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Greeks lead Europe in hours worked

The latest European data shows that Greeks are working many more hours than their European counterparts, with one in five Greeks working more than 45 hours a week. This data comes amid wider discussions about productivity in Greece’s economy, developments in AI, and recent moves by the government to introduce a 6 day workweek and a 13-hour work day. Nikos Efstathiou, an Athens based journalist and author, joins Thanos Davelis as we dig into this story.

You can read the articles we discuss on our podcast here:

Greeks work the longest in EU

General strike against 13-hour work day brings Greece to a halt

Greece's new 6-day workweek law takes effect, bucking a trend

Greece’s success ‘an example’ for Germany

Athens watching Turkey moves for signs of aggression

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