Bulgaria’s Young Returnees

Many Balkan countries have been struggling with brain drain for years, but Bulgaria has become an exception with its people returning home in record numbers. Aksel Zaimovic is in Sofia for TRT World’s Across The Balkans to find out what's driving Bulgarians to come back.

[boskowalker]

Thank you, guys, for representing our country in such a good manner.

[hreidar]

Well in my view as a foreigner, I do prefer Bulgaria over Luxembourg despite the fact of the salary differences and the quality of life. I'm here since 3 and half years and me as a 1% guy who comes from a capitalist, monarchy country, I want to make this country as a paradise. I pretty much enjoy here!

[rushdHBTS]

Nothing better than Sweet Home County.

[blade]

This is good. These countries are facing ageing and fertility crises so young people returning from abroad is certainly a good thing

[tialabkrastev]

As a foreigner...I'd vouch for Bulgaria anytime..the best place to live .

[marusyamihaylova]

Hi young Bulgarian people .I would definitely encourage you to come back home and build your future here . I myself live abroad for many ears and was trapped by my own delusions .Here in Bulgaria your will feel vivid and alive more likely human being and feel the taste of freedom .Bulgaria has a huge potential but depend who govern it .I hope my message will reach you and make you reconsider which is your country.I wish all of you bright future .

[soIve_et_coagula]

I’m in my third year abroad and I can’t wait to return home... changing your surroundings really changes your perspective overtime.

[vx-petia]

Thank you for this. I moved back in 2018, because i graduated college — covid hadn’t even started then. I love this, I wish I could do more to help Bulgaria.

[ImperatorSomnium]

Thank you, we definitely need someone to show the world we're not that bad.... We lack confidence and faith in ourselves...

[Isochest]

I have visited Bulgaria and can see even as a holidaymaker this is a place that can grow a lot. Your young people could work to improve education and roll back corruption and organised crime. That would pay dividends. These young people clearly have business and language skills and others such as science and engineering which should kick start large economic growth

[casper-zrklsgl]

People with _first-hand_ experience have come to realize that the "Hollywood Dream" is quite different from the reality.

[tubarata_na_val]

I did not leave BG because of economical nor political reasons, I loved it. Every young person has to spend some time as an immigrant.
The lessons are priceless. One does not fully value home until one leaves for a while.
Many nations are used to live under some sort of rules and guidances and cannot function properly outside this frame. This was the point where I found out that we Bulgarians have very high spiritual freedom and thinking which is almost nowhere to be found in today's world. And that is the reason why you should join our nation!

[AliHassan-hbbn]

Corruption is international business not a weakness of a specific nation

[shefdaud]

It has some interesting points, will be good to see the rest of it. However, what Mr Boyadzhiev said its NOT necessarily the case for everyone; I have chosen to return home after almost 12yrs abroad and having obtained 3yrs visa in Wellington, NZ. He could have pointed out for example the family reasons; so many people around the world DID NOT loose, BUT DID CHOOSE to quit their jobs, and to return to be around their loved ones.

[svetlastoianova]

Speaking as someone who loves travel and has worked in different EU countries it really is gratifying to return home. Yes, The Netherlands, France, Germany, Spain, Italy... They're all nice places and the work there pays well, but you will always be a foreigner there. Even if you prove yourself as a capable and smart person, they will always look at you as a dirty gypsy with no culture and no intelligence. The one from the poor country that either no one's heard of or they've heard only bad stuff about. Things here are terrible, but the roads aren't paved in gold elsewhere... The people of Western Europe have also suffered a lot of hardships, but they didn't simply run away from home because of that. They changed their situation. And though it won't be easy, we can do the same

[teodoradinkova]

How important is the symbolism in any country’s welcoming tourists, foreigners or returnees ? Yes it is important the first opinion we all get from visiting places around the globe, something that represents the pride, dignity, history, something to remember and bring back home and talk about it or show it to others .

[flutterflowexpert]

I am Bulgarian and me and my wife will live in Sweden. The problem is that people that are going back always come back to Sofia, Plovdiv or Varna. Other cities are going down. The problem is not people that is going away from the country, but that there is much corruption and normal people don't have a chance. I hope the new government will change something and that we will have a new government.

[riyasamad]

Bulgaria is best country .much better than germany and france or usa

[higreentj]

A 25% decline in population by 2050 is not good, we need to increase immigration and increase child support payments.

[miroslavisikiyski]

Europe's poorest state only on paper and old statistics.... things have changed dramatically