With unemployment at very high levels, it is essential to provide immediate support to the unemployed and those marginally attached to the labour market by using active labour market policies and targeted social transfers to counter temporary income losses and shorten job transitions. In the medium term, emphasis should be placed on skill upgrading and retraining policies to get people back into work. 6.
Final remarks A major issue in the coming months is the consolidation of confidence and the improvement of the country’s creditworthiness, which will allow the return of the Greek sovereign to financial markets on sustainable terms after the end of the programme in August 2018.