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Portugal’s Brain Drain Crisis | Portugal News
Portugal’s top official for Portuguese communities is sounding the alarm: the country must stop exporting people and start exporting goods, because skilled workers are fleeing for higher wages and bigger challenges abroad. Emídio Sousa admits that while past emigration was driven by poverty, today’s brain drain is fueled by ambition — young graduates chasing scientific breakthroughs and global experiences in places like the U.S., U.K., and Switzerland. He insists Portugal can only win back talent when its economy grows enough to match those salaries. But there’s hope: the government’s…
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