“Move on”. This is the message from government sources after the immigration amendment was voted down from 262 deputies. Former Prime Minister Antonis Samaras voted against the amendment to the Labor Ministry bill.

In the government they comment that the opinion of Mr. Samaras was respected and recorded. From there, the message is that “we are moving on”, as they want to leave behind them what came before, the confrontation of the previous days.

Government sources stand by the fact that the setup was adequately explained all along, it became very clear what is being sought and what the gains are, and they stand in particular on the fact that the solid ND Parliamentary Group voted in favor of the amendment.

The background of the vote

It is noted that since the morning there have been speculations among the MPs whether Antonis Samaras will come or not, there was a lot of discussion in the “wells”. Mr. Samaras arrived at his office at around 1:15 p.m., in a relaxed mood in a good atmosphere, he met his colleagues, he stayed there for a long time, he saw various MPs, the MP for Messinia Mr. Chrysomallis stayed with him the longest, and together they went into the hall for the former prime minister and former ND president to vote against this particular amendment.

Leaving the room, he met with many other members of the majority, such as Mr. Panagiotopoulos, Mr. Markopoulos and Mr. Varvitsiotis after the passing of the bill. A “well” was formed there with the journalists who asked him for a comment on what had preceded all these days and his attitude, with the former prime minister stating that “what I had to say I said, and whoever wants to understand, understood.”

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What is provided for in the amendment?

The article provides for a one-year extension for the submission of an application by an employer who wishes to hire a third-country national who is exempt from the entry visa requirement.

As defined, “employer, who wishes to employ a citizen of a third country, who is exempted from the obligation of an entry visain accordance with paragraph 4 of article 5 of Law 4251/2014 (A’ 80), may submit, until December 31, 2024, in derogation of the current legislation, an application to the competent Aliens and Immigration service of the Decentralized Administration of his place of residence, based on the employment positionsas determined by the joint ministerial decision of article 11 of Law 4251/2014, in order to transfer him for employment in the seasonal agricultural economy”.