Greek Millennials Can't Find Work But Actually Want to Keep the Euro

A rally in support of the European Union (EU) at Syntagma Square in Athens on, June 18, 2015.

Photographer: Kostas Tsironis/Bloomberg
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If you believe the rhetoric, 18 to 25 year-olds in Greece are more likely to support a return to the drachma than their parents and grandparents. Some say this anti-euro sentiment sprouts from a desperation for change, from a demographic where at least one of every two people is out of work.

The surprising thing is that the number of young people wanting to keep the euro outnumber those who don't. Now they're starting to speak out.