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Greece to bring in 5,000 Egyptian farm workers to close agricultural labour gap

Three years on, the bilateral Greece–Egypt deal allowing Egyptian farm workers to reside legally in Greece is finally being put into effect. As the shortage of labour in the agricultural sector becomes increasingly evident across all Western European countries – and particularly in Greece – an interstate agreement that had remained inactive for several years is now moving into the implementation phase. The deal between Greece and Egypt provides for the legal employment of up to 5,000...