Greece among EU countries with mid-level minimum wage at 1,027 euros
Updated Eurostat data shows significant disparities in minimum wages across the European Union. According to an analysis by Euronews, around 12.8 million workers in the EU earn at or below the minimum wage.
Greece’s minimum wage is set at 1,027 euros, placing it in the mid-range among EU countries.
Other nations with similar minimum wages include Croatia (1,050 euros), Portugal (1,073 euros), Cyprus (1,088 euros), Poland (1,139 euros), Lithuania (1,153 euros), Slovenia (1,278 euros), and Spain (1,381 euros).
At the lower end, Bulgaria has the EU’s lowest minimum wage at 620 euros, followed by Latvia (780 euros), Romania (795 euros), Hungary (838 euros), Estonia (886 euros), Slovakia (915 euros), Czechia (924 euros), and Malta (994 euros).
Western European countries record the highest minimum wages, with France at 1,823 euros, Belgium 2,112 euros, the Netherlands 2,295 euros, Germany 2,343 euros, Ireland 2,391 euros, and Luxembourg 2,704 euros.
Euronews noted that these figures highlight economic disparities within the EU and underscore ongoing debates over minimum wage policies across member states.
