Articles from Greece
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Equity and inclusion 13 March 2020 Turkey: Education unionists call for immediate action to save migrants at the border with Greece
Education International’s affiliate in Turkey, Eğitim-Sen, is deeply concerned about the migrants’ living conditions at the border with Greece. It is calling for urgent action – including assistance from trade unions - to help them.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 28 November 2019 Greece: Report warns of emerging privatisation in public education
Today Education International (EI) affiliates in Greece launched a study revealing the growing trend towards privatisation in public education, following years of austerity and poor funding. The report marks the beginning of a regional strategy to fight privatisation and commercialisation in education in Southern Europe.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 19 June 2018 “Between hope and despair in the EU copyright reform- What's in it for education?”, by Nikola Wachter
Nikola Wachter
I am a teacher by training and I am concerned about the current European Union copyright reform. I am familiar with the day to day practices of preparing lessons, the search for the best picture, text snippet, piece of music or video that will help me to explain a certain...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 25 May 2018 Go for it! The Bologna ministerial summit in Paris, by Andreas Keller
Andreas Keller
Isn’ it ironic? 50 years ago, in May 1968, students in Paris were going to the barricades and aspiring to a societal revolution – and initiated an overdue reform of higher education almost throughout Europe eventually. Today, in May 2018, ministers in charge of higher education from 48 countries belonging...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 10 April 2018 Copyright and education: unequal conditions for teaching and learning in Europe, by Teresa Nobre
Teresa Nobre
What can a teacher do in a classroom with a poem, a video, an artwork or a piece of music created by someone else? From early childhood education to higher education, literary and artistic works can be used by teachers, academics and researchers, education support personnel and students for educational...
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Equity and inclusion 15 March 2018 “What Europe can do for refugees and migrants’ education” by Silvia Costa MEP
Silvia Costa
Refugees and migrants education, especially minors, is a top priority, the best way to empower them and foster their integration, but also one of the principles on which the EU is funded. It is incredible, though, that education of migrants - especially forced migrants and refugees - seems to be...
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 5 June 2017 The CETA’s “Investment Court System”: A Supreme Tribunal to Protect the Wealth of Foreign Nationals
Gus Van Harten
Imagine if governments proposed a supreme tribunal for the world. The tribunal would have the power to review anything countries can do in their sovereign role. It could review countries’ laws and regulations at any level. It could review the judgments of their highest courts.
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Union growth 1 May 2017 This May Day, why not try solidarity?
As the occasion to celebrate and reaffirm the value and values of trade unions, from which their principles continue to inspire, today must also serve as a lens to carefully examine our societies and institutions.
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Equity and inclusion 30 September 2016 Greece: Union pushes for access to education for all refugee children
Confronted with a dramatic increase of refugees from neighbouring countries in conflict, the Greek Federation of Secondary State School Teachers is calling for solidarity to see that all children receive an education.
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Union renewal and development 22 December 2014 Greece: at age 90 OLME is honoured for mobilising against austerity
As education quality suffers and teachers' salaries no longer provides for a decent living, "I tell young colleagues who take on a job on the Greek islands, that they better also learn how to fish."
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Union renewal and development 22 December 2014 Greece: at age 90 OLME is honoured for mobilising against austerity
Education quality suffers and teachers' salaries no longer provide for a decent living: "I tell young colleagues who take on a job on the Greek islands that they better also learn how to fish."
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Union renewal and development 23 April 2014 Online consultation on teaching and learning 21st century skills
KeyCoNet, the European schoolnet’s key competences network, invites teacher, head teachers, parents, students and other education stakeholders to participate in an online public consultation on 21st century skills and competence-based teaching and learning in schools.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 25 March 2014 Publication des résultats du Projet TIC
Les résultats du projet du CSEE intitulé «Les syndicats d’enseignants luttent contre l’abandon scolaire prématuré par l’utilisation des Technologies de l’information et de la communication (TIC) dans l’éducation » ont été diffusés la semaine dernière.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 11 March 2014 Greece: education unionists face down police violence
On 28 February, the Greek Federation of Secondary State School Teachers (OLME), one of EI’s national affiliates, organised a demonstration in Athens against the proposed dismissal of 12,500 education workers by 22 March. This demonstration took place at the same time as the Troika’s representatives were discussing permanent teachers and...
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Trade union rights are human rights 3 March 2014 Greece: education unionists face down police violence
On 28 February, the Greek Federation of Secondary State School Teachers (OLME), one of EI’s national affiliates, organised a demonstration in Athens against the proposed dismissal of 12,500 education workers by 22 March. This demonstration took place at the same time as the Troika’s representatives were discussing permanent teachers and...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 7 February 2014 The functioning of the troika in crisis-hit countries: a new report from ETUC
New ETUC Report on Troika activities confirms destructive effects in Cyprus, Greece, Ireland and Portugal. Based on ETUC investigation into the activities of the Troika of international leaders (EC-ECB-IMF) in selected countries, the Report condemns the takeover operated by the Troika over national elected governments.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 8 November 2013 New brochure called “The Council of Europe - Guardian of Human Rights : a summary,”
The brochure outlines the Strasbourg Organisation’s position as Europe’s leading human rights institution.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 7 November 2013 Argentinian teachers in solidarity with Greece
The President OLME, one of EI’s Greek affiliates, Kotsifakis Themistoklis, met the Executive Board of the Argentinian teachers’ union CTERA in October. The delegation was led by Stella Maldonado, CTERA’s General Secretary and a member of EI’s Executive Board.
Argentinian teachers in solidarity with Greece