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Food in Greece 5% More Expensive Than EU Average in 2018

According to the latest data for 2018 released recently by Eurostat, food in Greece is five percent more expensive than the average prices across the EU. In its report, Eurostat also notes that the average disposable income of Greek households...

Eurostat Reports Greek Cheese, Eggs and Milk Second Most Expensive in the EU

Eurostat released on Thursday its final ''Consumer Price Levels'' report for the year 2018, showing that Greeks paid on average considerably more money to buy everyday essentials compared to most other Europeans. The report said that if the average price...

Greece, Cyprus Among EU Nations Reaching ''Europe 2020'' Education Targets

Eurostat announced recently that Greece and Cyprus are among the EU nations which reached or exceeded the targets laid out in the ''Europe 2020'' Education strategy. ''Europe 2020'' is an educational strategy set forward by the European Union to increase...

Over 2,600 Unaccompanied Refugee Children Claimed Asylum in Greece in 2018

More than 2,600 unaccompanied minors sought asylum in Greece in 2018, according to Eurostat figures released on Holy Friday. This figure is slightly higher than in 2017 (2,455) and is the third highest in the EU, after Germany and Italy. In...

Greece's Public Debt Rose to 181.1 percent of GDP in 2018

Public debt in Greece and Italy grew last year, while the European bloc as a whole recorded an overall decrease in its liabilities, the European Union statistics office said on Tuesday. At the end of 2018, Greece, which is the...

Greece Records Largest Annual Unemployment Decrease in EU for 2018

Greece recorded the largest annual unemployment rate decrease in the EU for 2018, Eurostat disclosed in a report which was released on Monday. The European Executive's Statistics Service noted that the Greek unemployment rate fell a full 2.8 points, from 20.8...

Greek Fertility Rate Among the Lowest in the EU

Greece had among the lowest fertility rates in the European Union in the year 2017, according to the latest figures published by Eurostat on Tuesday. The EU statistics agency found that Greece was in the bottom five nations regarding population...

More Than Thirty-four Thousand People Acquire Greek Citizenship in 2017

A total of 34,305 people acquired Greek citizenship in 2017, an increase of three percent compared to 2016, according to Eurostat's latest figures, which were published on Wednesday. Approximately 825,000 people acquired European Union citizenship by applying in one of its member-states in...

Report Says Most Greeks Haven't Seen a Doctor in a Year

According to data from the year 2017, which was published by Eurostat on Monday, Greek citizens are the least likely to visit a doctor of all the citizens from all 28 nations of the European Union. Eurostat, which is the...

Four Regions in Greece Named Among Europe's Poorest

Four regions in Greece were included in the list of the poorest in Europe, according to a report from Eurostat, the EU's statistical office, which was published on Tuesday. East Macedonia-Thrace, Epirus, the North Aegean and West Macedonia all have...