Δευτέρα 19 Δεκεμβρίου 2011

Greece Threatened with Widespread, Long-Term Poverty

19/7/2011


REUTERS
A beggar with her child in the center of Athens. There has been a dramatic rise in the number of homeless people -- by up to 25 percent in Athens alone.


AP
A woman begging in the upmarket Athens suburb of Glyfada. According to official data, unemployment is expected to climb to between 17 percent and 18 percent by the end of 2011, but the true figure could be as high as 23 percent.


AP
Searching for scraps of food in the city of Thessaloniki. Unemployment benefits are only available for a year at a monthly rate of less than €500. After that, the state offers practically no assistance. Officials estimate that only about 280,000 of the 800,000 people without jobs are still eligible to claim unemployment benefits.


DPA
People queuing for free food outside the main meat market of central Athens on Tsiknopemti, or "Burnt Thursday", a day when people barbecue meat ahead of the coming period of Lent. Lines were longer this year due to the economic crisis in the country.


DPA
A busker in Athens. Becoming unemployed in Greece sparks rapid social decline.


Getty Images
A beggar in Athens. The number of people living in poverty is surging as a result of the country's economic decline and austerity measures.



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