The grant special compensation to the Greek Police personnel employed on order, security and traffic measures for the conduct of professional domestic sports meetings men’s football Super league 1 and international interclub men’s football sports meetings, provides for a provision included in the multi-law bill of the Ministry of National Economy and Finance.

With the same provision, the special compensation will be granted to ELAS staff when they are employed to maintain order during domestic sports meetings of professional categories and the Hellenic Cup. For the granting of the special compensation, a condition is that the degree of danger of the sports meetings requires the deployment of intense police measures.

With other provisions of the competence of the Ministry of Citizen Protection, which have been included in the multi-law bill:

  • Covers the payment of expenses of the Ministry of Citizen Protection for educational compensations, travel and travel expenses of the special bodies managed by the Greek Police, as well as travel expenses of the border guards, who participated in the emergency measures to deal with the disasters in Samos since the earthquake of October 30, 2020 (Article 81).
  • It is possible to use confiscated means, by the Greek Police, to renew and strengthen its fleet (Article 84).
  • The term of office of the members of the Standing Committee on Combating Violence is extended until March 31, 2024 (Article 85). According to the explanatory statement, the specific provision aims to deal with incidents of violence in sport during the current competition season and to continue representing the country in the Standing Committee on Combating Violence and the Committee for Safety and Security at Sports Events of the Council of Europe against the current session. For this reason, the term of office of the Committee is extended, which expires on 31.12.2023 until 31.3.2024.