Greece, which saw its lowest number of births in 2022, plans to spend 20 billion euros ($22 billion) through 2035 on incentives to halt the decline, including cash benefits and tax breaks, its family ministry said.
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A recent nationwide survey commissioned by the Greek Ministry of Health and UNICEF reveals alarming trends in children’s health, characterized by low consumption of fruit and vegetables and a sedentary lifestyle.
A 16-year-old boy was arrested Tuesday for allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl in the northern city of Thessaloniki.
The government is set to implement stricter measures aimed at combating rising teen violence in the wake of a brutal attack on a 14-year-old girl in Glyfada, which has raised the alarm across the nation.
Deputy Justice Minister Ioannis Bougas outlined the government’s legal reforms on Tuesday aimed at addressing a surge in youth violence, including tougher penalties for parents who neglect the supervision of their minors.
Sometimes, exerting power can break through the limits of political management, offering joy to those who wield it and to those whom it helps. As when a prime minister focuses on the pain of a small group of people and, with one push, propels a long-running struggle for justice towards resolution.
Father Antonios Papanikolaou, founder of the Ark of the World charity, insisted on Monday that he is innocent of any wrongdoing regarding allegations of abuse and mistreatment of minors at the organization’s facilities.
Greece will soon launch a new mobile app to support teenagers facing threats or violence outside school premises, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced during a cabinet meeting on Monday, in response to a recent surge in such incidents.
Two incidents over the weekend highlighted the alarming rise in crime and delinquency among minors that has been noted in the past few years. In a shocking case in Alexandroupoli, northern Greece, two kindergarten children aged 5 are accused of sexually abusing a fellow pupil.
An association of Attica parents with disabled school-aged children is calling for nationwide support for a protest rally it is planning on Saturday outside the Education Ministry in the northern Athens suburb of Maroussi.
A 15-year-old riding a scooter was hit by a tram Wednesday afternoon in Nea Smyrni, Athens, on Eleftheriou Venizelou Street.
Police are searching for a 45-year-old man who abducted his newborn from Alexandra Hospital in Athens on Tuesday. The infant was under social services’ care after authorities removed custody due to unsafe living conditions.
Despite a significant decline in overall births since 1990, Greece has seen a fivefold increase in the number of births by women aged 40 and older.
The “School Basket” has been included in the very strict law on profit margins, which if violated will result in a fine of up to 6 million euros, Development Minister Takis Theodorikakos told Skai TV on Wednesday.
One in 10 children aged up to 3 years who arrive at the outpatient clinics of the National Health System (ESY) hospitals with injuries are victims of abuse.
Three minors, aged 13 and 14, were arrested on the island of Zakynthos, western Greece, for bullying and stealing from a 14-year-old classmate over several months.
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