Reforms promoting gender equality in Greece are held by many to be one of the few real success stories of the post-1974 period. Indeed, there has been considerable activity in changes in employment, family, social insurance and other legislation all centered around the constitutional provision...

This study evaluates the Member States' progress towards the EU's gender equality objectives in the context of the EU 2020 Strategy and of the European Semester. As gender-specific indicators are not applied in the current policy coordination process, the study offers constructive guidance for...

Discussion of pensions in Greece displays a paradox: reform is universally acknowledged to be important, urgent and mature, yet the political class avoid and postpone all discussion. This results in a syncopated reform path. A historical overview indicates that reforms are best understood as...

This document presents employment and social developments in Greece up to 2015, by tracing the record of reforms and examining indicators since the years before the beginning of the crisis. In December 2014, the Greek crisis had decreased national income by 25%, compared to 2007. The...