The extension of the additional 1,000 positions of the subsidized employment program for people with disabilities in the municipalities of the country was announced by Labor and Social Employment Minister Niki Kerameos in an interview with ERT. At the same time, he noted that the 51% of stamps has digitized Already by the end of 2025 it will be fully completed.

Initially, the minister underlined the government’s particular concern for people with disabilities, noting that the initials 1,000 seats of the program that had been announced were all absorbed and due to the increased demand observed, the ministry proceeds to expansion of the program by 1,000 seats.

“Our fellow citizens with disabilities are absolutely suitable for work. It doesn’t mean that when you have any disability you can’t work, alas » The minister said and recalled a provision of the ministry that was established months ago and enables pensioners with disabilities to receive their pension and work at the same time.

Called to comment on the war dispute between Israel – Iran, He described “a very serious crisis in an already overwhelmed wider geopolitical environment”. Added that “The Greek state for its part has done its power to protect Greek citizens who are in both Israel and Iran, with foreign ministry initiatives that were immediately assumed.” And he quoted the prime minister’s clear message that any solution could only be a diplomatic nature.

“This is also the clear position of the European Union. Therefore, we are watching very closely and passing through all the tones the message, that obviously this solution must be diplomatic, “he said.

Referring to upcoming pre -trial committee emphasized that “There is no MP of the New Democracy who does not want to shed light on this case.” adding that ND’s position is clear.

“This is a tragedy, an unprecedented tragedy, and we are the first to want to spill light in this case and we have come forward and we said that this case should go to the natural judge. So this is the line of the government, this is the line of the New Democracy and this is obviously the position of every New Democracy MP. “ Emphasizing that all ND MPs want to spill plenty of light, not to have any shadow left in this unprecedented tragedy.

Talking about Reduction of unemploymentnoted that is now in 8.3%“At the lowest point where it has been in the last 17 years”, which, he said, means that our country has lower unemployment than countries such as Spain, Finland and Sweden. He pointed out that this outcome has been achieved by initiatives “aimed at opening new jobs, incentives to particularly integrate some population groups that have room for improvement in employment. And I am referring to women, I am referring to the young, I am referring to our disabled fellow citizens, to three categories to which we must focus even more. “

Answering a question about the blank jobs Ms. Kerameos clarified that it is a result of the high decrease in unemployment as “The tanks of the available human resources are reduced.”

The Minister also referred to the Jobmatch app through which the ability to interested parties to work in the tourism sectors and her catering. “You get on the mobile, let’s say you want to work on an island in the summer, you put your conditions that: I want to work June with September on the island with 1,500 euros and above, the 1,500 indicative, you can say 1,300, you can say 2,000, you can say whatever you want. And that I have experience in cooking, I say an example. The system automatically “marries” with all the jobs available that meet these conditions and most importantly, you can click on the spot to make a video call for an interview. “

Referring to 44 “Career Days” which have taken place in 18 cities, the Minister pointed out that “There are thousands of our fellow citizens looking for a job. So as a Ministry of Labor we bring the two closer. We lay down if you want the ground to find each other and in this way that the workers can find a job and the businesses to find employees. “

For them similar events which have been done at abroad Specifically in Amsterdam, Düsseldorf, London, Stuttgart and next December in New York, Ms. Kerameos stressed that “Some of them may not even have their minds on their minds. But you put them in the seed, you open a communication channel and there you lay the ground there to make it more likely to be more likely to return to the country and to open their communication with leading businesses in the country looking for specialized staff. And to put another parameter. Let us not forget that those who turned around, about 400,000, most of them are in breeding age, are young children who have returned. I also say it in the context of the demographic debate. “

The minister then noted that the Main Pension Timeas of the 500 days required in the past, it now takes under 50 days. Concerning auxiliary pensions, Ms. Kerameos said that “at the moment there is a massive digitization program, which is also the important thing here, is already half completed, it is not that it is just starting. We are at 51%. That is, 27 million stamps have been scanned and we have another 26 million stamps to digitize. Digitization is a work of the Development Fund, ends at the end of the year. So, after the first half of 2026 we will see a great improvement in auxiliary pensions. “

At the same time, the minister also referred to work card saying that: “We already have over 1.5 million workers who are part of the card and I have to tell you, for example, that March that was the first month of digital work card application in the tourism industry, we had an increase in the reported overtime by 637%. So you understand how important this is to protect both the worker and the healthy competition. We are moving to the next step, we extend the scope of the digital work card in the next few days and to new sectors, wholesale, energy, financial services and some other services in the tourism industry that had not been integrated. So greater scope, greater protection, for more workers. We’re talking about another 350 thousand workers. “