Greece

International Romani Day, also known as International Roma Day, takes place on 8 April to celebrate Romani culture and raise awareness of the issues facing Romani people. It was established in honour of the first major international meeting of Romani...

European Parliament Vice President Dimitris Papadimoulis raised the issue of collective labor contracts during a debate in the Europarliament on Wednesday. Addressing European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs Pierre Moscovici asked him to state the position of the European...

Greece's independent statistical authority ELSTAT on Monday criticized a recent report by the Employment Institute of the General Confederation of Employees of Greece (GSEE) trade union group, advising "avoidance of references to 'real' unemployment rates" and rejecting suggestions that...

A new period has begun in which the government's aim will be growth with fairness, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said in an interview with the newspaper "Efimerida ton Syntakton' published on Sunday. "Growth because the country and the economy...

The much-anticipated bailout deal between Greece and creditors is signed and the Greek government has to implement the following reforms in order to receive the 86 billion euros the three-year program will provide: Reforms that should be voted and implemented...

The aim of the Greek side is to reverse the deregulation of the five-year Memorandum policy, Labor Minister Giorgos Katrougalos said on Monday after a meeting with representatives of the European Central Bank (ECB), the European Commission, the European Stability...

The average waiting time before finding a job in Greece has increased to more than nine months, surpassing not only Spain but also South Africa. This is what the International Labour Organisation (ILO) highlighted in its annual report released...

Dozens of academics, analysts, politicians, journalists and trade unionists throughout the world have appealed to European leaders and European institutions - including those conducting the ongoing negotiations with Greece - to change their stance and agree to disburse loans...

The Greek bailout proposal was sent via email to the president of the Eurogroup, Jeroen Dijsselbloem who will forward it to the rest of Greece's creditors. The Greek parliament which also received the draft, has been ordered to prepare an...

Greece's Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis emailed a list of structural reforms and measures which the Greek government is prepared to implement in order to complete the agreement for an extension at Friday's Eurogroup. The Greek government’s list of proposals includes commitments...

The Greek parliament approved legislation to boost private investment, a key condition to get the crisis-struck country out of its worst-ever peacetime recession. The new investment incentive law aims to cut red tape by making a broader range of projects...