Greek Insurance System

A toxic combination of the aging of the population, a low birth rate, and the explosion of flexible forms of employment will have an enormous cost as a study in Ta Nea underlines.

The reform of the insurance system that was attempted by the Simitis government in the nineties and drafted by Professor Yannis Spraos was rejected by very large social protests.

The decision of the Highest Administrative Court reminds us that the insurance system remains an intractable issue in our country.

It is clear that the demographic problem must be placed at the top of the agenda of the current and future governments.