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Greece's comeback and the demographic challenge

As Greece bounces back from a decade of economic crisis, earning praise in headlines and features across the board - from The Economist to the Wall Street Journal - it is also up against a series of challenges. One of those is the demographic challenge, which has been described as existential. Nikos Konstandaras, a columnist for Kathimerini, joins Thanos Davelis to break down how Greece, given the position it finds itself in today, has a unique window of opportunity to push key reforms forward that would go a long way toward tackling some of the key challenges the country is up against.

Read Nikos Konstandaras’ latest in Kathimerini: Facing the future and ourselves

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Turkey Backs Sweden’s NATO Bid

Parties clash over emigrant postal voting bill

Cabinet to discuss same-sex marriage bill on Wednesday

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