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    "Ageing Population",
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    "Demographic Transition",
    "Demographics",
    "Economic Competitiveness",
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    "Can Europe Tighten Borders While Sustaining Its Workforce?",
    "The Middle East Observer"
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  "textContent": "The European Union’s agreement on a new Return Regulation marks one of the most consequential shifts in migration policy in decades, reflecting a growing determination among European governments to tighten control over irregular migration. Reached on 1 June between negotiators from the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union, which represents the bloc’s […]\n\nThe post Can Europe Tighten Borders While Sustaining Its Workforce? appeared first on The Middle East Observer.",
  "title": "Can Europe Tighten Borders While Sustaining Its Workforce?"
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