Rethymnon
Greek demographics: An aging and over-the-hill population
Mainland Greece is aging alarmingly - faster than even the most dire predictions of demographers. One in three residents of the Prefectures of Arta and Evrytania is currently over 65 years old, a percentage that was expected in 2050, while in eleven prefectures of the country with a total population of 828,000 people one in four is elderly.
Meimarakis optimistic about September 20 elections in Rethymnon, Crete
Main opposition New Democracy (ND) leader Evangelos Meimarakis continued his pre-election campaign trail from another major Cretan city, Rethymnon, where he called on voters to refrain from choosing a ‘punitive vote’ in the September 20 elections.