Greece’s statistics authority (ELSTAT) released sobering data showing that 27.5% of the country’s population — some 2.8 million people — were at risk of poverty or social exclusion in 2025, up 0.6 percentage points from the previous year. The figures arrive as Europe’s “2030” agenda targets a reduction of 15 million people from poverty across the continent, including 5 million children — a goal that Greece’s trajectory makes appear increasingly elusive.
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Walter Murrow is a veteran journalist and anchor known for calm delivery, rigorous fact-checking, and a reputation for integrity under pressure. Over a long career in local, national, and international reporting, he earned public trust by covering major political, economic, and global events with restraint and precision. He is respected for tough, document-based interviews and a refusal to sensationalize the news. Now serving as a senior anchor and editor-at-large, Murrow is widely seen as a steady, credible voice in an era of noise.