After the end of their regular annual general meeting, its members Association of Judges and Prosecutors (EDE)I issued a resolution in which, among other things, they express their concern and concern about the planned introduction of artificial intelligence in the Judiciary and reiterate that they claim the reinstatement of the 13th and 14th salary in the public sector.

In more detail, the EDE resolution is as follows:

“The Judges and Prosecutors – members of the Union of Judges and Prosecutors during the Ordinary General Assembly held on December 14, 2024, in the event hall of the Athens Court of Appeal:

* We request that the positions of the Judicial Associations be taken into account during the Constitutional revision process. The Board is authorized to put to an electronic vote among our members the articles concerning Justice.

* We claim the reinstatement of the 13th and 14th salary in the public sector

* We express our reflection and concern about the planned introduction of artificial intelligence in justice

* We demand: a) the immediate and full payment of travel and accommodation expenses for colleagues who perform service in regional Courts of First Instance, b) the increase of organic positions in the Courts of Appeal, c) the acceleration of the voluntary exit process for judicial officers facing serious health problems.

* We emphasize in every direction that the consolidation of the first degree of jurisdiction, as it was promoted both at the legislative level and at the implementation level, is checked in terms of the constitutionality of the provisions that govern it and in terms of the effectiveness of the regulations in relation to its purpose, i.e. the faster administration of justice.

In particular, in relation to the official status of judges of the first degree of jurisdiction, there must be immediate legislative changes, so that at least:

1. To provide, by amending the relevant provisions of the law 5108/2024, that the seniority of the First Instance Judges of the Special Yearbook is recognized and their seniority from 16.9.2024, i.e. from the day when they legally hold the rank of First Instance Judge, is taken into account as First Instance Judge when they are included in the General Yearbook.

2. To clarify that the inclusion of First Instance Special Yearbook in the General Yearbook does not constitute a reason for transfer from the Court of First Instance in which they serve.

3. To fully clarify by legislative intervention that the salary progression of the Primary Special Yearbook will proportionally follow the salary promotion arrangements of article 4 of .2521/1997 based on their actual years of service and regardless of the grade they hold, and their salary progression this will continue to apply even after their possible inclusion in the General Yearbook.

4. To establish in the Courts of First Instance that each of them serves, organic positions of Presidents of First Instances of a Special Yearbook, so that they are filled by the First Instance Judges of this yearbook, who upon the entry into force of the law. 5108/2024 had the rank of Justice of the Peace A’. Subsequently, these positions are to be filled by the First Instance Judges of the Special Yearbook, as long as they have completed the period of service prescribed by the KODKDL and submit a relevant request.

5. To amend the provisions of the KODKDL, which do not deal uniformly with the General and Special Judges of the Court of First Instance in matters of hierarchy in relation to the other branches of Justice.

6. To provide in the KODKDL the mandatory participation in the Three-Member Administrative Councils of the Courts of First Instance of a Court of First Instance of a Special Yearbook. It should be provided that the President of the Court of First Instance will regulate the number of days of service in the parallel and regional seats of his Court of First Instance, according to the actual needs of those.

7. To define that the house searches will be conducted in the presence of Primary General Yearbook with a seniority of up to 12 years.

Finally, the Board of Directors of the Union a) will immediately designate one of its members as responsible for monitoring the implementation of the consolidation of the first degree of jurisdiction, to whom the colleagues will turn for any issue that arises, and b) will convene an extraordinary General Assembly with a special topic of the implementation process of the above legislative changes and the implementation of n. 5108/2024 within three months from today”.