Young Greeks condemned to emigrate

A Eurobarometer survey shows that 27 percent of all Greeks between 15 and 35 would be willing to leave their home country at least temporarily in search of work. The conservative daily Kathimerini asks whether they will ever come back: "The worse the recession gets, the less likely it is that they will return. The quest for a better future abroad is no longer a choice but a necessity. ... But the decision to emigrate is only the beginning. Once they have done so young people face the next dilemma: will there be a return? And if so, under what conditions? ... Each individual faces the dilemma of 'staying or leaving'. But the decision of the individual has repercussions for society as a whole. For the family, for those close to him and for the country. ... It is a social phenomenon caused by the crisis."

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