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"Give us a reason to stay": Greece's Gen Z speaks to Kathimerini about its concerns

“Give us a reason to stay in Greece.” That’s the title of the investigative report on the front page of Kathimerini’s Sunday print edition that highlights the concerns young Greeks have about their place in Greek society today and their future in the country. Iliana Magra, a journalist with Kathimerini and the author of the report, joins The Greek Current to talk about her findings. 

Read Iliana Magra’s article (in Greek) in Kathimerini’s here

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Greece keeps lid on Orthodox Easter events, readies tourism

Greece among first EU countries to test vaccination passport

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Election Fever: The “Blue Tsunami,” Hellenic Issues, and Turkey’s Play for the UN’s Top Job

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Greece leads pushback against Turkey and Libya's farcical maritime "deal"

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Is France the "new Greece" of Europe? Protests, rising debt, and the lessons from Greece's crisis

A weekend of widespread protests and riots in France has put the spotlight on the many challenges facing the country, from political paralysis to a looming debt crisis. Some pundits and observers are even asking if France, the Eurozone’s second largest economy, is the new Greece of Europe, an ode to Greece’s debt crisis in the 2010s. While this comparison misses the mark in many ways, Europe is...