Unemployment

By Roula Salourou

Greek unemployment started to rise again in December following 14 months of gradual decline, reaching 26 percent according to figures released on Thursday by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT).

Women make up only 30 percent of Turkey?s labor force, according to a new report from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜ?K) released on March 5.

Greece's jobless rate rose to 26 percent in December from an upwardly revised 25.9 percent rate in the previous month as the economy shrank slightly in the last quarter of 2014, statistics agency ELSTAT said on Thursday.

Almost 60 percent of the Turkish people see unemployment as the country's biggest problem, according to a recent survey.

While 82 percent of Turks believe there is corruption in the country, Turkey's biggest problem is unemployment, according to a recent report conducted by the Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV).

Barely a year after emerging from a savage recession comparable in its intensity to the Great Depression in the U.S., Greece's economy is shrinking again.

The euro area seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was at 11.2% in January 2015, down from 11.3% in December 2014 and from 11.8% in January 2014. This is the lowest rate recorded in the euro area since April 2012. The EU28 unemployment rate was 9.8% in January 2015, down from 9.9% in December 2014 and from 10.6% in January 2014.

By Stefan Riecher

The euro-area economy has taken a step in the right direction.

EU-funded project for Roma employment unveiled

BELGRADE -- Belgrade Mayor Sinisa Mali and head of the EU Delegation to Serbia Michael Davenport on Monday unveiled an EU support project for Roma employment.

Under it, 100 unemployed Roma who wish to start their own businesses will receive training.

Bulgaria registered an unemployment rate of 10.8 % in January, but still remains above the EU average of 9.8 %.

This became evident from the latest figures of Eurostat, which were released on Monday.

The figures show that the unemployment rate in Bulgaria steadily decreased in the past year from 12.6 % in January 2014.

BELGRADE - Belgrade Mayor Sinisa Mali and the head of the EU Delegation to Serbia Michael Davenport on Monday unveiled an EU support project for Roma employment, which includes training for 100 unemployed Roma who want to start their own businesses.