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Greece Policy Brief: Addressing Migration Challenges beyond the Current Humanitarian Crisis

In the last 25 years Greece turned from an emigration to an immigration country. Today the country is faced with an unprecedented humanitarian crisis with the arrival of close to 950,000 people between January 2015 and February 2016.

Greece Policy Brief: Reforming the State-Owned Enterprises Sector

The state continues to exercise considerable influence on the Greek economy. According to the OECD’s Product Market Regulation indicator, Greece has one of the highest degrees of state control in the productive sectors across OECD countries.

Greece Policy Brief: Controlling Spending While Improving Access and Quality of Health Services

Public health spending in Greece fell by a third in real-terms between 2009 and 2013, with severe cuts across the board and changes to entitlement, benefits and user charges.

Greece Policy Brief: Equipping the Young with Sufficient Basic Skills to Succeed in Life

PISA results show that Greece is not equipping its young people with the basic skills they need to compete in today’s world economy.

Fact sheet: Trends in Medical Education and Training in Greece

The Ministry of Health is responsible for post-graduate medical training and determining the number of positions available. Once registered with the Physicians Association, application for post-graduate training is possible. The funding for post-graduate training comes from the National Health Service budget.

Mr. Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the OECD, in Athens on 10 March 2016

The Secretary-General presented the 2016 Economic Survey of Greece alongside Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and held meetings with Greek ministers and officials.

Launch of the 2016 Economic Survey of Greece

It is very important to put this study in context. During the past six years, Greece has gone through an unprecedented and very painful contraction. It is hard to think of any other OECD country that has experienced such economic hardship in recent times.

OECD Review of Fisheries: Country Statistics 2015

Education at a Glance 2015: Greece

The 2015 edition introduces more detailed analysis of participation in early childhood and tertiary levels of education. The report also examines first generation tertiary-educated adults’ educational and social mobility, labour market outcomes for recent graduates, and participation in employer-sponsored formal and/or non-formal education.

Greece: Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the OECD

Biographical note of the Permanent Representative of Greece to the OECD.