Show Notes
US secretary of state Marco Rubio is in Athens for the Greece-US Strategic Dialogue. What does his visit tell us about Washington’s foreign-policy ambitions? Plus: we continue our series on Europe’s housing crisis in Lisbon and Zürich, before ending on a positive note in Vienna. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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