Society
Income inequality in Greece has grown during crisis, OECD report shows
Income inequality between the richest and poorest in Greece society has increased over the past few years, with the top tenth of society earning 12.3 times more than the poorest in 2012, up from 10.5 in 2007, a report from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development has found.
Greek employers struggling to fill positions with right people
Almost three in five Greek employers are reporting difficulty in filling positions with people with the right talents, the highest rate since 2008, according to the ManpowerGroup’s 10th annual Talent Shortage Survey.
Greece seen having older and much smaller population by 2060
Greece’s population is projected to fall by almost a quarter by 2060, to as low as 8.6 million people from its current level of 11 million, according to the European Union’s 2015 Ageing Report.
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Only one in 10 jobless Greeks receiving unemployment benefits
Only one in ten of the registered unemployed in Greece are in receipt of any kind of unemployment assistance, according to new figures released by the state jobs agency OAED.
Greek children lead way in languages at primary school level
Greek youth perceive themselves as being very healthy, are more likely to smoke and to learn more than two foreign languages in primary school than their EU counterparts.
Greek women having children later, young people taking longer to fly the family coop
Greek women are having children later, young people are taking more time to depart the parental home and Greece has the lowest rate of children born outside marriage, according to a comprehensive report from the EU’s statistical arm on the issue of youth in Europe.
Public admin shrinks by 11 pct during crisis, share of employment stays below EU average
Greece cut its public administration workforces from 2008 to 2013 by 11 percent according to research and figures published last month by Eurofound, the EU’s research agency for social and labour-related issues.
Lowest income groups in Greece saw wages drop and taxes rise most during crisis
Lower income groups in Greece saw their tax burden increase by 337.7 percent from 2008 to 2012, compared to a 9 percent rise for higher income groups, a new report on the impact of the crisis and austerity policies on incomes, inequality and poverty in Greece has found.
Greek austerity programme compromising some basic rights, EU Parliament report finds
Austerity measures adopted in Greece within the context of the economic crisis have in many instances conflicted with the state’s obligation to ensure protection of fundamental rights, a report commissioned by the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) has found.
Greece must tackle foreign bribery by Greek firms, OECD says
Efforts in Greece to tackle domestic corruption need to give a much higher priority to fighting foreign bribery, and especially target the export, shipping and SME sector, a report from a leading anti-graft watchdog has said.