Vindication for gov’t and EFKA

The legislative arrangements of the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs for the utilization of specialized professionals, aimed at dealing with the problem of delays in the issue of thousands of main or auxiliary pensions, are within the constitutional and legal frameworks.

The Plenary Assembly of the Council of State ruled in favor of the constitutionality of the regulations in question, with a decision announced on Friday in the media, following appeals brought by workers' unions.

The court ruled that the utilization of professionals, such as lawyers and accountants by the Single Social Security Entity (EFKA) for the issuance of pensions, does not conflict with the constitutional mandates or violate basic provisions of the current legislation. The rationale of the plenary decision comes as a response to all the objections raised by those who appealed, claiming the...