Greece ranks first in workplace accidents.

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The statement that Greece ranks first in workplace accidents is directly contradicted by Eurostat: in 2024 the highest fatal-accident incidence was in France, Bulgaria and Latvia, and Greece ranked around 17th among Member States.

The speaker presents a ranking that does not correspond to any official Eurostat indicator for accidents at work.

Omissions

• No Eurostat indicator (fatal or non-fatal accidents at work, standardised or crude incidence rates, absolute numbers) places Greece first in the EU; the highest-ranking Member States are France, Bulgaria, Latvia (fatal, 2024) and France, Portugal, Spain (non-fatal, 2024).
• Greek reporting of non-fatal workplace accidents is known to be comparatively low, so even 'first place' narratives based on under-reporting would not be consistent with the published Eurostat rankings.
• The most detailed source confirming the correct ranking (Eurostat Statistics Explained) is a continuously updated page whose reference data is 2024; the Greek media reports citing it were published in September 2026, shortly before the session date.

Sources

• PrimaryEurostat — Accidents at work statistics (Statistics Explained)In 2024, the highest standardised incidence of fatal accidents at work was recorded in France (4.48 deaths per 100 000 employed people), followed by Bulgaria (3.92 deaths per 100 000 employed people) and Latvia (3.74 deaths per 100 000 employed people). ... In 2024, the number of fatal accidents per 100 000 employed people ranged from fewer than 1.00 in Luxembourg, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany and Sweden to at least 3.00 fatal accidents per 100 000 employed people in Bulgaria and France. ... the range of incidence rates between EU countries varied from fewer than 100 non-fatal accidents per 100 000 employed people in Romania (65) and Bulgaria (87) to more than 2 000 per 100 000 employed people in France (2 622), Portugal (2 489) and Spain (2 241).
• SecondaryThe Press Project (citing Eurostat)Στην Ελλάδα καταγράφηκαν 5.271 μη θανατηφόρα και 55 θανατηφόρα εργατικά ατυχήματα, με τη χώρα να βρίσκεται στην 17η θέση μεταξύ των κρατών-μελών (In Greece 5,271 non-fatal and 55 fatal workplace accidents were recorded, with the country in 17th place among the Member States).
• SecondaryΟικονομικός Ταχυδρόμος (ot.gr), citing EurostatΣε ολόκληρη την ΕΕ, το 2024 σημειώθηκαν 1,65 θανατηφόρα εργατικά ατυχήματα ανά 100.000 απασχολούμενους ... ο αριθμός των θανατηφόρων ατυχημάτων ανά 100.000 εργαζόμενους κυμαινόταν ... έως ... (In the whole EU, in 2024 there were 1.65 fatal accidents at work per 100,000 employed people; the highest non-fatal rates were recorded in France (2,622), Portugal (2,489) and Spain (2,241) per 100,000).
• SecondaryEuronews Greece — workplace safetyΣε ολόκληρη την ΕΕ, το 2022 σημειώθηκαν 1,66 θανατηφόρα ατυχήματα ανά 100.000 απασχολούμενους. Το υψηλότερο ποσοστό θανατηφόρων εργατικών [ατυχημάτων ...] (In the whole EU, in 2022 there were 1.66 fatal accidents per 100,000 employed people. The highest rate of fatal workplace accidents ...).