Emergency Exit: Greeks Flee Country as Government Resorts to Mass Layoffs

Greece entered the world financial crisis in 2008 with less than 10 percent of the country's labor force out of work. Today, more than a quarter of the population is left without jobs and with no apparent chance of getting one. The latest figures from the finance ministry show another 23 percent doesn't earn enough to stay above the poverty line. And, as RT's Egor Piskunov reports, Greeks are now looking elsewhere for their future.

Irish Leaving Country to Work Abroad
This year, more people will leave the Ireland to find work than at any time since the 1980s. Al Jazeera's Simon McGregor-Wood reports from County Donegal.

High Taxes and Crime Blamed for Britons Leaving the Country
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: More than a third of wealthy British residents are considering leaving the country because of high taxes, the weather and crime.

A study by of 1,000 people with more than £250,000 in savings and investments found 35pc may move abroad because of high tax rates, while 44pc blamed the weather and 43pc want to avoid antisocial behaviour.

Recent changes in tax rules have proved controversial for many Britons, including a combination of the 50pc income tax rate on those earning more than £150,000, increases in national insurance and a reduction in personal allowances. » | Myra Butterworth, Personal Finance Correspondent | Saturday, April 23, 2011

Irish Workers Leave the Emerald Isle
The great recession has triggered yet another wave of Irish emigration. WSJ's Don Duncan reports on how that is playing out in the national election

New Irish Exodus To America
SKY NEWS: The number of people travelling from Ireland to New York to find work is rising, according to the city's Irish community leaders.