The second version of the draft law “Measures to support the relatives of those killed and injured in the train accident on February 28, 2023 in Tempe, pensions, provisions to strengthen transport security, provisions to strengthen development, measures to modernize tourism legislation.” and other urgent provisions.

Minister of Development and Investment Adonis Georgiadis called some of the comments of parties and organizations “good and fruitful” and promised that tomorrow, during the discussion at the plenary session of Parliament, he would make improvements.

Only deputies from the government spoke in favor of the principle of the bill. From the opposition parties SYRIZA, PASOK-KINAL and Hellenic Solution reserved the plenary session, while KKE and MeRA25 said they would vote against..

However, all parties specified that, contrary to other provisions of the bill with which they disagree, they would vote in favor of the Tempe accident support measures, although, they argued, “they should be much more generous.”

It is noted that SYRIZA, which abstained from the parliamentary vote, said that it would remain to vote for them.

“Time cannot be turned back, unfortunately for all those who died in the Tempe air crash. Measures are not to cure this pain. These are not therapeutic measures, but palliative ones,” A. Georgiadis said.

He also described as absolutely correct and fair the request to restore the chronic wage inequality of employees of the Organization and Management of Development Programs Block, however, according to him, although he himself signed the relevant regulation, there are hesitation from other competent ministers, regardless of whether whether it be separately or as a general rule and concern the whole state.

A.Georgiadis also assured that he would seriously consider the submitted proposals on the professional rights of graduates of five-year agricultural schools.

ND rapporteur Maximos Senetakis also called for ensuring their professional rights in a “more clear and targeted manner”.

M. Senetakis agreed that the GEOTE opinion clause could be removed so that professional rights would be transferred directly, as is done with all university schools, and then he undertakes to include them in his professional register so that they are not created by two-speed schools. as he said. It was also drawn up taking into account the need to have a personal certificate of agricultural schools.

From the opposition, her sharp criticism was mainly focused on supporting more substantial and generous measures for the families of those killed and injured in the Tempe rail accident, on the need for direct, dignified and transparent recruitment – mainly from specialized personnel – to ensure the safety of the railway network and airports. , in ensuring the professional rights of graduates of agricultural universities.

He expressed strong disagreement, in particular, with measures to strengthen the protection of OFZ, describing them as completely sketchy and insufficient, as well as with measures related to artists, especially with the separation of rehearsal and performance, as well as with the procedure for hiring as a derogation from the law and on concession agreements for the operation of ports and the conversion of ships into floating tanks.

Source: RES-IPE

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