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Stelios Kazantzidis: The Voice of Post-War, Poverty-Stricken Greece

Stelios Kazantzidis -- who died in 2001 --was the voice that contained the pain and desire of post-war, poverty-stricken Greece.

Poverty Threat Among Greeks Drops Significantly But Remains High

The percentage of Greeks who are at risk of poverty or social exclusion fell by three percentage points in 2018 compared to 2017. 31.8 percent of the Greek population were at risk of poverty or social exclusion in 2018, compared...

One in Three Greeks Lives In Danger of Poverty, Data Show

34.8 percent of Greeks live in poverty or in danger of poverty, according to data revealed by the European Statistics Authority, Eurostat. More specifically, 20.1 percent of Greeks live in conditions of poverty and social exclusion, with 14.6 percent of the...

ND Chief: Instead of Ending Austerity, Tsipras Brought Poverty

"Instead of putting an end to austerity, he brought poverty...and he became the worst establishment himself," New Democracy President Kyriakos Mitsotakis said about Alexis Tsipras and the third anniversary of SYRIZA in power. In a video statement released on Thursday,...

Study: 700,000 Middle Class Greeks Face Poverty

A new study on poverty and economic inequality in Greece shows that 700,000 people who were middle class, are now confronted with poverty. According to the diaNEOsis organisation, income inequality in Greece gradually declined from the relatively high level before...

Four in Ten Children in Greece are at Risk of Poverty

Four in ten children in Greece under the age of 17 face the threat of poverty, says a Eurostat study on Poverty and Social Exclusion, based on 2016 figures. According to the study, Greece comes in third place among European Union...

Eurostat: More Than One in Three Greeks at Risk of Poverty in 2016

In 2016, more than a third of the population was at risk of poverty or social exclusion in Bulgaria (40.4%), Romania (38.8%) and Greece (35.6%), according to Eurostat. The at-risk-of-poverty or social exclusion rate has grown from 2008 in ten...

Almost 1.5 Million Greeks Live in Extreme Poverty

Almost 1.5 million Greeks live in extreme poverty, most of them unemployed and young, a recent study by the diaNEOsis non government organization says. Specifically, the study says, 1,488,714 Greeks, most of them young and unemployed live in extreme poverty,...

More than One in Three Greeks at Risk of Poverty

More than one in three Greeks is at risk of poverty and isolation, while the country shows the highest unemployment rate in the EU, according to the European Commission. The figures are based on a European Commission report on labor...

New Democracy Accuses Tsipras' Government of Implementing 'Poverty Plan'

"Alexis Tsipras' government implements with cynicism the poverty plan for the Greeks," main opposition New Democracy (ND) said on Tuesday following the release of figures on banking account confiscations. The press office of the main opposition accused the government of...

UNICEF Report Says Greece Leads In Child Poverty Within EU-14

A report released by UNICEF on Wednesday shows the dramatic downgrade of children's living conditions in Greece, that is by far the leading country in which children are deprived of the basic essentials and services within the EU-14 at...

Poverty in Greece Gone Up 40% Since 2008

The poverty in Greece increased by 40% from 2008 to 2015, according to a Cologne Institute of Economic Research study on European economy. The study is not based on low income alone but on other factors as well, such as...

Eurostat: Almost Two in Five Greek Children Face Poverty

Eurostat released data ahead of Universal Children's Day (November 20) showing that one in four children are at risk of poverty or social exclusion in the EU. In 2015, around 25 million children, or 26.9 percent of the EU...

Greek Unions Protest Labor Reforms: 'Do Not Compromise With Poverty!'

On Monday evening the scene outside of the Greek parliament was a familiar one as some 7,000 trade union members gathered to protest in an effort to highlight the government's duty to protecting wages, pensions and to restore collective...

Eurostat: One in Three Greeks Live in Conditions of Poverty

More than one in three residents of Greece experienced conditions of poverty and/or social exclusion in 2015, according to Eurostat figures released on Monday. The European Union average was roughly one in four, the same report said. In Greece, the...