In Athens
In Greece, demographic rearmament is like the myth of Sisyphus, condemned to constantly roll a rock to the top of a mountain from where the stone fell by its own weight.
The country of Homer has one of the lowest fertility rates in Europe, falling from 1.5 children per woman in 2012 to 1.3 in 2019, while it must rise to 2.1 children per woman for ensure the renewal of generations.
And, at the same time, the population is aging all the more as the number of centenarians, undoubtedly fed on the Cretan diet, continues to grow.
In 2020, the conservative government of Kyriakos Mitsotakis decided to take the lead by allocating a bonus of 2,000 euros to each new birth.
Four years later, it is clear that the measure is far from sufficient.
Even if, according to Eurostat, the fertility rate rose to 1.43 in 2021, “
births continue to decline
”, admits to Le
Figaro
Sofia Zacharakis, Minister of Social Cohesion…
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