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Work-life balance key priority for Greek workers, survey finds
ECONOMY

One in two Greeks say they would be willing to leave a job if it prevented them from enjoying their life, according to findings from Randstad’s annual Workmonitor survey which showed that financial rewards are no longer the sole focus for local workers.


How shrinking populations fuel divisive politics
THE NEW YORK TIMES

In the 2000 film “Almost Famous,” Cameron Crowe’s comedy-drama about rock musicians in the 1970s, the character played by Zooey Deschanel gives her younger brother some advice. “Listen to ‘Tommy’ with a candle burning, and you’ll see your whole future,” she says.

Cars, the number one enemy of pedestrians
SOCIETY

The growing need for parking has made it legal in almost all Athens streets and where it is not allowed it is done illegally at the expense of pavements and squares.


Greeks opt for costly items
CONSUMERS

A few months ago, the Competition Commission found that multinationals sell detergents for much higher prices in Greece than in most European countries.

Outpatient care system found lacking by study
NEWS

Six in 10 patients say they don’t feel their care plan is organized around all of their health and wellness needs, describing an outpatient care system that does not ensure continuity in care, according to the conclusions of the pilot phase of a study by the Health Services Organization and Evaluation Laboratory of the University of Athens in collaboration with the Organization for Quality Assurance in Health and the Health Ministry within the framework of the OECD’s transnational PaRIS program.

Survey finds limited support for sit-ins
NEWS

Only 16.2% of second and third-year senior high school students support sit-in demonstrations as a means of expressing disagreement with school management, according to a survey on youth and democracy conducted by the National Center for Social Research (EKKE) for the Education Ministry’s General Secretariat for Vocational Education, Training, Lifelong Learning and Youth.


Young Greeks skeptical about climate change
NEWS

As the COP28 summit gets under way in Dubai to discuss climate change, the results of a Greek public opinion poll conducted after the devastating Storm Daniel in September has shown that that young people in Greece are skeptical about climate change. 

The far-right blur
OPINION

We already knew that Greeks have a high opinion of themselves from a Pew Research Center survey conducted in 2015-2017 and published in 2018 which showed that 89% of us stated that “our culture is superior to that in the rest of Europe.”

Trust in TV and radio as news source lower in Greece than EU average
NEWS

Trust in public television and radio stations as a source of news is lower in Greece than in the rest of the European Union, according to a Eurobarometer survey published by the European Parliament. While 48% of European citizens trust most public TV and radio stations as a source of news, only 39% of Greeks do.



Births in Greece post further 10.3 pct drop in 2022
NEWS

The Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) has released data on demographic indicators in Greece for 2022, encompassing vital events such as births, deaths, marriages, and registered partnerships for that year.


Greeks becoming fewer, older, lonelier
NEWS

Greek society is aging and experiencing great changes in its structural characteristics, according to the results of the 2021 population census, which were released on Friday by the Hellenic Statistical Authority.

State Department report highlights Greece’s positive prospects
INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENTS

Greece has rebounded since the 2009-2018 financial crisis that saw real GDP decline by 25 percent. Modest growth began to return in 2019 and unemployment dropped from its crisis peak of 35 percent in 2013 to 12 percent in 2022, the State Department said in the 2023 Investment Climate Statements.