{"id":3707,"date":"2026-05-03T09:26:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T06:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/?p=3707"},"modified":"2026-05-03T09:26:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T06:26:00","slug":"rebrain-greece-in-london-a-bridge-back-for-greek-professionals-kerameos-greece-of-2026-is-competitive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/?p=3707","title":{"rendered":"Rebrain Greece in London: a bridge back for Greek professionals &#8211; Kerameos: Greece of 2026 is competitive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"375\" data-end=\"572\"> The <strong data-start=\"378\" data-end=\"389\">Londino<\/strong> is the next stage of the <strong data-start=\"435\" data-end=\"453\">Rebrain Greece<\/strong> initiative, which aims to attract qualified Greeks from the diaspora and connect them to the Greek market employment. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"574\" data-end=\"802\">The event will take place on <strong data-start=\"609\" data-end=\"625\">9 May 2026<\/strong> at the <strong data-start=\"630\" data-end=\"657\">London Hilton Metropole<\/strong>. Participating <strong data-start=\"671\" data-end=\"708\">35 major business groups<\/strong> operating in Greece. They offer hundreds of highly qualified positions. <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"804\" data-end=\"1073\">And the positions cover key sectors. Among them are <strong data-start=\"857\" data-end=\"879\">financial<\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"883\" data-end=\"898\">energy<\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"902\" data-end=\"921\">manufacturing<\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"925\" data-end=\"939\">industry<\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"943\" data-end=\"952\">health<\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"956\" data-end=\"977\">pharmaceuticals<\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"982\" data-end=\"995\">transport<\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"999\" data-end=\"1012\">tourism<\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"1017\" data-end=\"1036\">media<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"1044\" data-end=\"1072\">consultancy services<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<h3 data-section-id=\"jih93t\" data-start=\"1080\" data-end=\"1159\"> Niki Kerameos: &#8220;Greece of 2026 offers significant professional opportunities&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1161\" data-end=\"1469\"> Speaking to APE-MPE, the Minister of Labour and Social Security, Niki Kerameos, states: &#8220;The &#8220;Rebrain Greece&#8221; extroversion action takes place on May 9 in London, with the participation of 35 of the largest groups of companies operating in Greece and looking for qualified personnel. <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1471\" data-end=\"1644\">This is a real opportunity for our compatriots who are in the UK and wish to explore the possibility of returning to our country. <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1646\" data-end=\"1734\"> Greece in 2026 is competitive and offers significant career opportunities. <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1736\" data-end=\"1996\"> Over the period 2010-2024, around 730,000 of our fellow citizens left Greece, while over 470,000 have already returned. We expect the repatriation of our compatriots, we inform about the labour market in our country and the opportunities offered. <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1998\" data-end=\"2127\">We are not complacent, on the contrary, we are intensifying our efforts to ensure that the brilliant minds that left return to our country.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2134\" data-end=\"2369\">This action has already been seen in cities such as <strong data-start=\"2182\" data-end=\"2196\">Amsterdam<\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"2201\" data-end=\"2216\">Dusseldorf<\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"2220\" data-end=\"2235\">Stuttgart<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"2242\" data-end=\"2255\">New York<\/strong>. In total, more than <strong data-start=\"2293\" data-end=\"2313\">6,500 visitors<\/strong> and more than <strong data-start=\"2335\" data-end=\"2368\">120 business missions<\/strong> have participated. <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2371\" data-end=\"2541\">And the initiative is part of a strategy to address the <b>brain drain<\/b> with the aim of enhancing <strong data-start=\"2481\" data-end=\"2495\">brain gain<\/strong> and the return of skilled professionals. <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2543\" data-end=\"2742\">According to <strong data-start=\"2567\" data-end=\"2579\">Eurostat<\/strong> data for the period 2010-2024, <strong data-start=\"2607\" data-end=\"2626\">734,973 citizens<\/strong> left Greece. Of these, <strong data-start=\"2662\" data-end=\"2690\">473,042 have returned<\/strong>, with the repatriation rate reaching <strong data-start=\"2734\" data-end=\"2741\">64%<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2744\" data-end=\"2885\"> <strong data-start=\"2747\" data-end=\"2755\">2024<\/strong> recorded a positive balance of migration flows, with <b>+19,852 returns<\/b>, the second positive performance since 2009. <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2892\" data-end=\"3113\">In parallel, measures are being implemented for the return of workers. These include <strong data-start=\"2968\" data-end=\"3021\">a 50% income tax cut for seven years<\/strong> for those who return. The arrangement now also covers those working in the <strong data-start=\"3095\" data-end=\"3112\">public sector<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3115\" data-end=\"3359\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Special procedures also apply to overseas doctors. Faster recognition of qualifications is foreseen for professionals from countries such as <strong data-start=\"3256\" data-end=\"3276\">United Kingdom<\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"3281\" data-end=\"3288\">United States<\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"3292\" data-end=\"3303\">Canada<\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"3307\" data-end=\"3318\">Switzerland<\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"3322\" data-end=\"3335\">Australia<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"3342\" data-end=\"3358\">New Zealand<\/strong>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\n    London is the next stop of the Rebrain Greece initiative, which aims to attract qualified Greeks from the diaspora and &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3708,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3707","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-greece"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3707","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3707"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3707\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3708"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3707"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3707"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3707"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}