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The hope that Ukrainian refugees would help EU labor shortages may be unfounded.

European countries have not fully seized on the opportunity to plug workforce gaps presented by the arrival of millions of Ukrainian refugees, even though many of those fleeing the war are highly...

European countries have not fully seized on the opportunity to plug workforce gaps presented by the arrival of millions of Ukrainian refugees, even though many of those fleeing the war are highly educated or have desperately needed skills. The flood of people over the border following Russia's February 2022 invasion should have been a boon for countries in the European Union's east, where acute labour shortages have long dragged on economic growth and fuelled inflation. Svetlana Chuhil sought a conditional licence to work in Poland as an orthopaedics doctor and physiotherapist shor...

European countries have not fully seized the opportunity to plug workforce gaps presented by the arrival of millions of Ukrainian refugees, even though many of those fleeing the war are highly educated or have desperately needed skills, the Reuters news agency reported on July 21.