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European Semester Country Report for Greece

European Commission – IOBE conference: Greece in the European Semester Policy Framework post Covid-19 Wednesday, 1 July 2020 Online, Athens Barbara Kauffmann Director, Employment & Social Governance DG for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion European Commission

Labour market improved, but structural challenges persist

• Youth unemployment:

35.2%

• Gender employment

gap: 20 p.p.

• Share of long-term

unemployed: 70%

• Capacity of OAED and

effectiveness of activation policies

Men Women 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

% of population % of active population

Key Labour Market Indicators

Employment rate 20-64 (rhs) Unemployment rate 15-74 (lhs) Long-term unemployment rate 15-74 (lhs) Youth unemployment rate 15-24 (lhs) Forecast Unemployment rate (lhs)

Focus on youth and skills

15 20 25 30 35 40 2006 2009 2012 2015 2018

%

Basic skills – PISA 2018 - Share of low achievers

Mathematics Reading Science 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

%

Share of young people not in employment, education or training

NEET rate 15-24 NEET rate 25-29

Social situation better, but fragile

• Still high risk of poverty

and social exclusion (AROPE) with children and working-age people particularly affected

• Adequacy of minimum

income support

• In-work poverty
• Energy poverty
• Access to affordable

housing

5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 %

Population at risk of poverty or social exclusion and facing severe material deprivation

Severe material deprivation AROPE Children (<18y) AROPE Working age (18-64) AROPE Elderly (65+)

Equal access to healthcare

• Access to medical care –

high inequalities by income and employment status

• High out-of-pocket and

informal payments

• Fiscal sustainability
• Insufficient long-term

care services

0.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 25.0 30.0 35.0 40.0 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

% of population

Self-reported unmet needs for medical examination

EU average - total EL 1st quintile EL 5th quintile EL Total

Social scoreboard: continued improvement

Top performance

• Early school leaving (4.1%)

Big progress

• Income inequality (5.51)
• Participation in early childcare (41%)
• Digital skills (51%)

Weak but improving

• Unemployment, including LTU
• Poverty and impact of social transfers
• Access to healthcare

Big challenges

• Youth NEET (12.5%)
• Gender employment gap (20%)
• Low employment rate (61.2%)

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