MacroPolis

Some basic products in Greece among most expensive in EU

21/06/2016 - 00:56

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

10/06/2016 - 11:59

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

03/06/2016 - 11:56

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

24/05/2016 - 09:40

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.

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.