bill did greece manage to auction the bonds today,im sosorry about my home country just when the tiger roared it goes to ground xxxx

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
13/04/2010 23:37

I don't know Liz. Can't find a link to it.

Brinsley


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Message Posted:
14/04/2010 01:46

Liz

http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=news&oi=news_result&ct=res&cd=1&ved=0CC8QqQIwAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fhostednews%2Fap%2Farticle%2FALeqM5hiVtV2zuQIAFn_h-JnQjvVSfPTRgD9F2D9882&rct=j&q=greece+auction+bonds&ei=i_LES6m1Gojj-Qb437HHDg&mk=0&mb=1&usg=AFQjCNGyvV7gNDJBtZ7P-AAL8F5uh003cg&sig2=K_5im2uWFrU-zMqcsO5iYw

Hope I got this right!



Richard

keithr


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Message Posted:
14/04/2010 08:08

The Euro imposes a straitjacket on your country,no more freedom to raise/lower rates,devalue etc,you have to behave like a northern european country,does not work in the south with its corruption,nepotism and neo communist attitudes.

fiendishpaul


Joined: 18/05/2008
Posts: 1720

Message Posted:
14/04/2010 09:44

Keith



I think corruption and nepotism exists on both sides of the Green Line. Just check out the amount of personnel changes that occur in the civil service when the political parties change in the TRNC. Nepotism in its purest form !!



Paul

keithr


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Message Posted:
14/04/2010 09:46

Sorry Paul,I meant to say the south of europe,not Cyprus...

TopTen


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Message Posted:
14/04/2010 11:13

It makes you wonder why countries like Turkey are so desperate to become a member state, stay out and prosper