Young people aged 18-24 are at significant risk - in relation to other social and age groups - from poverty and social exclusion. This element - combined with the high youth unemployment (36.8% last April) - demonstrate the biggest problem of our country's youth.

The Greek unemployment rate eased to 12.2% of the workforce in March from 12.7% in February and 16.8% in March 2021, Hellenic Statistical Authority said on Wednesday.

Unemployment fell to 15.8% in the second quarter of 2021, down 1.7% from the previous quarter and 4.7% from the corresponding quarter of 2020, according to data compiled by the ELSTAT. The unemployment rate in the first quarter of 2021 was 17.1% and in the second quarter of 2020 16.7%.