Mitsotakis

The Minister of Administrative Reform Kyriakos Mitsotakis is going to meet with the heads of the troika by tomorrow in order to discuss the current suspension and dismissal plans. So far, the Ministry has carried out 4,000 dismissals in 2013, after agreeing upon an extension with the troika in November. This includes the 2,500 ERT […]

The suspended school wardens are holding a demonstration outside the Ministry of Administrative Reform on Tuesday morning, a few days before their eight-month suspension runs out. Should the government refuse to transfer them elsewhere in the public sector, they will effectively be dismissed. The president of the school warden union of Athens and representative of […]

From the stand in Parliament today, the Minister of Administrative Reform Kyriakos Mitsotakis commented on the progress of disciplinary procedures claimed in the public sector and claimed that the “era of impunity in the public sector has ended for good”. The Minister admitted that for many years the public sector was dominated by a “code […]

The Minister of Administrative Reform Kyriakos Mitsotakis appeared on ANT1’s morning chat show in order to address the reappointment of the school wardens, all of whom were suspended in September. Mr. Mitsotakis claimed that 526 applications have been submitted and that one in three school wardens will find a job. The Minister explained that former […]

The Minister of Administrative Reform Kyriakos Mitsotakis is scheduled to meet with the President of Democracy Karolos Papoulias today at 1.30pm in order to discuss changes in public administration introduced by a new draft bill, as well as the new system of staff evaluation and other changes. Before he meets the President though, Mr. Mitsotakis […]

According to the State Council Assembly, the cuts in the wages of uniformed officers (military, police, coast guard etc) that were implemented due to the financial crisis are unconstitutional. The State Council ruling will be published within the next trimester detailing the extent of unconstitutionality. In January 2013, a number of federations and unions of […]