The road is “open” for the start of recruitment procedures through ASEP for 1213 young people municipal policemen in OTA educational categories DE (secondary), PE (university) and TE (technological).

A joint ministerial decision signed by Ministers of the Interior Makis Voridis and Ministers of Finance Kristos Staikouras gave the green light to allocate 1,000 vacant staff positions per municipality and education category. These positions arose following relevant requests from the municipalities, which the Ministry of the Interior called for submission after the adoption last December of Law 5003/22 on the reform of the municipal police.

This approving decision is expected to be communicated to all municipalities in the country tomorrow Monday, while the Ministry of the Interior will forward the relevant supporting documents to ASEP to begin drafting the notification. This will include all 213 positions approved last September as part of the annual recruitment planning.

Vivi Charalambodjani, Secretary General of Public Sector Human Resources, told APE-MPE that the announcement is expected to be published after September, given the freezing of recruitment procedures during the election period.

Based on the KYA, 1,000 vacant staff positions will be covered in 137 municipalities of the country and cover 633 DE, 183 PE and 184 TE positions. The lion’s share, of course, goes to the municipality of Athens with 181 vacancies, of which 153 are in the DE category and 14 in the PE and TE categories. In the municipality of Thessaloniki there are 80 places allocated (40 DE, 20 PE, 20 TE), in the municipality of Heraklion Crete 30 (18, DE, 6 PE, 6 TE), in the municipality of Thermi 20 (15 DE, 4 PE, 1 TE), in in the municipality of Acharnon 16 (12 DE, 2 PE, 2 TE), in the municipality of Thermaikos 15 (11 DE, 2 PE, 2 TE) and in the municipality of Chalkideon 13 seats (9 DE, 2 TE) 2 IP, 2 TE). In addition, 12 seats have been allocated to the municipalities of Vari-Voula-Voulagmeni, Keratsini-Drapetsona and Pyrgos, 11 seats to the municipalities of Agios Dimitrios, Elefsina, Kassandra and Katerinis and 10 seats to the municipalities of Agrini, Drama, Eordia, Thira. , Komotini, Mandra – Idyll, Nafpaktia, Naples – Sikeon, Nicaea – Ag. Ioannis Rentis, Rethymno and Florina. In the remaining 111 municipalities, there are between one and nine posts.

Accordingly, 213 seats are distributed among 34 other municipalities, including Piraeus (77 seats), Chania (32 seats) and Kalamaria (15 seats).

It is noted that for the first time, recruitment to the municipal police will be carried out entirely through ASEP, since until now they have been exempted from the Office and carried out point by point in accordance with the provisions of PD 135/06.

Conditions and qualifications for appointment

Applicants must meet the following conditions: Be between the ages of 20 and 35, be at least 1.63m (1.63m) for women and 1.70m (1.70m) for men, and be of mental and physical health and intellectual capacity to enable them to perform the duties of their positions.

Candidates who are deemed fit for health reasons take athletic tests which include:

1. Road 100 m in 16 minutes (one attempt).
2. 1000 m road in 4 feet 20 inches (one attempt).
3. High jumps with a swing of at least 1.00 m (three attempts).
4. Long jump with a jump of at least 3.60 m (three attempts).
5. Shot put (7.275 kg) at a distance of at least 4.50 m, as an average throwing with the right and left hands (three attempts per arm).

Candidates who successfully complete sports tests undergo psychotechnical tests and interviews to explore, among others, judgment, perception, adaptability to changing situations and demands, readiness, self-control, emotional stability, and personality structure.

The standard qualification requirements for the appointment of a special power structure of the municipal police by industry and specialty are as follows:

1. for the department of physical education, a degree or diploma from any department of A.E.I. country or academic equivalent or equivalent title from schools abroad,
2. for a TE department, a degree or diploma from any country’s TEI or an equivalent title from schools abroad,
3. for the physical education department, any degree or diploma or diploma in vocational education and training level 5 (IEK or post-secondary year – apprenticeship class EPA.L.) or in vocational training at post-secondary vocational level IEC or vocational high school (EPA .L.) or professional occupation, education and training level 4 EPA.L. or Vocational School (TEE) Cycle B, or Integrated Polytechnic High School (EPL), or Secondary Vocational School (TEL), or Secondary Vocational School for Construction Managers, or General High School, or Integrated High School school, or General High School, or other equivalent name of the local or foreign educational unit, regardless of the specialty.

The following requirements are defined as additional appointment requirements for all branches: a. Computer (PC) proficiency in word processing, spreadsheets and internet services, possession of a class B car or two-wheeled motorcycle driving license, at least 50 cc and at least a good command of English or French.

Those recruited will complete a theoretical and practical training program of at least 6 months provided by EL.AS. and the National Center for Public Administration and Self-Government.

According to the new law, the authority of the authority has been expanded and divided into three categories depending on the size of the municipality. Employees of the municipal police will be able to make arrests, and perform the duties of an investigator for specific offenses. They will operate according to the standards of law enforcement agencies, as they will wear uniforms and special equipment such as body armor, handcuffs and gloves. Changes have also been made to ranks, as well as priority among uniformed special personnel, and a yearbook will now be maintained for these personnel.