High tones in the bill for EFKA in the Social Affairs Committee of the Parliament

The elaboration of the bill of the Ministry of Labor, “Modernization of the Electronic National Social Security Agency and other provisions for social security” started in high tones in the Social Affairs Committee of the Parliament.

The Minister of Labor, Kostis Hatzidakis, accused the opposition of dogmatism and populism, which demanded the withdrawal of the “unconstitutional bill”, as he characterized it.

“We want to create a new EFKA, faster, more efficient, more friendly to the 6.5 million insured. Our priority is the defenseless Greek citizen. You are with the dogmas and the guilds and we are with the many, the defenseless citizens “, Mr. Hatzidakis emphasized characteristically.

The opposition spoke of a “government of customer logic and authoritarian practices, which affect the public interest as well as the social character of EFKA and social security.” Responding, the minister countered that the populism and dogmatism of the opposition is what affects the country.

“You will stay with the tropes and we will do the reform. As we did the intervention for the rescue of PPC, in the same way we will proceed to a radical modernization intervention of EFKA, with common sense arrangements to reorganize the most problematic organization in the country. “This bill wants to address the long-term problems of EFKA and put it on rails that will lead it forward and make it more friendly to employees and retirees,” said Mr. Hatzidakis and continued:

“What hurts the public interest is your populism. And what affects the social character of the policy implemented in Greece, was the Katrougalos law, which you passed and we amended. It is the mess created by SYRIZA during the unification of EFKA and led to 1,059,000 insurance claims. These are the views you express over time and even more so today. These views and this policy are what harm EFKA, employees and retirees. On the contrary, the policy we are going to implement is a policy that is going to put things on a different trajectory and will make the government be at the end of 4 years, okay with its commitments to upgrade the public administration and especially of EFKA “.

As Mr. Hatzidakis stressed, the bill is based on three axes:

First, in providing incentives and controls at all levels.

Secondly, in accelerating the lengthy procedures that prevent, among other things, the timely supply of consumables.

Third, in the utilization of the real estate of EFKA.

“One can not remain indifferent towards an organization that collects 48% of the complaints and grievances of the State. “On the one hand, we have efforts for substantial changes in the EFKA and on the other hand, the obsession with populism and the spidery dogmas”, the Minister of Labor pointed out.

Finally, Mr. Hatzidakis stated that the certified lawyers and accountants have already reached 428 and others will be hired, while in the near future the pensions will be issued in a very short time. He called on pensioners to address them, stressing that “it is free and does not cost them anything.”

SYRIZA

SYRIZA was strongly criticized by Mariliza Xenogiannakopoulou, demanding the withdrawal of the bill, claiming that it is unconstitutional, authoritarian and unacceptable.

“This bill is the third blow dealt by the Mitsotakis government. Following the anti-labor law and the capitalization of supplementary insurance, you pave the way for private interests to be served, either in terms of supplies or EFKA real estate. You are a neoliberal government with a clientele face. You want to party EFKA “, underlined Ms. Xenogiannakopoulou.

He went on to say that the provision on the hiring of general managers and directors is unconstitutional and scandalous, while noting that “the salary is also unacceptable”.

“The constitution is being violated. You open the back door to public administration, abolish transparency and meritocracy and take us into very dark times. Build a customer relationship grid. “Modernization has lost all meaning,” he stressed.

At the same time, Ms. Xenogiannakopoulou described the utilization of EFKA real estate as a “major issue”, accusing the government of building a company with purely private criteria, excluding all social partners, which will operate uncontrollably without any control and without accountability. “It’s a bill that hurts the public interest. We demand his withdrawal, and we declare that we are voting against it “, concluded Mrs. Xenogiannakopoulou.

Respectively, the head of the Interior Department of SYRIZA, Costas Zachariadis, accused Mr. Hatzidakis that “he is a man of special missions” while he strongly criticized the “opaque procedures for hiring general managers and directors with salaries, which will reach 8000 euros”.

“This is shame, rapture, authoritarianism. You are breaking the civil service code. This is Maximou SA “, said Mr. Zachariadis and concluded:” These people are murderers and they must leave. “And the faster, the better for the country, the society, the citizens.”

ΚΙΝΑΛ

For “another provocative bill of the Mitsotakis government”, spoke the special spokesman of KINAL, George Moulkiotis, asking for his withdrawal, while characterizing as “deliberate propaganda” the claims of Mr. Hatzidakis, that EFKA is “the most problematic Organization of the Municipality ». He also spoke of an “order – a shame for hiring from the private sector with the highest salaries” while talking about russetological movements that reproduce the state of the Right.

“The government is insulting the employees of EFKA. “But they, under miserable conditions, issued the pensions, and not the converts”, said Mr. Moulkiotis and added: “This so-called reform of yours is a big blow for the insured. You are establishing opacity, bias, you are handing over the real estate of EFKA to sponsors of ND, your logic is clearly clientele, it undermines the public interest and the public character of social security “.

“This government is not only neo-liberal, but also a government of settling various interests of client logic, which turns the country far back”, concluded Mr. Moulkiotis.

KKE

The special spokesman of the KKE, Christos Katsotis, spoke about a “bill abortion” and asked for his withdrawal.

“You are moving according to your commitments and you will implement until the end your plan for the complete privatization of insurance with faster procedures, by looting the real estate of EFKA and throwing its employees on the curse”, said Mr. Katsotis. “With the bill, you intensify the procedures for further privatization of EFKA, after the Katrougalos law. The huge real estate of EFKA belongs to its insured who have paid it. We say, no sale and no concessions to individuals. You want to make it a Societe Anonyme to implement your plans.

The violent privatization of the Organization will blow up the pensions and the insurance system “, he stressed and added:” The core of all anti-insurance laws is the complete exemption of the state from the insurance for the benefit of the large insurance groups “.

“You do not have your god. Your descent has no end.

What you do is a shame and a challenge. You legitimize procurement parties, you sell real estate, and you fight for capitalist development. “The employees now know how dirty you are playing,” concluded Mr. Katsotis.

GREEK SOLUTION

Maria Athanassiou, from Hellenic Solution, reserved herself on the principle, while claiming that “EFKA is surrendering to private interests, through opaque procedures of sale of its property and recruitment of ‘golden boys’ from the private sector”. He also opposed the awarding and execution of public contracts by way of derogation, while accusing the government of setting up a company for the development of EFKA real estate, which will operate without any control and no accountability.

DAY 25

From MeRA25, Maria Apatzidi, spoke about a catastrophic bill, which will lead EFKA to bankruptcy, to benefit private interests. At the same time, he accused the government of creating a party army with exorbitant salaries and no accountability.

Ms. Apatzidi also expressed her opposition to the assignment to a private company of the utilization of the real estate of EFKA, emphasizing that “no public control is foreseen, but on the contrary the way is opened for uncontrolled management of its property”.

“The government is committing another great crime against the Greek people and we will be against it,” he concluded.

New Democracy

The general rapporteur of ND, Miltos Chrysomallis, objected that the modernization of EFKA is a one-way street, pointing out that 48% of the citizens’ complaints about the operation of the State, concern this Organization.

“The bill responds to the core of EFKA’s problems. “And it is a return to the common sense of things that was lost with the Katrougalos law, which, with the poorly planned unification of the insurance funds, created a series of problems that still afflict the citizens”, Mr. Chrysomallis underlined.

The discussion of the bill will continue next Monday, with a hearing of non-parliamentary bodies.

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