For Greece, the challenge to sustain adequate pensions while reducing the long-term burden on public finances persists

Nikos Androulakis pledged to restore the 13th pension and EKAS, cut the pensioners’ solidarity contribution and abolish the personal difference

Retirees have lost up to 45% of their income since 2010, while the planned 2.8% gross increase for 2027 falls below inflation

Greece’s draft 2027 budget projects a 3.9% nominal wage increase and a 2.8% pension rise, alongside a €400 annual payment for eligible pensioners, a higher minimum wage and a new Christmas bonus for public-sector workers.

Prosecutors ordered the arrests of a woman and her son after skeletal remains believed to be her mother's were found wrapped in plastic and a sheet in the family's basement.

Investigators recovered remains wrapped in a sheet in a storage room at the Marathon property, as records show withdrawals from the dead woman's account continued into August

Investigators await forensic findings after a 90-year-old man's body was discovered in a freezer, as conflicting accounts raise new questions about the time and cause of his death

A new draft bill aims to make occupational pension schemes more accessible and flexible, introducing open pension funds, improved tax incentives and greater portability of retirement savings.

The measure, if passed, would allow retirement at 62 and end longstanding disparities between pre- and post-2011 hires in Greece's public health system

Greece's June pension payments begin May 26, split across two dates depending on fund type, covering both private sector and public sector retirees

Thousands of pensioners are set to receive retroactive payments and monthly increases following recalculations and corrections by Greece’s social security authority, with some cases involving long-standing legal disputes

Currently at a strategic crossroads, TEKA can choose to adopt professional governance, embrace full transparency, and implement merit-based processes that honor the savings of young workers, or it can remain as a symbol of institutional stagnation

An autopsy on a 91-year-old woman, secretly buried by her daughter to keep collecting her pension, shows no signs of foul play. Authorities continue investigating as the exact time of death remains unclear

A 62-year-old in central Greece faces a homicide probe after allegedly burying her mother to continue collecting her pension, as conflicting testimonies raise new questions

A 62-year-old woman accused of burying her mother to keep collecting her pension has been released as investigations continue, raising questions about the circumstances of death and the role of an alleged accomplice

Police uncovered the body of a 90-year-old woman in rural south-central Greece, charging her daughter concealed her death for three years to continue collecting benefits. Investigators are probing whether neglect or foul play was involved

Police in central Greece discovered a woman had buried her 90-year-old mother in a stable, concealing her death for two years to continue receiving her pension and disability benefits

In this brief essay we present our insights following the very informative 6th Occupational Retirement Provision Forum entitled "A new developmental paradigm for Occupational Insurance" which  included a panel on the Australian experience

This package includes two key measures: a rent refund program for tenants and a yearly allowance for low-income pensioners.

While the Greek government has promised not to change the retirement age until after 2027, studies show that the country's demographics issues may necessitate drastic measures soon after