4th Hellenic Observatory Athens Conference

           Welfare and Pension Reform in Europe: learning from each other?

The Hellenic Observatory organised on Wednesday 25 June it's fourth Annual Conference in Athens, which is linked to the Lectureship in the Political Economy of Greece and Southeast Europe held by Dr Vassilis Monastiriotis.

This year's Athens Conference focused on a particularly topical and important matter, namely the Welfare and Pension Reforms in Europe with a particular focus on Greece. The conference participants discussed the experience of European countries and how the Greek case fits European developments. The event took place on Wednesday 25th June 2008, at 16:30 in the Karatzas Building Auditorium of the National Bank of Greece, 82-84 Eolou Street 102 32 Athens. The conference was co-organised and kindly hosted by the National Bank of Greece.

As with the previous conferences, this year's conference brought together prominent speakers from the academic, policy and business communities. In particular, keynote speakers include: Mr Nikos Analytis, Professor Nicholas Barr, Professor Anton Hemerijck and Mr Giorgos Romanias.

The conference proceedings were opened by the Deputy Minister for Employment Mrs Sofia Kalantzakou and the Chairman of the National Bank of Greece, which hosted the event, Mr Takis Arapoglou.

• Announcement

• Press release (in Greek)

• Event details

 

PROGRAMME

INTRODUCTION 

• Mr Takis Arapoglou, Chairman, National Bank of Greece
• Professor Kevin Featherstone, Director, Hellenic Observatory, LSE 

 

WELCOME ADDRESS 

• Mrs Sofia Kalantzakou, Deputy Minister for Employment and Social Protection Transcript

 

SESSION I: European perspectives: the politics and economics of pension reform
     Chair: Professor Kevin Featherstone, Director, Hellenic Observatory, LSE

• Professor Anton Hemerijck, Professor of Comparative Social Policy Erasmus University, Rotterdam and Director, Scientific Council for Government Policy, Netherlands
  Recalibrating the European Welfare State (transcript)
• Professor Nicholas Barr, Professor of Public Economics, European Institute, London School of Economics
  Pension Reform in OECD countries: Shifting tectonic plates (handout)

 

SESSION II: Pension reform in Greece: what have we learnt?
      Chair: Dr Vassilis Monastiriotis, Hellenic Observatory, LSE

• Mr Nikos Analytis, Chairman, Hellenic Network for Corporate Social Responsibility
  Society and Economy: pension system problems and future solutions
• Mr Giorgos Romanias, Scientific Advisor, Institute of Labour, GSEE
  Greek Welfare and Pension System last reforms: critical notes (transcript in Greek).
   

GALLERY