All poor countries in the EU are brain drained... more and more educating the population is benefiting rich western states, more than the ones that produced the human.

I've had many arguments with people where I can't get it across that it costs a lot to get a human being all grown up, socialized, educated and ready to work in high value industries. Then we get them swept away to the west (and for good reasons, more money, higher quality of life etc.) and end up with nothing for all our societal investment. If we're lucky, some of them come back with some know-how and create a viable business, but most don't bother.

3 / 4 of the people I went to school with (primary, secondary, high school and college) are now gone for good. Almost as many upcoming graduates (soon to be 18+) are planning to either study here and go, or just go.

This pains me as someone that decided to stay behind and try to change something. But I do understand their motivations.

Resources are nothing without people.