Through the votes of the New Democracy and the Hellenic Decision, an amendment by the Ministry of Finance was introduced, which excludes the employment of artists in the state from Presidential Decree 85/2022 and extends the obligation to municipalities to use a special payroll for artists with salaries. will be determined by a joint ministerial decision. PASOK, KKE and MeRA25 voted against the amendment, while SYRIZA abstained after the recent decision not to participate in the parliamentary elections.

Speaking at a debate on the amendment, Nicolas Giatromanolakis, deputy minister for contemporary culture, noted that her article excluding artists from P.D. reflects their statutory exemption from ASEP procedures, while the one that extends the special payroll to municipalities was based on an earlier SYRIZA provision. As Mr. Giatromanolakis explained, “the old articles and decisions regarding wage categories already regulated remain in force. So with these two articles (…) we return to a pure state, we exclude artists from the PD. and we’re improving fields that were unregulated.”

As Mr. Giatromanolakis explained, “the old articles and decisions regarding the categories of wages already regulated remain in force”.

SYRIZA rapporteur Haris Mamulakis described the amendment as “packaging” as it does not exempt from DP. artists working in educational or administrative positions, while expressing concern that this would jeopardize existing collective bargaining agreements. The chairman of the meeting, Nikitas Kaklamanis, also commented on the discussion, noting that the recent problems would not have arisen if the relevant ministries had listened to his speeches, to which Mr. Giatromanolakis replied that he was aware of them and was working on their solution. the entire issue from 2021.

For their part, creative unions and representatives of students of theater schools, with the support of other trade union bodies, held a protest action at the Constitution yesterday at noon, demanding, among other things, the removal of P.D. for art majors and the inclusion of artists in the technology education (TE) salary level. In its statement, the Union of Greek Actors emphasized that in recent years it has addressed several times those responsible for art education, while announcing a new 24-hour strike on Wednesday, February 8, and actions such as a motorized march on Tuesday, hanging black canvases in central theaters and .a. The Panhellenic Federation of Spectators-Listeners will also take part in a motorized procession, as well as hold a protest at the opening ceremony of the institution “2023 – European Capital of Culture Elefsina”. Trade unions of employees of the Ministry of Culture also participated in a meeting at Syntagma with a request not to transform five museums (National Archaeological Museum, Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki, Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Byzantine and Christian Museum, Museum of Byzantine Culture). in legal entities of public law. The relevant bill was submitted to parliament on Wednesday evening and after discussion in the committee on education will be put to a vote, possibly on 13 February.