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Greek justice slower despite reform efforts during crisis

18/03/2014 - 16:14

The European Commission’s Task Force for Greece (TFGR) published last week its sixth quarterly activity report, examining what progress has been made in a number of areas where Athens has been receiving technical support to improve public services and administration.

Shortcomings in healthcare seen at forefront of austerity impact in Greece

22/02/2014 - 13:48

Healthcare has become one of the key issues in the Greek crisis: Not only is it a source of political friction but it also provides one of the clearest indications of the impact spending cuts have had.

One in two Greek households rely on pensions to make ends meet

27/01/2014 - 10:28

The main, and in many cases only, source of income for almost half of Greek households are pensions, whereas they rely on salaries most in just one in three cases, according to a new survey.

Despite pledges, Greeks uncertain and feel recovery will take years

22/01/2014 - 13:01

Much of the government’s strategy for political survival and for retaining support for the fiscal adjustment programme relies on Greeks beginning to feel from this year that their country is turning the corner. A new poll published this week underlines just how big a challenge the coalition faces in convincing people that a recovery is on the way.

A third of Greek homeowners fear losing their properties in 2014

02/01/2014 - 11:20

Roughly one in three Greeks fears losing their home in 2014 despite the restrictions on foreclosures the government has kept in place for the New Year.

Most popular society articles of 2013

31/12/2013 - 11:30

Here are our three most popular articles from the society section in 2013. For those who have already read them, a big thank you from the Macropolis team. For those reading them for the first time, we hope it gives you an idea of what we do.

As EU presidency approaches, poll suggests Greeks are most isolated within Union

21/12/2013 - 12:01

Greece is due to take over the six-month rotating presidency of the European Union on January 1 but just days before it does so a new poll has suggested that of the citizens in all 28 member states Greeks feel least confident about the Union’s future and are the most detached from the bloc.

One in four Greeks in severe material deprivation; a eurozone outlier

16/12/2013 - 10:17

Greece has the sixth highest rate of severe material deprivation among 30 European countries, with the lack of access to basics rising substantially for almost all age groups last year, according to new data from the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT).

For Greek families, electricity goes from given to must for survival

12/12/2013 - 15:35

It is another sign of the way the Greek crisis has evolved over the last few years that for families in a developed country that is part of the eurozone electricity has turned into a much cherished commodity rather than a given.

Percentage of people in Greece at risk of poverty rises, tops EU list

04/12/2013 - 10:03

The 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.