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Greece and the euro: The flight of Icarus
Agoraas well as that of Icarus, the young man who ignored the warnings of his father, Daedalus, flew too.... But Greece also has hi-tech potential. Statistics show that young Greeks tend to be educated... of university graduates. In some areas such as ICT and Internet-based start-ups, young, educated Greeks
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Greece most socially unjust country in EU, study finds
Society. The bailout package measures have aggravated existing social problems. “The gap between old and young in terms of poverty have strongly increased over the last years with young people harder hit by poverty... unemployment rate. “Young Greek workers face an uncertain future. The unemployment rate of these 15-to-24 year
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Part-time work, low pay characterise crisis-era job market
SocietyResearch by the Centre of Athens Labour Unions (EKA) has shown that women and young workers were...) as were young workers aged 18-34 (41.5 percent). One in four respondents reported working in a non... that they covered their own insurance. This trend was more pronounced for young workers. Just over
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What will it take to reverse the Greek 'brain drain'?
Society-called “brain drain”, a wave of emigration by educated young professionals which many fear.... For example, a Kapa Research poll shows that the portion of young people motivated to leave Greece has... postgraduate degrees. The crisis-era emigration of highly educated young professionals continues
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Govt unveils affordable housing scheme, but struggles to shunt wiretapping aside
PoliticsGreek Politicson Thursday the subsidised housing scheme for young Greeks that Mitsotakis outlined during his speech...-rent homes initially to young Greeks, with more to follow. There are also plans to use 200 million... to young individuals or couples. The entire budget for the programme is 1.8 billion euros and it aims
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Newsletter 50 - 06/11/2015
than half a million young, well-educated citizens through outward migration. Portugal and Greece... five years more than half a million young, well-educated citizens through outward migration due... strikingly, young Greeks and Portuguese are again forced to vote with their feet, just as their relatives had
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Nine in 10 Greeks under 30 feel marginalised due to crisis
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SocietyOver nine in ten young Greeks aged 16–30 feel marginalised in their own country due to the economic... found young Greeks most likely to agree that the training, school and university system... on the question of how important it is to teach young Europeans about the workings of the EU
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Study weighs up extent of Greek emigration during crisis
SocietyGreece in recent times tend to be young professionals, with over half of those who left in 2013... were employed as industrial workers. In contrast, Greece’s newest emigrants are mainly educated young... Cyprus and Spain, in terms of the proportion of young people leaving the country. Specifically, in 2013
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Greece worst-performer in EU 28 for social justice
Society).” The report noted an “alarming” rate of 37.8 percent of children and young people were at risk of poverty... a permanent placement. Likewise, young Greek workers face an uncertain future. The unemployment rate... of inactive young adults threatens to seriously destabilise the country over the long term,” said the authors
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Mitsotakis appeals to centre-ground voters in bid to score decisive victory
PoliticsGreek Politicspromised new patrol cards and bulletproof vests for policemen. Young voters Another group that could have an impact on the election results are young voters. This Sunday will be the first time that 17-year... by the current government. All in all, it is estimated that there will be an extra 570,000 young voters
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