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Kyriakos Mitsotakis

Mitsotakis Blocked, Booed by School Guards

Greek Administrative Reform Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who ordered the firing of thousands of public workers before their positions could be reviewed as he promised, found himself heckled and blocked from getting into his office on Sept. 16 during an...

Workers Lose Holiday Bonus For Computer Use

Greek civil servants who used computers for at least five hours a day instead of manual paperwork will lose a perk of six paid days off a year under reforms being undertaken by the government on the orders of...

Greek Teachers Strike Fizzling Out

After making a lot of noise that they wouldn't stand for being transferred involuntarily or fired and would strike in protest, Greek teachers are rapidly retreating with fewer than 20 percent turning out for meetings of their union OLME...

Greek Medalists Lose Public Jobs

According to Greek media reports, known Greek athletes who were appointed in the public sector due to their success in sports, such as Olympic medalists, are to be suspended as well provided that the joint ministerial decree does not...

Mitsotakis Praised For Skipping Vacation

The German news magazine Der Spiegel has lauded Greece's new Minister of Administrative Reform, Kyriakos Mitsotakis for staying at his post and planning reforms and the transfer or firing of 25,000 public workers, and not even taking a summer...

Jobs For Families Of Dead Police, Firefighters

One member of a family of police officers or firefighters who died in the line of duty will be given priority for hiring and applying through the civil service, under a decree signed by Administrative Reform Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. The...

Greece Chasing No-Show Workers

Stepping up a campaign to root out disciplinary problems, troublemakers, people who've faked their credentials, and criminals still being paid, Greek Administrative Reform Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said he's now going after people who rarely - or never - come...

Another 8,099 Workers On Firing List

The Greek government has raised the number of public workers by 8,099 on a so-called mobility list of those who will see already-reduced pay cut to 75 percent for up to eight months and then fired if another job...

Samaras Says Reforms OK, Foreclosures Next

Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, in a meeting with key ministers on Aug. 20, said he wanted to prepare Greeks for the coming firing of public workers and the foreclosures of homes by banks from people who can't afford to...

HS Teachers Moving To Grade Schools

The Greek government's so-called mobility scheme that will move or fire 40,000 public workers will lead to the transfer of 6,025 schoolteachers from junior high and high schools to elementary schools. While Administrative Reform Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said a program...