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Older men top vote for Greece’s new MEPs, study finds
POLITICS

The majority of Greek voters who turned up for the European Parliament elections last Sunday showed a preference for male candidates over the age of 50, who have a background as journalists and a university degree.


What do Greeks believe in 2024?
PODCASTS

DiaNEOsis, which has been monitoring the attitudes and perceptions of Greek society for a decade, just published an all-encompassing three part survey looking at what Greeks believe on a variety of issues.

Survey shows more positive view of EU
POLITICS

Greeks have a more positive view regarding the country’s participation in the European Union compared to 10 years ago, according to a survey conducted by the Dianeosis research group on What Greeks Believe in 2024.


53% of Greeks hold negative opinion of the EU, Pew survey shows
POLITICS

Fifty-three percent of adults in Greece hold a negative opinion of the European Union, according to a Pew Research Center survey published just ahead of the European Parliament elections this week. Greece ranks at the bottom among the countries surveyed.

Greeks work the most hours in Europe
ECONOMY

In an indictment of the economic model followed in the country, Eurostat data for 2023 show that Greeks work more hours than anyone else in Europe, and get even lower wages than at the beginning of the country’s financial crisis.



School experts highlight functional illiteracy risk
NEWS

One in five children are at risk of graduating from elementary and middle school functionally illiterate, according to a 2023 report by the scientific committee of the Authority for Quality Assurance in Primary and Secondary Education (ADIPPDE), the Greek equivalent of the Program for International Student Assessment, or PISA, which is a worldwide study by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) on the competitive exams that are organized every year.

Over 3.5 million people in Greece use TikTok
NEWS

Over 3.5 million people in Greece use TikTok, according to data provided to Kathimerini by the social media giant. Moreover, the data shows that approximately 67% of TikTok users in the country are over 25 years old.


Greece makes strides in good governance index
POLITICS

An annual report that tracks good governance has found that Greece has improved the most internationally since the index was launched in 2021 but still remains a laggard when it comes to financial stewardship.