There haven’t been too many silver linings to the COVID-19 pandemic, but Bulgaria thinks it might have found one. Every year, the Eastern European country has seen thousands of its citizens emigrate abroad for better jobs and opportunities. But in 2020, that situation was reversed and many are now wondering if the new returnees will stay put and help bolster the EU’s poorest country. Our Europe correspondent Orla Barry reports.
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