Society
Greek regions perform poorly in social progress index
Ranking 257 out of the 272 regions in the EU, the Peloponnese region is among the weakest in terms of what it offers citizens in terms of basic human needs, wellbeing and opportunity, according to the draft of the first European Social Progress Index (SPI).
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Mapping the views of the Greeks
Greeks are now split into two distinct, but not equivalent, camps as regards their stance towards their country’s involvement with the EU, a divide that the researchers involved in a new, wide-ranging opinion poll have described as a contemporary “national schism”.
Greece ranks 43rd in impact on global innovation
Greece is an “innovation follower”, meaning it does not contribute to innovation globally but, at the same time, does not actively detract from it either, a report that assesses the economic and trade policies of 56 countries.
More than half of Greek households rely mainly on pensions
The main source of income for just over half of Greek households is still a pension, while just over 37 percent mainly rely on wages, the annual survey on income and household expenditure from the country’s largest small- and medium business association has found.
IMF: Greece's GDP spend on asylum seekers 6th highest in EU
The fiscal cost to Greece of asylum seekers was 0.17 percent of GDP, or some €300 million euros, in 2015, according to a new report from the IMF that looks at the economic effects of refugee crisis on Europe.
Greeks' health seen getting worse, negative feelings growing during crisis
The economic crisis has given rise to negative feelings such as insecurity, anxiety, fear, anger, frustration and sorrow among 44 percent of Greeks, with higher percentages recorded among people on low incomes, according to research conducted by the National School of Public Health (ESDY).
Greek firms rely on public procurement most in EU but also suspect corruption, survey indicates
Greek companies derive a considerably higher proportion of their turnover from public tender and procurement procedures compared to those in other countries and are also more likely to say that corruption is widespread in public procurement managed by national authorities or regional or local authorities.
Greek teachers low paid, but work shorter hours in smaller classes
Greek teachers are low-paid by international standards, but work among the lowest hours and in some of the lowest class sizes, according to a major new study.
Greek households most overburdened with housing costs in EU
With two in five of its population living in a household where total housing costs represented more than 40 percent of total disposable household income, Greece has by far the highest housing cost overburden rate in the EU, according to new EU-wide data.
A third of young Greeks would consider emigrating to escape economic problems
The number of young Greeks who would consider emigrating due to economic problems in their country fell significantly from 2014 to 2015, a report from by Europe’s biggest debt collector has found.