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East to West migration may be higher than the Commission is expecting (Photo: EUobserver)

'Brain drain' threatens new member states

New member states face losing up to one in ten of their students as their brightest and best are expected to head west after enlargement.

According to a new survey jointly produced today by the European Commission and the European Foundation, "there may be a 'brain drain' of around two to three percent among graduates and students in the next five years".

This is likely to have several consequences. Countrie...

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East to West migration may be higher than the Commission is expecting (Photo: EUobserver)

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