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Greece: Focus on social cohesion and the protection of children
Last Updated: 2025-01-21 09:07 | Naftemporiki
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By Michalis Psilos
 
The Minister of Social Cohesion and Family revealed measures to strengthen social cohesion and address demographics as well as to protect children and the vulnerable groups, said Sofia Zacharaki, in an interview with Naftemporiki and Michalis Psilos.
 
"At the heart of the government’s political framework and the Ministry of Social Cohesion and Family for 2025 is the establishment of a solid and secure perspective for families and young people, as well as social cohesion and the protection of children and the vulnerable," Zacharaki underlined.
 
"Among the actions taken are the continuation of the housing renovation program in the first quarter of 2025 with increased subsidy and funding from the ministry’s budget, and the launch of the "Neighborhood Nannies" program in all Greek municipalities with 100 million euros from the NSRF," Zacharaki explained.
 
"With resources from the Recovery and Resilience Fund (RRF), we will implement the Early Intervention pilot program that provides a network of specialized and personalized services to children aged 0-6, in order to support their development and promote their social integration. Also, with 70 million euros from the RRF, we will finance the creation of new infant departments in municipal and private nurseries and the opening of creative employment centers for robotics. In the housing sector, with resources from the Recovery Fund, we will complete the renovation of state and private buildings for social housing, while an important intervention this year will be the payment of 50% of several benefits through prepaid cards."
 
National Strategy for Minors
 
Regarding the national strategy for protecting minors online, Zacharaki noted:
 
"At the moment, children and adolescents all over the world, with overexposure and addiction to platforms and the internet, are being trained to live exclusively in a digital world. The skills they acquire are useful for digital life but completely incompatible with everyday life. Children substitute digital experiences for real-life ones. They experience emotions that do not correspond to real life and live under constant overstimulation. Scientists are sounding the alarm about the effects on their brain function and development. We have reached a tipping point and the margins for intervention and reaction are narrowing. The Prime Minister and the government have decided that Greece can and will play a leading role in this global campaign to protect children from excessive digital and virtual life. However, since a universal ban is neither possible nor desirable, the implementation of the measures lies within two essential factors: information and substantial communication and interaction between parents and their children. The state creates the tools, but parents are the ones who must first take them into their own hands." 

(Editor:Liao Yifan)

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Greece: Focus on social cohesion and the protection of children
Source:Naftemporiki | 2025-01-21 09:07
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