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Franziska Müller

‘We can’t afford it’: EU workers leave Germany despite labour shortage

For a long time, skilled migration helped keep Germany’s labour market running.

But a new Labour Ministry study suggests a growing numbers of EU workers who moved for better jobs and pay no longer want to stay long term — raising fresh questions over whether Germany can plug its chronic labour shortages.

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