Niki Kerameus

Hello there, it was a weekend of positive publicity and pleasant news for Thessaloniki and the government. Of course, we also experienced the first severe winter weather with flooded streets and destruction in various parts of Greece, but such things are part of the plan; they happen everywhere, so let’s not overdramatize.

A new mathematical formula to determine the minimum wage will apply from January 1, 2028 onward, will rely on inflation and productivity rates, and will be fully binding for the respective government. The regulation, which will be in the draft law of the Ministry of Labor, will not permit its reduction.

Feminin Pluriel Greece, a new initiative for women in business and part of Global Femenin Pluriel, is launching conference, titled "Women Heroes," at the Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry (7 Akadimias) from 11.30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday.

Speakers will include Labor and Social Insurance Minister Niki Kerameus. Visit fenichatziathanasiadou.gr for details.

The Rebrain Greece platform, launched in 2023, is gaining momentum in its mission to bring highly skilled Greek professionals back to the country.

Initially introduced by then labor minister Adonis Georgiadis and now managed by Minister Niki Kerameus, the platform connects innovative private sector companies in Greece with Greek talent abroad.

Labor and Social Security Minister Niki Kerameus announced measures on demographics, the reform of social benefits and support for working parents through a better work-life balance during an interministerial press conference in Thessaloniki on Thursday.

Labor and Social Security Minister Niki Kerameus on Wednesday referred to the extension from Wednesday of the Digital Labor Card in tourism and catering, in an interview with Skai TV.

Public Employment Service (DYPA) and the Chinese tech giant Huawei signed on Monday a new Memorandum of Cooperation about the extension and expansion of the "Women in Tech" program, they have been running jointly for the last two years.

Supporting employment by creating well-paid jobs, reducing employer social security contributions, the universal application of the digital labor card and sweeping inspections for the application of labor legislation make up the blueprint of priorities the new labor minister, Niki Kerameus, is reportedly determined to implement.

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis reshuffled his cabinet on Friday to boost the government's battle with a cost-of-living crisis, but kept his foreign and finance ministers in place to show policy continuity.

The changes were announced after Mitsotakis' centre-right party performed worse than expected in Sunday's election to the European Parliament.

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis appointed on Friday a new development minister and replaced his labor minister in a cabinet reshuffle aimed at helping Greece deal with a high cost of living.

Takis Theodorikakos was named development minister, while Niki Kerameus took the labor ministry's portfolio.

Mitsotakis kept his finance minister Kostis Hatzidakis unchanged.