In Greece, the return of young graduates, a “sacrificed generation”
By Nadia Blétry , correspondent in Athens (Greece)
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Greek authorities estimate that half of the 600,000 young graduates who went abroad after the referendum on the austerity plan have returned to Greece. Nadia Bietry
Ten years after the referendum on Greece's austerity plan, officials estimate that more than half of the 600,000 young graduates who went abroad have returned. While the government presents this return as a sign of a thriving economy, those who have "returned" paint a more nuanced picture.
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I subscribeMarina Paraskevaidi and Yorgos Amorginos chat casually on their sun-drenched terrace in the heart of Athens. At the height of the Greek economic crisis, they moved abroad for over a decade, living in London and Spain respectively. Although the economic situation in Greece has improved significantly in recent years, the couple insists that this isn't what prompted them to return.
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