climate crisis

“Good morning! Though it is the primary weekend of July and I do know a lot of you might be already or about to go to the seaside, I am sticking to our weekly ‘date’ and getting proper into right this moment’s overview subjects!” with the weekly overview of presidency work Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

“To take care of the leakages we have now in vital specialties within the NHS”

“The downsizing of the ESY is one in every of our main priorities, we assist and strengthen it in each method, not solely when it comes to infrastructure but additionally when it comes to human assets. On Thursday, subsequently, two vital authorities choices had been signed. The primary one permits the docs of the Nationwide Well being Service to have the ability to present personal work as nicely, after finishing their scheduled weekly working time.

What will we wish to obtain with this? To take care of the leakages we have now in vital specialties to the personal sector. The coverage of will increase that we already apply to the salaries and allowances of well being personnel to the restrict of our fiscal potentialities is working however it’s not sufficient, as a non-public physician can right this moment safe a lot increased incomes.

On the similar time, we additionally allow personal docs to offer, if they need, work for the NHS, so as to cowl the prevailing deficiencies. And to provide you an concept of ​​what has been achieved when it comes to staffing the NHS within the final 5 years, there have been 78,272 docs and nurses serving in June 2019 and 86,138 in June 2024, a rise of 10%.

The second resolution considerations the brand new type of incentives to fill the gaps in docs within the distant islands of Greece, the so-called barren line and mountainous areas. I’ll solely cite the instance of Kos: there have been 11 bulletins for 4 positions of pathologists on the island’s hospital with none curiosity, whereas there are lots of personal pathologists there. What are these new incentives? The online month-to-month allowance for barren areas is tripled and a further allowance is instituted for particular specialties in these areas. In case of shifting to satisfy wants, along with their wage, they are going to be paid a further 2,100 euros and they’re going to be capable to have free housing on the expense of every Municipality. Subsequently, together with the chance to hold out personal work on the island, a beautiful set of incentives is created to workers hospitals in distant areas”.

Schooling and academics

“I’m shifting on to a different precedence of our authorities, the strengthening of Public Schooling. In earlier years, we made a major funding in human assets, which we proceed to do. I remind you that till final yr, for the primary time after the disaster interval, 28,300 everlasting academics had been employed. For the subsequent college yr, we subsequently introduced 10,000 everlasting appointments of all specialties, the best variety of everlasting appointments in recent times.

Of the ten,000 positions, about half (4,451) are replacements for retired academics beneath the one-hire-one-retirement rule, whereas the remaining appointments (5,549) are to fill vacancies beforehand crammed with substitutes. Our objective is to cut back the variety of substitute academics by not less than 50%, completely filling the gaps in our faculties so as to supply our youngsters the absolute best high quality public schooling and academics a secure working setting the place they will develop and so they perform their operate unhindered”.

The difficulty of unemployment

“On Thursday I visited the Ministry of Labour, the place actually good work has been achieved within the final 5 years, which can also be mirrored within the indicators: unemployment has decreased – I’ll confer with this under – hundreds of latest jobs have been created, whereas the working setting has improved. And that is exactly what the Digital Labor Card contributes to: a greater working setting, the place labor rights and incomes will probably be protected, punishing employer arbitrariness the place it exists. That’s the reason we stay trustworthy to our dedication to be utilized in all sectors of the financial system. I ought to point out right here that in these sectors the place it has been utilized, the figures in Ergani present a rise in declared additional time and, by extension, in staff’ incomes.

As I stated, the work achieved on the Ministry of Labor can also be mirrored within the discount of unemployment, the place our nation recorded superb efficiency within the first quarter of this yr as nicely. We’re first amongst OECD international locations within the charge of job progress amongst 15-64-year-olds and in addition first in growing feminine employment. By way of younger individuals and ladies, I do know we’re nonetheless considerably behind the remainder of Europe. That’s the reason we’re already planning measures to attain even better participation of them within the labor market and the identical applies to the participation of pensioners and the disabled”.

“We’re preventing for the de-escalation of costs”

“On the worth de-escalation entrance, the battle we’re preventing continues. Now we have some first encouraging information from EUROSTAT’s estimates displaying that the measures we have now taken prior to now interval to restrict fictitious reductions and make competitors work higher are paying off. Inflation within the class of meals, alcohol and tobacco in our nation is 1.3% in June, in comparison with 2.4% in Might.

In these classes, in actual fact, we have now the 2nd lowest inflation, after Finland, at Eurozone degree. Accordingly, we see a research by IELKA now recording small worth reductions on a 12-month foundation. In fact, we did not resolve the issue, I do know that. That’s the reason we’re persevering with our efforts to additional scale back meals costs. I remind you that worth management interventions are prolonged till 31.12.2024, comparable to, amongst different issues, the ceiling on the revenue margin and the quintuple of the higher restrict on fines for violating the provisions of the ceiling (from 1,000,000 euros to five,000,000 euros) , the extension to the “family basket” and the limitation of the ceiling on toddler milk”.

The abolition of the primary tax established by the state in 1836, which was the “stamp obligation”

“So right this moment, 188 years later, the federal government places an finish to a burden that fairly brought about discomfort to the residents, with none profit for the State. It’s now abolished by regulation for greater than 600 transactions each between personal people (eg utility loans, insurance coverage transactions, and so on.), and for personal transactions with the State (eg marriage license, skilled licenses, and so on.). For these circumstances the place the stamp is retained, it’s changed by the Digital Transaction Price. So, we scale back the tax, however paperwork can also be faraway from the citizen’s transactions, simplifying an antiquated system.”

Digital state

“Let’s go digital now.” Earlier than I point out what’s new, let me share with you some excellent news: in accordance with the European Fee’s annual report on the Digital Decade, in 2023 our nation made outstanding progress within the digitization of public providers, whereas additionally registering the best enchancment on this sector. Inside 4 years, Greece has approached and lots of occasions exceeded the European common. This recognition clearly satisfies us, but it surely makes us “cussed” and much more so to proceed with the digitization of the state!

Thus, the digital state extends to street security as nicely, with digital affirmation of site visitors violations in Athens and Thessaloniki. How will this be achieved? The Cops will use specifically designed cellular units of the “Good Policing” challenge and with the usage of an acceptable software, they are going to now electronically verify the site visitors violation. Upon completion of the police officer’s actions, the violation certificates will probably be despatched in actual time electronically to the citizen’s inbox at gov.gr, using the interoperability and get in touch with particulars from the Nationwide Register of Residents’ Communications, whereas on the similar time will probably be up to date by e mail and SMS for sending a message to his inbox.”

“Tackling the local weather disaster is not only a nationwide situation”

“The penultimate matter of right this moment’s overview, the local weather disaster. Addressing it’s not solely a nationwide situation, however requires international mobilization. As a rustic, we make the most of each alternative that’s given to us. For the primary time, Greece acquires a brand new “technological toolbox”, with 7 Microsatellites, to not look into area, however to extend its operational capabilities on Earth.

They may present imagery and information for firefighting and can complement the Copernicus system, serving to to report unlawful building, monitor marine air pollution and unlawful fishing, agricultural crops and lots of different areas. The related settlement for the development and launch of the Microsatellite cluster in 2026 was signed a couple of days in the past between the European House Company (ESA) and the corporate Open Cosmos. The financing of the Program within the quantity of 60 million euros comes from the Restoration Fund. On the similar time, the chance will probably be given to many extremely specialised Greek engineers to be employed with excessive salaries, but additionally to Greek corporations within the sector to take part within the funding and improve their capabilities.

The unprecedented disasters attributable to excessive local weather occasions in our nation, made it a serious must institute a brand new necessary insurance coverage framework, beginning with giant corporations, in order that authorities assist goes to those that actually need it. This new framework was handed a couple of days in the past by the Parliament and gives for the chance for residents and companies to be insured for damages from pure disasters.

On the similar time, it strengthens the establishment of state assist to these affected, gives for the granting of housing help in circumstances the place the principle residence is uninhabitable and strengthens – organizationally in addition to operationally – the Hearth Brigade and total the Normal Secretariat for the Restoration of Pure Disasters in order that they will shortly carry out , their work transparently and effectively”.

Coldplay’s new music video

“I shut right this moment’s overview with tradition. For these of you who have not seen it, I urge you to look at Coldplay’s new video clip, which was shot at Herodion and is a superb show for our nation. An exquisite music with a novel monument within the background.

Someplace right here I’ll depart you, renewing our appointment for subsequent Sunday. Good morning!”.