youth

Greece and Cyprus Slide in 2026 World Happiness Report

The latest World Happiness Report reveals a sobering trend in the Eastern Mediterranean, with both Greece and Cyprus experiencing significant declines in their global rankings. The 2026 data, published by the University of Oxford’s Wellbeing Research Centre in partnership with...

Greece’s Demographic Decline Makes Birth Rebound Unattainable

The return of annual births in Greece to the levels recorded between 2011 and 2020 is unattainable in the coming decades because the number of women of reproductive age continues to shrink, according to new demographic research published by...

Here’s How to Travel for Free Around Europe

Time is running out for youth to seize a fantastic opportunity for free travel across the continent of Europe. Proposed by the European Parliament, the DiscoverEU initiative—part of the popular Erasmus+ program—offers thousands of free travel passes. DiscoverEU aims to help...

Arrests Follow Illegal Youth Party in Coronavirus-Ravaged Thessaloniki

Another illegal indoor party took place on Friday night in Thessaloniki, the Greek city that is currently suffering the most from the second deadly wave of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. Loud music coming from an apartment in downtown Thessaloniki led...

Youth in Greece's Migrant Camps Turning to Drugs, Suicide Attempts, Save the Children Says

The NPO Save the Children has released statements on Thursday saying that the conditions under which the children in migrant reception centers in Greece are living is driving them to self-inflicting harm on themselves and using drugs to cope...

Global University Rankings Show Greek Students Lack Entrepreneurship

A global study of 122,000 university students of 1,000 universities in 50 countries, showed that Greek students are lacking in entrepreneurship while also abandoning their dreams of entering the civil service. The research data will be presented at the...

Most Young Greeks Earn Less Than 500 Euros Per Month

Employment search engine Kariera.gr published data concerning wages in Greece. The study, conducted in collaboration with the Human Resources Workshop of the Marketing and Communication Department of the Economic University of Athens from April to May 2016 found that...

Generation WTF (and Greece)

What’s the future? It is a question many are asking, irrespective of country or context. Even an abridged catalogue of what ails our world – European finance, nationalist conflicts, income inequality, environmental degradation, countless phobias and human horrors –...

85% of Greek Businesses are "Unethical"

Research conducted by the non-profit organization Future Leaders, shows that young people in Greece, aged 18 to 27 years old, believe that more than 8 out of 10 Greek companies do not apply rules of business ethics, with the...