Troika has reportedly demanded that all Greek civil servants with negative reviews be laid off, and that “ghost” entities of the public sector be shut down, claims which have been refuted by Syriza minister of administrative restructuring, Olga Gerovasili.

According to the newspaper Agora, the permanent removal of civil servants was one of the issues under negotiation. The new package of six austerity measures demanded by Troika targets the public sector with the argument that till now it has remained untouched by reforms, in contrast with the private sector, which has taken the brunt of austerity measures implemented.

The creditors’ demands reportedly include:

1.     The permanent dismissal of civil servants with three bad reviews

2.     The removal of corrupt public officials

3.     A solution to the issue of incompetence within the public sector

4.     The elimination of special payrolls

5.     No deviation from the 1:5 ratio of recruitment to retirement in the public sector

6.     The closure of all “phantom” entities within the public sector

In her repudiation of such reports, the Minister of Administrative Restructuring, Olga Gerovasili, said: “The constitutionally determined permanence of those who serve the public…was never brought up during negotiations.”