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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 17-02-06
CONTENTS
[01] Alt Labour Minister Antonopoulou highlights potential of 'social
economy' in Greece
[01] Alt Labour Minister Antonopoulou highlights potential of 'social
economy' in Greece
Developing the social economy in Greece could help stem the emigration
of young Greek scientists and professionals abroad, putting the
brakes on the so-called "brain drain," Alternate Labour Minister for
fighting unemployment Rania Antonopoulou said in an interview with the
Athens-Macedonian New Agency (ANA) released on Sunday.
The minister said she had seen strong interest in the formation of social
economy cooperative ventures while visiting Iraklio and Rethymno on Crete,
as well as other towns.
She announced that structures supporting such social cooperative companies
will soon be set up in each Greek region, providing free support to
those wishing to set up such a company.
On unemploment, Antonopoulou said the latest Eurostat figures "merely
confirm the disastrous consequences of the recessionary policy imposed on
Greece after 2010." This had shrunk the country's GDP by 25 percentage
points and made unemployment jump from 7 pct to 27 pct, she pointed
out. The unemployment rate was levelling off in the last two years and
decreasing steadily compared to recent years, the minister added.
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