Council of Audit

The heads of Greece's top courts have hit back at criticism regarding their meeting with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Thursday, when he pledged to protect their salaries, but the Union of Judges and Prosecutors has insisted that only it has the right to discuss pay issues on behalf of judicial officials.

The heads of Greece's top courts have hit back at criticism regarding their meeting with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Thursday, which began with the premier saying that the judiciary would not experience any further wage cuts and that those at the "top of the pyramid" would see their salaries increase.