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Greece pledges to tackle social exclusion of Greek Roma

The Greek Labor Ministry has pledged to tackle the social exclusion of the Greek Roma. The pledge was made on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Roma Holocaust. “In remembrance and commemoration of the Roma Holocaust, August 2nd, is dedicated to the memory of the Roma Holocaust, the …

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Greece lowers national poverty threshold to 4,718 euros per year

The percentage of Greeks at risk of poverty or social exclusion fell by three percentage points to 31.8% in 2018 from 34.8% in 2017, or 3,348,000 persons, Hellenic Statistical Authority said in a report on Friday. The statistics service said that the number of households at risk of poverty totaled …

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Greece’s middle class dwindles, 700,000 people at risk of poverty

Greece’s middle class is dwindling and is drifting into into poverty. About 700,000 people are now closer to the poverty line, a new survey has found. Young people aged 16-24 are at highest risk of poverty. According to data provided by the Dianeosis nonprofit think tank, the percentage of people …

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35.6% of Greece’s population at risk of poverty or social exclusion

More than one third of the Greek population is at risk of poverty or social exclusion. We have been reading this since 2012, occasionally it is been officially confirmed by European statistics authorities like the Eurostat. In the first two years of bailout agreements, the rates were below 30%. But …

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