Poverty
Economy
Study: 700,000 Middle Class Greeks Face Poverty
A new study on poverty and economic inequality in Greece shows that 700,000 people who were middle class, are now confronted with poverty.
According to the diaNEOsis organisation, income inequality in Greece gradually declined from the relatively high level before...
Greece
Four in Ten Children in Greece are at Risk of Poverty
Four in ten children in Greece under the age of 17 face the threat of poverty, says a Eurostat study on Poverty and Social Exclusion, based on 2016 figures.
According to the study, Greece comes in third place among European Union...
Greece
Almost 1.5 Million Greeks Live in Extreme Poverty
Almost 1.5 million Greeks live in extreme poverty, most of them unemployed and young, a recent study by the diaNEOsis non government organization says.
Specifically, the study says, 1,488,714 Greeks, most of them young and unemployed live in extreme poverty,...
Economy
More than One in Three Greeks at Risk of Poverty
More than one in three Greeks is at risk of poverty and isolation, while the country shows the highest unemployment rate in the EU, according to the European Commission.
The figures are based on a European Commission report on labor...
Greece
Remains of Man Killed In Fire Left Wrapped in Body Bag on the Street Because He Was Poor
A single-home fire in Thessaloniki claimed the life of a 86-year-old man. Early Saturday morning the man was discovered by authorities and was then wrapped in a blue body bag and left on the side of the street because...
Economy
Eurostat: Three Greek Regions Rank Among the 20 Poorest in EU
Three of Greece's 13 regions -- Eastern Macedonia-Thrace, Epirus and Western Greece -- were among the 20 poorest regions in the European Union in terms of per capita GDP in 2015, according to figures released by Eurostat on Thursday....
Economy
Greece's Children Pay the Price of Economic Crisis
Greece's children pay the price of the prolonged economic crisis, as a shelter for abused children is now taking in those whose parents are unable to provide food for them, a Reuters report says.
As one fourth of the country's...
Economy
Poverty in Greece Gone Up 40% Since 2008
The poverty in Greece increased by 40% from 2008 to 2015, according to a Cologne Institute of Economic Research study on European economy.
The study is not based on low income alone but on other factors as well, such as...
Greece
Greece Ranks Last Place in EU’s Social Justice Report
The European Union’s annual report Social Justice for 2015 revealed that Greece ranked last place among the EU's 28 member states.
The ranking is not of much surprise, given the current economic crisis gripping the nation and social reforms the...
Economy
Eurostat: Almost Two in Five Greek Children Face Poverty
Eurostat released data ahead of Universal Children's Day (November 20) showing that one in four children are at risk of poverty or social exclusion in the EU. In 2015, around 25 million children, or 26.9 percent of the EU...