The latest data from surveys conducted by MRB, are extremely interesting. The nationwide survey of 2000 citizens, was conducted between June 17-25. With the intention to vote and in the data recorded…
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Albanian news portal Shqiptarja had an interesting headline yesterday – “Albania and Kosovo had the highest number of lazy young people in Europe in 2019.” The prospect of increasing productivity is hopeless…
Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis called for an EU strategy to restore the smooth running of markets, as well as a coherent framework for normalising transport and tourism, during his call to…
Greece’s employment, training and social welfare organization (OAED) announced a significant drop in the number of unemployment people registered with the organisation. According to OAED, the drop in registered unemployed was 5.06%…
Figures released by the General Confederation of Employees of Greece on Friday, revealed that Greek university graduates have the highest unemployment rate amongst their peers in Europe at a staggering 20%. According…
According to the latest figures released by Eurostat, the Greek unemployment rate fell to 17.2% of the workforce in May this year from 19.4% in May 2018, but remained the highest rate…
Greece’s Labor Minister Giannis Vroutsis scrapped Tsipras’ government legislation on Monday, that obliged employers to give “well-founded” reasons for dismissals in the workplace. Vroutsis signed the change on Monday which abolishes the…
According to Eurostat seasonally adjusted data released on Tuesday, Greece registered the highest drop in unemployment among all 28 EU countries in February 2019, compared to the same period last year, from…
Greece’s Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras paid homage to International Labour Day on Wednesday 1 May, referring to the importance of labour protections and the fact that 2019 was the first anniversary “after…
The European Statistical Agency Eurostat released unemployement figures on Monday, revealing the Greek unemployment rate fell to 18 % of the workforce in December 2018, from 18.3 % in November 2018. The…
Official unemployment figures released on Wednesday by Greece’s employment organisation, OAED reveal a slow decline. According to OAED registered unemployment eased slightly from 949,385 persons in February from 957,532 in January. In…
Unemployment figures released on Friday by Eurostat indicated the Greek unemployment rate was 18.5% in November 2018, from 18.7% in October. In its report, the EU executive’s statistics agency said that Greece…
Greece’s Prime Minister, Alexis Tsipras did his best to sell a positive vision of Greece during his address to the American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday. Tsipras highlighted the facts that the…
The European Statistical Agency EUROSTAT released its latest report on unemployment figures on Friday, indicating that the average unemployment rate in the euro area is 8.1% and 6.7% amongst the EU Member States…
European Parliament Budget Committee approves €2.3 million aid for 550 redundant Greek media workers
The European Parliament’s Budget Committee approved €2.3 million to help assist 550 Greek media workers made redundant to find new jobs. The aid will be used to finance a series of measures…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revised its forecast for the growth of the Greek economy in its latest report by a significant increase, forecasting a growth rate of 2.4% for 2019.…
According to Greece’s Workforce Employment Organisation (OAED) registered unemployment feel by 2.74 % in September compared with August, or 24,581 less unemployed people but with the demographic in the 30-44 age group…