Greece to bring in Egyptian farm workers amid labour shortage

FILE PHOTO: Cows are seen on a farm on the island of Naxos, Greece, May 16, 2022. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Vassilis Triandafyllou/File Photo

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece will start bringing in workers from Egypt this summer to take on temporary farming jobs under a deal between the countries to tackle a labour shortage, the migration ministry said on Friday.

After a decade of pain, the Greek economy is forecast to grow nearly 3% this year, far outpacing the euro zone average of 0.8%.