The proposed scheme would match eligible family contributions with state funding, offer tax breaks and invest savings until children turn 18, with annual private contributions capped at €10,000 per account

Speaking at the UN Security Council, Greece’s foreign minister warned that digital technologies are being used to recruit and exploit children in armed conflicts. The UN verified 38,558 grave violations against children in 2025, the highest annual total since the monitoring mandate was established

There is much to welcome in a government shaping policy with an eye towards the prospects of future generations of Greeks; the ambition deserves serious consideration, but the proposal rests on assumptions worth more scrutiny than its expected returns

More than 133,000 children visited the emergency departments of Greece’s two major pediatric hospitals in 2025, as new data show which symptoms most often bring children in — and which cases ultimately require hospitalization

Hundreds of children whose parents are dead or missing since Nepal's August 26 floods are living in shelters, facing trauma and an uncertain legal status

A 104-page report by Greece’s National Transparency Authority details problems at kindergartens, camps and playgrounds, along with alleged misconduct by hundreds of elected officials and public employees.

A 14-year-old boy in Heraklion successfully underwent surgery at PAGNI after allegedly swallowing a sock while being transported to school, according to his mother.

An ambulance reached the village of Karitsa 45 minutes after an emergency call, according to a hospital workers’ union, while regional health authorities said nearby ambulances were already responding to other emergencies.

The Greek government has announced a new matched-savings scheme under which a family that contributes regularly could build an investment account worth more than €60,000 by the time a child turns 18. But can a scheme that rewards parents’ ability to save deliver opportunities to those who need it most?

The proposed “1+1” program would match family contributions with state funding, with annual limits rising over time and savings invested until the child turns 18.

The measures will cost €605 million in 2026, rising to €2.2 billion in 2027 and €3.6 billion annually by 2030, with changes spanning wages, pensions, housing and business taxes

Authorities are investigating after the girl fled a hotel room with two men who ran off when staff realized she was a minor

Parents and prospective caregivers say months-long approval delays, costly requirements and late subsidy payments are undermining the government’s “Nannies of the Neighborhood” program.

The Municipality of Athens is calling on residents to donate notebooks, backpacks and other school supplies before classes begin next Friday, with a citywide collection point open Saturday in central Athens.

The father says he supported his three children and left them with their uncle while working, as authorities examine allegations of neglect, malnutrition and past violence against their mother

Two boys, ages 13 and 7, and an 8-year-old girl have been hospitalized since Tuesday following a prosecutor’s order after relatives reported alleged neglect and malnutrition

Doctors at a children’s intensive care unit in Patras extubated the boy after he swallowed a large amount of water at a beach in Ilia and lost consciousness

The teenager was accused of putting his dog in a trash bin and beating it in Pyrgos, while other minors reportedly recorded the incident on their phones

A two-year-old boy was intubated and taken to Heraklion University Hospital after falling from his family's balcony in Crete on Tuesday