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Greek Unemployment Falls to 17.6 Percent in April, Lowest Since 2011

The Greek unemployment rate fell to 17.6 per cent of the workforce in April 2019 from 18.2 per cent in March and 19.8 pct in April last year, the Greek Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) said in a report on Thursday. This...

Ioannina Cleaner Sentenced to Eight Years For Forged School Diploma

A cleaner from the Greek city of Ioannina has been convicted and sentenced to eight years imprisonment for forging her primary school diploma in order to be hired at the city hospital, local media reported on Thursday. There is still no...

Greek Employment Rose in First Quarter of 2018: Report

  The employment rate in Greece grew to 54.1 percent of the working population aged 15-64 in the first quarter of 2018, from 53.8 percent in the fourth quarter of 2017 and 52.8 percent a year earlier, the Organisation for...

Pavlopoulos: Young People Fleeing Greece is a Huge Problem

The flight of young people from Greece in search of jobs was "a huge problem," Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos stressed while opening the proceedings of the 86th Reunion of Hellenic Universities at the Zappeion Mansion, on Friday. "One of the...

Greek Manufacturing Grows at Lower Pace in October, Hiring Rises

Greek manufacturing activity continued to expand in October, but at a slower pace than the previous month, with rising demand at home and abroad leading firms to hire staff at one of the fastest rates on record, a survey...

Job Fair: Sweden Hiring Nurses, Doctors and Cooks from Greece

As Greeks are struggling to find work in their own country, a Swedish initiative to hire abroad called Eures Sweden is launching a job fair in October. From October 24-27 in both Thessaloniki and Athens there will be on-site information and...

Bill for Elliniko Deal Expected to be Voted on in Parliament by Month's End

After 22 months following an agreement between the consortium of Lamda Development and the Greek state was signed, the concession contract for the former Elliniko airport is set to go through ratification in Parliament, ekathimerini.com reports. The bill, which notes...

Most Young Greeks Earn Less Than 500 Euros Per Month

Employment search engine Kariera.gr published data concerning wages in Greece. The study, conducted in collaboration with the Human Resources Workshop of the Marketing and Communication Department of the Economic University of Athens from April to May 2016 found that...

Disneyland Paris to Recruit in Greece in November

Greeks could soon be part of globally renowned amusement park and resort, Disneyland Paris. Disneyland Paris representatives will be coming to Athens on November 3rd and 4th to recruit people for various employment positions. Various departments are looking for staff and available...

Finland Offers 18,000 Jobs in Health Sector, No Interest From Greeks

Eighteen thousand job positions in its Health services offers Finland, with an average salary of 6,000 euros per month, along with free Finnish lessons, transport and facilitation, even assistance in finding suitable schools for children, but still the interest from...