May 8, 2013
Society
Employment was on the rise in the month of April, Greek Labor Ministry said on Wednesday. According to the data released, almost 30,000 people were hired – even though mostly temporary workers in the tourism industry. Data collected through the ministry’s Ergani database system showed 29,298 more people were hired …
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April 29, 2013
Economy
Development is here to stay! Unemployment will be combated, jobless will get a bread loaf and a piece of cheese and the revenues-bringing tax called “emergency property levy” will continue as such and in some cases even retroactive. On Sunday night, Greek government passed a multi-bill paving the way for …
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April 27, 2013
Society
There has been lots of discussions in my environment about why jobless Greeks do not go strawberry picking. Of course, it’s not only strawberries growing in Manolada, Peloponnese. It’s the peaches in Naousa, Macedonia or the apples in Zagora, Pilio just to mention a few of the agricultural products flourishing in Greece. But …
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April 27, 2013
Economy
He must have a weird sense of humour. German finance minister Wolfgang Schaeuble sees nothing but effectiveness in the bailout program for Greece. In the country of 1,3 million jobless and 6%-7% recession. “The policy of the euro rescue works and Greece is an example for this,” Schaeuble told German magazine …
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April 24, 2013
Economy, Society
Greek prime minister Antonis Samaras is fixed on the idea to make us all believe, the debt-ridden country and its broke citizens are going forwards. During a meeting with the ministers of Finance, Development and Labour, Samaras presented amazing figures handed over to him by the Labour minister. Hiring were …
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April 11, 2013
Economy, Society
A new high has been recorded in January 2013 with unemployment reaching 27.2%; among youth aged 15-24, the dramatic record is 59.3%. The total number of people without work is shocking 1,348,742. The data that makes one dive in depression was released on Thursday by the Greek Statistics Authority. In …
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April 8, 2013
Economy, Society
The website hit the most sensitive nerve of the Greek society. That of the thousands of young and middle aged men and women suffering from one of the biggest problems caused by the economic crisis, the over taxation and the recession: unemployment. “Break the taboo of shame and the public …
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March 28, 2013
Economy, Society
More than 150,000 Greek graduates are estimated to have moved to more than 70 countries in the past five years in order to find work, a conference organized by the University of Macedonia in Thessaloniki heard on Wednesday. According to data drawn from a recent study by economic geography professor …
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March 14, 2013
Economy, Society
Steadily high is the unemployment rate in Greece with at least 1,295,535 people without work. According to latest data released by the Greek Statistic Authority for the fourth quarter of 2012, -Unemployment rate is at 26 percent. -Unemployment among youth 15-24 years old is at 57.8 percent. The number of …
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February 23, 2013
Society
Three kids 5, 9 and 12 years old. Μom, 32, dad 39. They all live ‘comfortably’ in a van since almost a week. Since they were evicted from the home they were renting, for outstanding debts of 3 months. Father Alenxadros Xanthopoulos had no other choice than to pack a …
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February 22, 2013
Economy, Uncategorized
European Commission’s economic forecasts published on Friday suggest that in 2013 we will see a gradual recovery in economic activity in the Eurozone. It should initially be driven by an improvement in external demand and later by an increase in domestic investment and consumption. As far as Greece is concerned, …
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February 20, 2013
Economy
More than 106,000 CVs have been saved on the data base of a supermarket chain, while the management does not expect to offer more than 20 job vacancies during the next months. This reality captures the agony of thousands of young people trying to get a job. Any job. Irrespectively of education and skills …
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February 18, 2013
Politics
“With teamwork, all together will win!.I believe in the will power and the decency of Greeks in these difficult hours. The government will fight day and night to lift up our country and enter a path of development while ensuring the social cohesion that has been injured as expected. Top priority …
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February 14, 2013
Economy, Society
Unemployment in Greece broke all previous records: it reached 27% leaving at total of 1,350,181 people without job or income. Shocking is the unemployment among youth 15-24 years old with 61.7%. According to Greek Statistics Authority ELSTAT, unemployment skyrocketed to 27% in November 2012 when compared to 20.8% in November 2011 …
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February 1, 2013
Economy
With 26.8% Greece has the highest unemployment among the 27 member states of the European Union, according to latest data released by Eurostat on Friday. At the same time, unemployment among youth below 25 years old tops the EU list with 57.6%, when the average across Europe is at 23.4%. …
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January 10, 2013
Economy, Society
Every month I write the same title to posts referring to unemployment in Greece. According to Greek Statistics Authority (ELSTAT) data released today, unemployment reached 26.8% in October with the number of people without job being 1,345,715. More than 36,000 people lost their job within one month. In comparison unemployment …
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January 8, 2013
Society
Unemployment in Greece broke a new record in September 2012 as it climbed to 26%, according to EUROSTAT data released on Tuesday. It is 7.1% higher when compared to September 2011. Spain leads in unemployment among the EU members-countries with 26.6% for the same month. According to Eurostat data, Greece …
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January 7, 2013
Economy, Society
Former Greek deputy Finance Minister Petros Doukas came with a revolutionary proposal to reduce unemployment. Jobless should work on voluntary basis and without payment. On his private website, and in his article “90+ Suggestions for a Greek New Deal II”, Doukas proposes that the state, the municipalities and even the private …
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January 7, 2013
Economy, Society
With the target to halt the tsunami of unemployment Greek government is about to announce five programs that will offer short term ‘job’ opportunities to 60,000 jobless up to 35 years old for the year 2013. According to newspaper “Dimocratia” these “jobs’ will be in form of training programs of …
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January 4, 2013
Economy, Society
A study of the Ernst & Young financial auditors company predicts a new record low for unemployment in the eurozone, with the number of unemployed surpassing the 20 million mark in the second half of 2013, from 18.7 million in October, protothema reported. Ernst & Young bases its assessment mainly …
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