The consequences that the Demographic crisis in Greece In the following years and the possible ways of stopping the phenomenon through public and private initiatives were put into the debate between bodies, economists and lawyers who took place in the context of it. 10th Delphi Economic Forum.

The head of the specialist unit for employment, social security, prosperity and social affairs, gave the conversation to the conversation, Eirini Andriopoulouquoting some interesting figures such as that in the last decade there is a 10% increase in over 65 and 24% over 80, while the country’s population decreased by 6%. As he said, the decline in the total population of Greece by 2070 is estimated to be approaching 25%, while in the context of presenting these data he stressed that the great challenge is not to regress the reforms that ensure viability for the coming years, when the time is important.

For his part, the Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Security (2023-2025), Professor, Economics University of Athens, Panos Tsakoglouhe said that the issue is not only the adequacy of pensions, but if the system finally can withstand the insured’s money more money, adding that Greece has reached bankruptcy in recent years and because of its pension system, long before the consequences of the demographic issue appeared. According to him, almost all European countries have a corresponding problem, taking a set of measures starting with the reduction of premature retirement to the construction of a pillar of a capital nature. At the same time, as he underlined, pension expenditure is gradually falling, because instead of the supplementary pension, we have capitalized pensions, and despite the cuts that have taken place, the average pension in Greece is the highest in the European Union. However, as he concluded in his presentation, “if the younger generation decides that it does not want to have children, pension will be zero in the future.”

A modern citizen can make an early on the moves that he was able to ensure the age of his pension was spoken by NN Hellas Chairman and Managing Director, Philip Michael. Based on what she said, “the demographic problem is existing and intensified. The question is, in addition to people in the future, what will be the quality of life they can live in, ”adding that according to surveys, most older citizens look forward to a retirement that will be active and can travel, actively take advantage of their time. In this context, he commented that a savings culture should be re -created to Greeks and from an early age, which can also help tax incentives, and the contribution of modern insurance products and new services adapted to their needs is significant. It is a challenge that has led us to change but we must do quite a bit. Why people need next to them in every age allies for better quality of life

In his own suggestion, Alpha Bank’s Chief Economist, Kapopoulosargued that long -term solutions are needed for the viability of the insurance system, which depends on the rate of economic growth in the coming decades. The key factors for her are the work and quality of capital and how these two are intertwined. As he said, the employment rate in Greece is much lower than the average of the European Union, although Greeks work more hours than Europeans and this is something that should change. The other key element for the labor reform to come is to reduce non -wage costs, especially the tax burden on employers, even if insurance contributions should be reduced, and emphasis should also be placed on the fight against undeclared work. An important element, moreover, is the extroversion of businesses, not only in countries where there are expatriates such as now, but also in other areas such as India and China.

From the legal perspective, the lawyer, Professor of Law School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Patrina Paparigopoulouargued that the Constitution links social security to work, with the three categories of workers, employees, freelancers and civil servants being treated differently. For her, there should be a fairer approach in the future, with some steps, such as TEKA already done, but there should be a continuation, such as private responsibility and private insurance, before the existing model becomes suffocating and even more pressures on the demographic issue are exerted. “I am not convinced that the current system can lead us to intergenerational justice,” he concluded.