Greek and European Economy Programme

The Greek and European Economy programme, formerly known as the Greek and European Economy Observatory (2019-2024), promotes the understanding of contemporary economic policy issues facing Europe and Greece. The programme continues the work of the Crisis Observatory (2013-2019).

The programme has been financially supported by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (2013-2015), the Stavros Costopoulos Foundation (2020-2021), and the A.G. Leventis Foundation (since 2017). Since 2023, core funding for the programme is provided by a grant from the A.G. Leventis Foundation.

Event

Online discussion: EU migration policy

September 12, 2024

Media

Building and UNDERMINING the welfare state

September 1, 2024

Event

Closed seminar on: “At the edge of Internationalization and Innovation”

July 24, 2024

Media

Europe and Migration: Navigating the Challenges Ahead

July 5, 2024

Observatory Books

Understanding the Greek Crisis

The section “Understanding the Greek Crisis” provides informational material about the crisis, presented in a format that is simple, comprehensible and appealing to the general public. Our aim is to present the Greek crisis in a way that can be understood by everyone, even if you don’t have advanced economic knowledge. More specifically, in this section visitors will find an animated video (in Greek) and a slideshow. Both applications present a combination of quantitative information and analysis of the problems that led to the crisis in Greece, as well as the crisis management policies, and their consequences until today.

Crisis Timeline

The Crisis Timeline presents all the important events that determined the course of both the Greek crisis and the European debt crisis, from 2008 to this day.

Experts, Greek and European Economy Programme

George Andreou

Research Fellow, EU Policies, Cohesion Policy

Panagiotis Barkas

Research Fellow Greek & European Economy Observatory; Visiting Fellow, LSE Hellenic Observatory; European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA)

Apostolos Fasianos

Research Fellow, Assistant Professor, University of Macedonia

Dimitris Katsikas

Senior Research Fellow, ELIAMEP; Assistant Professor, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Alexander Kentikelenis

Research Fellow; Associate Professor of Political Economy & Sociology, Bocconi University

Nikitas Konstantinidis

Non-Resident Research Fellow; Associate Professor, School of Global & Public Affairs, IE University, Madrid

Yiorgos Korkovelos

Research Associate

Nikos Koutsiaras

Senior Research Fellow, European integration; Macroeconomic policy; Employment and Labour Market Policy

Manto Lampropoulou

Research Fellow, Public administration, Public sector reform, Privatization

Georgios Manalis

Research Fellow, Greek and European Economy Observatory; Researcher, University of Edinburgh

Manos Matsaganis

A. G. Leventis Foundation Senior Research Fellow; Head of the Greek and European Economy Observatory; Professor, Polytechnic University of Milan

Constantine Michalopoulos

Senior Policy Advisor; former senior official World Bank and USAID; Adjunct Professor, American University, School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University

Achilleas Mitsos

Senior Policy Advisor; Professor, University of the Aegean; European integration; Research policies

George Pagoulatos

Ambassador to the OECD; Professor of European Politics and Economy at the Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB)

Chrysa Papalexatou

Research Fellow, Greek and European Economy Observatory

Ioanna Sapfo Pepelasis

Senior Research Fellow; Entrepreneurial Internationalisation and Diaspora; Professor Emerita, Athens University of Economics and Business; Visiting Professor, University of Athens

Dimitri A. Sotiropoulos

Senior Research Fellow; Professor of Political Science, University of Athens; Public administration; Civil society; Democratization; Southern Europe and Balkans