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Rising salaries, EU membership and a better standard of living will lure expatriates back to Romania - at least that's what the government hopes for. In reality, an estimated two million Romanians still live outside their native country, and a flood of foreign companies has absorbed most of the skilled labor left in the country.

That leaves Romanian businesses desperate for labor. More than 73 percent of Romanian employers now have trouble filling positions according to a Manpower survey. Engineers are in high demand.

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Last updated July 12 2008: 12:11 PM ET
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