The number of civil servants dropped by over 267,095, in the period 2009-2013, from 952,625 in 2009 to 675,530 in 2013. The outflows are due to retirement, but mainly due to the dramatic reduction in contract employees, whose contracts were no longer updated.

According to sources, Hardouvelis reiterated each ministry’s obligations in relation to the second package of prior actions as well as the main of the about 600 memorandum actions that have been pending since spring.

He was to be the startup center of the Greek national basketball team in this autumn World Cup tournament in Spain, but NBAer Kostas Koufos changed his mind.