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Higher education in Greece needs radical overhaul to create labour-relevant workforce, study says
SocietyThe Foundation for Economic and Industrial Research (IOBE) has released a study examining how the crisis has impacted Greece’s education and labour market. The study, titled “Education and the labour..., and in particular universities, have stubbornly remained focused on training staff for the public administration
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Tsipras returns from US with positive sentiment but absence of tangible results
PoliticsForeign Policyjust start by saying that I think it has a great role in stability in the area. We have a feeling...,” said Trump after their meeting. “I can say that we have a great confidence in Greece. I think it's a land of tremendous potential. I know many people are looking to invest in Greece. A lot
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Newsletter 350 - 09/09/2022
aware that they cannot let go of the purse strings now, even though the ruling centre-right party has suffered another dip in the polls, which has been linked to the surveillance of PASOK leader Nikos... for witnesses who should be called to answer questions. The opposition parties wanted Mitsotakis
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The men who would be prime ministers
AgoraThere has been much consternation in Greece over the last few years about the economy’s inability... by elections, of which there has also been no shortage in recent years. During the “memorandum era”, Greece has had four national elections, building on a rich tradition of governments not seeing out
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A macroeconomic assessment of the Cypriot economy after the haircut
AgoraWhy has the Cypriot economy faced a smaller than anticipated dip for 2013? What is the relevance... economic growth prospects? Part of the answer to the first question is related to the apparently fast... and services. The speed of this process of internal devaluation has helped facilitate a smaller than
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We can't ignore population shifts within the European Union
AgoraI have written a book on the macroeconomy of Greece, and another book on the macroeconomy... can become in the future. In doing the research for these two books, I came upon an intriguing.... The Netherlands has, so far, maintained relatively sound growth, managed aging in the welfare state
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Newsletter 141
claimed that he had not been appointed as a middleman by them. New Democracy has described it as a “first class” scandal and has demanded that Kammenos face questions about his alleged role in the failed transaction. The defence minister denies any wrongdoing. A preliminary judicial investigation has
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Will SYRIZA accept the proposal from Greece's lenders?
Agorameasures. The group, which is led by Energy Minister Panayiotis Lafazanis, has only around 60..., there is one question that everyone wants the answer to: Will SYRIZA MPs support the deal? The problem... while slashing spending on pensions. Rarely has a meeting of SYRIZA’s central committee drawn
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PM under pressure to account for destruction, as wildfires stoke anti-migrant sentiment
PoliticsGreek Politicsin the region of Evros has highlighted local tensions over migrant border crossings and raised questions.... Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has come under fire for remaining largely silent on the issue... it was tackling the fires. Impatience has been growing, however, for the prime minister to appear
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Govt examines stricter measures to rein in coronavirus as options dwindle
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreece, after it reached Category 4 on the new scale created by officials to measure the level... by the existing ones,” said government spokesman Stelios Petsas on Tuesday. The north of the country has... of an “invisible enemy” and “uncharted waters,” has been dispatched to Kastoria and Thessaloniki to get
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