Society
Study highlights overregulation and bad law-making in recent years
In the last 15 years, Greece has passed 36 tax laws, as well as 108 temporary provisions and 238 adjustments relating to taxation scattered as riders to other legislation, with the government issuing 200 ministerial circulars to explain all these rules.
Majority of Greeks now view EU in bad light, survey indicates
Most people in Greece now have a negative view of the European Union, with share of Greeks that views the EU in a bad light rising 13 percentage points to hit 51 percent, the latest Eurobarometer has found.
Greeks' views on Muslims out of step with other Europeans, survey indicates
Greeks who place themselves on the left of the political spectrum are more unfavourable in their views towards Muslims in Greece than people in the right Germany are of Muslims in their country, a survey from a leading US pollster has found.
Greek expats generating 9.1 bln in taxes abroad each year, study suggests
Following a recent Bank of Greece (BoG) study showing that 427,000 Greeks have emigrated since the beginning of 2018, Endeavor Greece has now estimated that the brain drain reached 350,000 over the same period.
Study weighs up extent of Greek emigration during crisis
Over 427,000 Greeks aged 15 to 65 emigrated since the start of the Greek crisis in 2008, with the annual exodus trebling to 100,000 in 2013 alone, a new study from the central Bank of Greece claims.
Adult skills in Greece lacking, indicates OECD survey
The share of adults in Greece who score at the highest levels of proficiency in literacy, numeracy and problem solving is considerably smaller than the OECD average, an adult skills audit by the Paris-based organisation has found.
Some basic products in Greece among most expensive in EU
Greece remains the second most expensive country in the EU – after Cyprus – for milk, cheese and eggs, one of the nine categories of goods out of 13 that are above average EU prices, according to new data from Eurostat.
During crisis, proportion of Greeks in extreme poverty has risen almost seven times to 15 pct
The percentage of Greek citizens living in extreme poverty increased from 2.2 to 15 percent – an increase of 580 percent – between 2009 and 2015, a new study that digs deeper into poverty statistics in Greece has found.
Vast majority of Athens homeless ended up on streets during crisis
Over seven in ten of the homeless in central Athens have ended up on the streets since the onset of the crisis and almost half of the homeless say that losing their job was following by the loss of their home, research stemming from a Norwegian-funded antipoverty programme for the Greek capital has found.
Fifth of Greeks say they would welcome refugees into their homes
The overwhelming majority of Greeks believe people fleeing war and persecution should be able to find refuge in other countries and that the Greek government should be doing more to help them, according to a new survey from one of the world’s leading human rights organisations.