A New Deal for the Greek youth?

The worst is yet to come, fears the daily Ta NEA with an eye to the social and political situation in Greece: "Until now the main problem has been the behaviour of the police. ... In the coming months we have to reckon with the social tensions resulting from the economic crisis reaching a climax. ... Add to that the education crisis, in particular the crisis in the universities, and you get an explosive cocktail. ... The government, and we the people as well, are deluding ourselves if we think something like this can be overcome without determined action. What we need is a New Deal for the youth, comprising a reorganisation of the schools and universities, a solution to the unemployment problem and the creation of a social environment in the cities."

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