The Impact of European Employment Strategy in Greece and Portugal

1. Introduction 2. The European Employment Strategy and National Employment Policies 3. Theoretical Framework 4. Public Employment Service's Reform in Greece: Following the EU Money? 5. Reforming the Portuguese PES: Europeanization through Soft Law Empowerment? 6. Tracing the Europeanization of Greek Employment Policy (GEP) with Regard to Gender Equality Promotion: Following the ESF Money? 7. Gender Equality Promotion in Portuguese Employment Policy: Europeanization through Domestic Empowerment 8. Incorporating Flexicurity in Greek Employment Policy: from a Promising Start to a Melancholic End 9. Conclusions