MacroPolis

Nine in 10 Greeks under 30 feel marginalised due to crisis

18/05/2016 - 08:48

Over nine in ten young Greeks aged 16–30 feel marginalised in their own country due to the economic crisis, with 43 percent feeling they need to move to another EU country to study, train or work.

Majority of Greeks believe refugees cannot ‘integrate’

11/05/2016 - 23:21

Almost two-thirds of Greeks, including the majority of those who voted for SYRIZA in the last election, do not believe that refugees can integrate to Greek society, according a poll published recently.

Greeks' confidence in democracy faltering, survey suggests

26/04/2016 - 12:37

Almost half of Greece’s citizens (47 percent) believe the statement that “we have a democracy in name only, not substance”, a new survey into the Greek public’s trust in democratic institutions has found.

Press freedom ranking edges up but Tsipras yet to deliver, report finds

21/04/2016 - 09:23

Greece is continuing its “long convalescence” in terms of media freedom but it remains to be seen whether the government can keep its promises to challenge the country’s media barons, the latest annual report from the international media watchdog Reporters without Borders (RSF) has found.

Greece tops EU tables for lawyers but also pending administrative court cases

19/04/2016 - 10:13

Greece tops the EU league tables in terms of the number of lawyers per population and has by far the highest number of pending administrative cases before the courts, a comparative survey of EU justice systems shows.

Poor conditions in Greece fail to deter refugees from wanting to continue journey

11/04/2016 - 11:39

Just over half of the refugees who found themselves stuck in Greece last month due to the closure of the northern border would remain in a reception centre until the borders open even though 71.4 percent are not satisfied with their current living conditions, a detailed survey of over 600 refugees in four camps has found.

Study indicates bias in German media coverage of Greek crisis

29/03/2016 - 14:50

German media reports on the Greek debt crisis have been characterised by bias and superficiality, with most of the coverage opinionated and judgemental, an in-depth study by a German think tank has found.

Wages, full-time employment feel deep impact of crisis, report shows

23/03/2016 - 10:01

A large section of Greek society has experienced rapid impoverishment due to the crisis, labour market deregulation, the decline in collective wage agreements and wage cuts, the annual report from the research wing of the country’s biggest trade union federation has found.

Healthy eating and smoking on decline in Greece over last five years

15/03/2016 - 13:56

Greeks ate vegetables and fruit, smoked cigarettes and drank less frequently in 2014 than five years previously, newly released health data has shown.

Greek teenagers' behaviour charted

07/03/2016 - 14:14

Of the one in four Greeks teenagers aged 15 who say they have had sexual intercourse, most say they or their partners used condoms or other contraceptives on the last occasion, a survey on adolescent friendships and activities has found.