Greece’s population is shrinking at an increasing pace according to data released by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) concerning the natural change in the population (i.e. only the difference between births and deaths without taking immigration/emigration into account).
If all people in the world lived and consumed like the average Greek, we would need the natural resources of 2.5 planets to survive. Greece is close to the European average (2.6 planets), according to "Living Planet 2014 ', the 10th edition of the WWF international report on the state of health of the Earth.
To some the government is so shaky that early elections could be triggered at any time – even before the issue of the election of a new president of the republic is cleared up.
German prosecutors have filed criminal charges against the former chief executive and the former management board of Hypo Real Estate, accusing them of misleading investors in 2008 during what proved to be the country’s most costly bank failure.