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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 14-01-20
CONTENTS
[01] Finance Minister will not be removed, gov't spokesman says
[02] Council of State rules in favour of armed forces over
constitutionality of wage cuts
[01] Finance Minister will not be removed, gov't spokesman says
Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras will not be removed, government
spokesman Simos Kedikoglou said on Monday.
" I would like to underline that there is no question of changing or
removing Yannis Stournaras. He has an important work to complete,"
Kedikoglou said to private radio station 'To Vima'.
[02] Council of State rules in favour of armed forces over
constitutionality of wage cuts
The Plenum of the Council of State, in a meeting behind closed doors,
found that cuts in the wages of armed forces (military, police,
coast guard etc), implemented as part of the country's bail-out deal
(Memorandum III, law 4093/2012), raise constitutionality issues.
The members of the Council of State, in an almost unanimous decision,
found that the cuts in the salaries of uniformed personnel raise
constitutionality issues and will annul the ministerial decision that
provided for them.
A decision by the Plenum of the court, expected to be published in the
next three months, will determine the extent of the unconstitutionality
of the cuts.
Federations and Associations, representating all categories of uniformed
personnel, have filed since January 2013 appeals to the Council of State
against Memorandum III (wages cuts).
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