4,000 layoffs in public sector until the end of 2013

Administration Reform Minister Antonis Manitakis clarified that the necessary layoffs in public sector and the closure of organisations are expected to be propelled until the end of 2013, speaking to private TV MEGA on Saturday. He estimated the layoffs' number at 4,000 adding that until the end of July the procedure for the first 2,000 layoffs will have been completed.