New data from Eurostat shows a record drop in the number of children born in the European Union for the year 2023, with only 3.67 million births recorded, marking a 5.4% decrease from the previous year. This decline underscores the demographic crisis in the EU, with Greece having one of the lowest fertility rates at 1.26 births per woman.
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‘Families Wanted’: Greek Village’s Viral Ad Offers Free Housing and Jobs to Combat “National Danger”
In the mountainous village of Fourna in Greece’s Evrytania region, residents are breathing life back into their beloved community by attracting young families through a grassroots effort that has gone viral.
Greece has unveiled a set of financial incentives and tax breaks aimed at addressing its declining birthrate, one of the lowest in Europe. Despite investing about one billion euros annually in pro-child initiatives, the country recorded its lowest birthrate in 2022. Experts remain skeptical about the effectiveness of these measures and emphasize the need for broader structural improvements to tackle the underlying issues.
Government spokesperson Pavlos Marinakis again referred to the government’s measures to combat what he called…
Greece’s permanent population has dropped by 3.5% compared to the 2011 census carried out in…