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European Politics and Society Volume 23, 2022 - Issue 4: Eurozone and the Greek Economic Crisis in 2020: Current Challenges and Prospects
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EU Structural funds and employment policy performance in Greece: impact and reform during the fiscal austerity years

Sifis Plimakisa Department of Political Science and International Relations, University of the Peloponnese, Corinth, Greece
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Georgios Marisb Department of Mediterranean Studies, University of the Aegean, Rhodes, GreeceCorrespondence[email protected]
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Andreas Masourasc Department of Economics and Business, Neapolis University, Pafos, Cyprus
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Georgios Galanosd Department of International and European Studies, University of Piraeus, Piraeus, Greece
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Georgios Karachaliose Manpower Employment Organization, Athens, Greece
Pages 517-531 | Published online: 02 Mar 2021
 
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ABSTRACT

This paper evaluates the impact of the European Structural Funds on the performance of employment policy in Greece. The employment policy in Greece, is a policy funded by EU and characterized by centralization, increased red tape, administrative overlaps and fragmentation pitfalls, factors’ contributing to policy's ineffectiveness. Based on the comparative analysis of the implementation and performance of ESIF Operational Programs in Greece and by focusing on the case of the Greek Public Employment Service (OAED), this article evaluates European Union Policies actual impact on employment policy effectiveness and new jobs creation in Greece during the 2012–2020 period.

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