Contents 1. Executive Summary ........................................................ 2. Greece’s Youth Employment Problem: Framing the Challenge ..................... 4 2.1 Recovery without resolution ............................................... 4 2.2 Why the Problem Persists ................................................. 4 3. Beyond the Skills Gap: Mismatch, Job Quality and Expectations ................... 5 3.1 Skills Mismatch Is Not One Problem ........................................ 5 3.2 Job Quality, Expectations and the Myth of“Unrealistic Attitudes” ................ 5 3.3 How the Two Mismatches Interact .......................................... 6 4. Comparative Lessons for Greece ............................................... 7 4.1 Spain: Linking Decent Work to Youth Employment Policy ....................... 7 4.2 Dual VET Systems: Lessons Without Copying................................. 7 4.3 The Youth Guarantee: Quality, Not Just Coverage.............................. 7 4.4 Decent Work as the Organising Principle..................................... 8 5. What the Evidence Means for Greece ......................................... 9 6. Policy Priorities for Greece ................................................. 10 References ................................................................ Annex 1 ................................................................... Annex 2 ................................................................... 2 Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung e.V.