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How population decline is exposing Germany's old divides

How population decline is exposing Germany's old divides
BBC News Monday 29 June 2026, 04:49 UTC 1 min read
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Decades after the fall of the Berlin Wall, a population slump in the east lays bare the existing divisions

Decades after the fall of the Berlin Wall, a population slump in the east lays bare the existing divisions
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