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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...

January Jobless 26.7% in Greece: Up On Year, Down on Month

Unemployment in Greece fell to 26.7% in January 2014, according to official data released on April 10 by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), down from December 2013 but up from last January. The total number of jobless in January was...

Unemployment in Greece Still Highest in EU

Despite a slight drop in unemployment in December in Greece, the proportion of young people and females without work remains the highest in the European Union, data provided by Eurostat has revealed. Unemployment in Greece rose to 27.5%, compared to 27.6%...

Opportunity for Young Unemployed in Village, Northern Greece

Northern European pensioners are creating an entire village in Northern Greece, in which young unemployed from Greece, Spain, Portugal and Italy will have the opportunity to live and work. The village is an idea of the ProWork initiative. The ProWork...

MobiPro-EU: ‘The Job of My Life’

The Unemployment rate in Europe is high, particularly in southern countries and chances for vocational training are becoming increasingly limited. This is why the financial assistance program “MobiPro-EU” has been launched to attract young Europeans to be trained in Germany...

Deutsche Welle: Greeks Exploit Greeks in Germany

In the first decades following the Second World War, Greeks traveled to Germany organized. They knew that there would be someone to welcome them at the train station, that they would have a house, security and above all a...

Greek Youth Travelling Abroad for Internships

When her German colleagues approached with a birthday cake, Sofia Mitsopoulou couldn't believe it. This was the first day of her internship at a large German bank in Luxembourg, and the welcome was more than warm. "This far exceeded...

Eurostat: September Unemployment in Greece at 27.4%

Eurozone unemployment remained at 12.1% in November, according to figures published by Eurostat today. In the EU-28, unemployment also remained stable at 10.9%. In November there were 26.553 million unemployed in the EU-28, an increase of 19,000 compared to October, and...

EC: 4.1% Greeks Think of Migrating

Some 4,1% Greek citizens are thinking of migrating, according to the European Commission’s quarterly report on employment and social conditions in Europe, which was released on June 25. According to the Commission’s report, the decline in employment and soaring  youth...