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Greece Unemployment Dips to 26.8 Percent in March

New March data released by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) point to a slight drop in unemployment rates across Greece, which remains at 26.8 percent, down from 26.9 percent in February, and 27.2 percent a year ago. According to the...

Greece Unemployment Dips to 26.5 Percent in February

New February data released by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) point to a slight drop in unemployment across Greece, which remains, however, at a nosebleed level of 26.5 percent, down from 26.6 percent in January, and 26.7 percent a year...

Eurostat: 26.7 Percent of Greeks Unemployed

The European Union’s statistical service Eurostat published on Friday the recent numbers on the unemployment rates across Europe, revealing that 18.91 million people living within the EU were found to be jobless in March. Eurostat’s numbers show that the highest...

Austerity Costs Greek Workers 37B Euros

Greece's main private sector workers union GSEE said in a report on Sept. 5 that three years of austerity measures have cost its members 37 billion euros ($48.5 billion) euros and will push a record unemployment rate of 27.6...

Once Bulgaria Hoped to Be Like Greece, Now it Hopes to Survive, Reports The Economist

"According to Bulgarian analyst Ivan Krastev, Bulgaria had the big hope 20 years ago that it might become like Greece. That is to say, moderately democratic, but moderately corrupt," begins The Economist article. "Now, they hope that Greece may become...