Eurostat reports that 19% of people in Greece could not keep their homes adequately warm in 2024, slightly improved from 19.2% in 2023, but still more than double the EU average

Among EU member states for which data are available for the fourth quarter of 2025, Lithuania recorded the strongest quarterly growth, with GDP rising by 1.7% compared with the previous quarter.

Greek CO2 emissions decreased by 38.5% between 2013 and 2024, according to Eurostat, recording one of the highest reductions in the common bloc, above the EU average of 34%. Greece was placed in the second tier of countries based on its positive performance in greenhouse gas emissions, along with Portugal, the Netherlands, Poland, and Slovakia. […]

Inflation in Greece is easing, but supermarket prices, rents and services remain high, forcing households to slash budgets and businesses to report falling sales, according to new data and market analysis

Greece ranked sixth among European countries, registering 152,944,662 overnight stays in 2024, up from 147,209,821 in 2023.

New Eurostat inflation data show that everyday staples in Greece, ranging from meat and milk to fruit and yogurt, are becoming more expensive far more quickly than across the rest of the European Union, putting growing pressure on household budgets

Based on the figures, Attica was followed by the South Aegean and Crete, which ranked second and third respectively.

Across the European Union, Cyprus posted the lowest inflation at just 0.1%, while France recorded 0.7%, Italy 1.2%, and Finland 1.8%.

The Athens International Airport toppled the famous Paris Orly Airport from the top ten list. According to the Eurostat data.

In 2024, almost 10% of urban dwellers lived in households spending more than 40% of their income on housing — a burden most acute in Greece and Denmark.

Eurostat said the port of Piraeus ranked fourth, serving 10 million passengers.

Greece’s recycling rate is at just 5.2%, far below the EU average of 11.8%.

Greece recorded one of the lowest inflation rates in the EU—1.6%, down from 1.8% the previous month.

Eurostat data shows that Greeks report the highest levels of subjective poverty in Europe. We examine the deeper social and economic forces that fuel this collective feeling of deprivation

Eurostat’s 2024 data show Greece posting the EU’s second-lowest median wage, outpacing only Bulgaria and remaining well below the European average

New Eurostat data shows Greece ranks among the five poorest EU nations, with one in ten workers at risk of poverty and men faring significantly worse than women.

When it comes to travel budgets, Luxembourg leads the way. Its residents spend an average of 1,758 euros on foreign trips lasting at least four nights.

Specifically, 66.8% of Greek citizens reported difficulty making ends meet, compared with 37.4% in Bulgaria and 28.7% in Slovakia.

Among member states, the highest debt-to-GDP ratios at the end of Q2 2025 were recorded in Greece (151.2%).

Labor costs are driven by two main components: wages and salaries, and non-wage expenses such as social contributions