Hellenic Observatory

📢 Final call! Just a few days left to submit your article to the Early Career Scholar Competition. @GrPoliticsSG of the @PolStudiesAssoc and @HO_LSE welcome submissions for the best research article in the field of Greek politics📖 ⌛️ Deadline: 1/6 ℹ️tinyurl.com/3pd9r66p

Balance of Payments #greeceinnumbers greeceinnumbers.com/en-gb/Internat… In 2025, the current account deficit reached €14 billion, or 5.9% of GDP.

After #MeToo Feminist Politics in the Age of Backlash ➡ Join us in Athens for a roundtable marking the launch of the volume “Το #MeToo στα Μέσα Επικοινωνίας”, ed. by Prof Lilie Chouliaraki. 📅 2/6, 6:00pm 📍 NKUA, Athens 💻 youtube.com/live/cSCKQ8BHV… ℹ️ tinyurl.com/59d5ndmz

Shipping: vessels, carrying capacity, and Greek and foreign flags greeceinnumbers.com/en-gb/Sectors%… Merchant shipping is one of the most important export sectors of the Greek economy.

📢 Check out our latest GreeSE Paper! Recurrence as a Governance Signal: Diagnostic Network Metrics for Public Procurement Oversight in Greece by Ioannis G. Fountoukidis, Eleni L. Dafli, Ioannis E. Antoniou and Nikos C. Varsakelis. 👉 tinyurl.com/yx9jdzvy

Critical Raw Materials in the EU. Autonomy, Technological Transitions and Economic Growth ➡ Join us for this highly topical LSE Athens lecture with Prof @IammarinoSimona ! 📅 28/5, 7.00pm 📍Central Building,Propylaea, Athens ℹ️ tinyurl.com/3pr9tzd7 🎟️ tinyurl.com/2ab9upn3

📢 Don't miss our online panel discussion at 12.30 (GMT)! 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗮𝗯𝘀𝗼𝗿𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆: 𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗥𝗥𝗙 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 Find out more: tinyurl.com/2hvvcwcd Register via Zoom here: tinyurl.com/5x9adyz2 #LSEGreece

Greek Prisons: number of inmates, capacity, and public spending #greeceinnumbers greeceinnumbers.com/en-gb/Public%2… The number of inmates in Greek prisons reached 12,350 in 2025, the highest level since 2013.

📢Join our online panel on Tuesday! From absorption to productivity:lessons from RRF experience ➡ Policymakers, academics &practitioners will share insights for Greece’s growth strategy and the next EU MFF. 📆 12/5, 12.30pm ℹ️: tinyurl.com/2hvvcwcd 🎟️: tinyurl.com/5x9adyz2

📣 Join us in Athens for our final Lecture of the academic year! Professor @IammarinoSimona will explore Critical Raw Materials in the EU. 📅 Friday 28 May, 7.00pm 📍 Propylaea, University of Athens 🔗 Find out more and register: tinyurl.com/kw8m2hr2

Tertiary education: number of students, academic staff, universities #greeceinnumbers greeceinnumbers.com/en-gb/Public%2… The number of enrolled undergraduate students exceeded 600,000 in the 2023–2024 academic year

📢 Don’t forget to register! Join us at LSE for a public event with @nkerameus , Greece’s Minister of Labour & Social Security, on labour market reform, upskilling and job quality. 📆 Friday 8 May 2026, 6.00pm 🎟️ tinyurl.com/2n9f3yc9 ℹ️: lse.ac.uk/hellenic-obser…

📢Register & join our online panel! From absorption to productivity:lessons from RRF experience ➡ Policymakers, academics &practitioners will share insights for Greece’s growth strategy and the next EU MFF. 📆 12/5, 12.30pm ℹ️: tinyurl.com/2hvvcwcd 🎟️: tinyurl.com/5x9adyz2

Honoured to have participated as a content partner at the @DelphiEconForum. Great discussions on the future of the European gig economy & the role of universities in an age of polarization with Profs @VMonastiriotis, Larry Kramer & Kevin Featherstone. 📸flic.kr/s/aHBqjCSm6j

📢 Research Opportunities! The Hellenic Observatory is offering an exciting opportunity for up to three pre‑doctoral Research Assistants to join our team and contribute to a range of ongoing and upcoming research projects. Find out more 👇 lse.ac.uk/hellenic-obser…

📚 Check out our latest GreeSE paper 𝙎𝙡𝙤𝙬 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙏𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙞𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨: 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙀𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙘 𝘿𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝘿𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙗𝙤𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙣 𝘾𝙮𝙥𝙧𝙪𝙨 by Prof Theodoros Zachariadis and Dr Elias Giannakis. ➡ lse.ac.uk/asset-library/…

Government budget balance and public debt #greeceinnumbers greeceinnumbers.com/en-gb/Governme… In 2025, the general government budget recorded a surplus of €4.3 billion (1.7% of GDP) — the highest since 1995, when Eurostat data begin.

📢 Don't forget to reegister! Join us for a public event with @nkerameus , Greece’s Minister of Labour and Social Security, as she shares insights on labour market reform, upskilling, and job quality. 📆 8/5/2026, 6.00pm 🎟️: tinyurl.com/2n9f3yc9 ℹ️: lse.ac.uk/hellenic-obser…

📢Next Wednesday! We are delighted to welcome our own K.Featherstone & D. Papadimitriou for the launch of their book 'Greek Prime Ministers in the Eye of the Storm: Crisis Management and Institutional Change' 📆 29/4, 6.30pm ℹ️tinyurl.com/5yue7a23 🎟️tinyurl.com/2ft94bdx

🇬🇷 Are you in or near Athens? Don't miss our women's alumni network brunch this Thursday. Find out more and RSVP: ow.ly/bgRn50YNz5V