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Percentage of people in Greece at risk of poverty rises, tops EU list
SocietyThe percentage of people living in Greece who are at risk of poverty rose substantially last year and almost a quarter of the country's population now falls into that category, which is the highest proportion in the European Union. Understandably, the plight of the worst off in Greece often grabs
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Most popular society articles of 2013
Societyinto place to fight off Greek recession (19/10/2013) https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.society.420 2
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Supreme Court ruling casts doubt over property tax revenues
PoliticsGreek Politicsto cut off taxpayers’ electricity if they did not pay. The only way of resolving this legal
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Social support in Greece not adequate enough to deal with crisis, says OECD
Societypercent of government outlays to social transfers, but much of this spending went to relatively well-off
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Greek gov't and Parliament on hold, waiting for cabinet reshuffle
PoliticsGreek Politics. The government’s move led opposition parties to accuse it of fearing political debate and trying to put off
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Young Greeks more likely to swap items and buy second hand
Society, electrical goods and furniture has yet to take off. Just 14 percent of respondents said they had “probably
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Paris talks mark start of Greece's most crucial troika review
EconomyProgrammeThe first round of the new review of Greece’s Economic Adjustment Program (EAP) is kicking off in Paris today and will last until September 4. The IMF spokesman has recently clarified that the aim of these meetings is to “discuss the way forward on the forthcoming review and is expected
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WEF report highlights weakness of Greek institutions and challenges of recovery
Economythat implemented reforms are starting to pay off, the report stresses that Greece continues to face
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Samaras buys some time with request for confidence vote
PoliticsGreek Politicsa censure motion. It also takes some of the edge off the opposition's constant calls for snap elections
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Wealth in Greece plunged by 170 bln since 2007, report finds
Societyof working off the imbalances that led to the crisis in order to regain competitiveness and better
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