GOOD NEWS - Council of State Against Wage Cuts of Armed Forces (VIDEO)

Some good news. The Plenum of the Council of State, in a meeting behind closed doors, came to a decision at the weekend that the cuts in the wages of armed forces (military, police, coast guard etc), which were implemented as part of Greece's bail-out deal (Memorandum III, law 4093/2012), raise many constitutionality issues.

In an almost unanimous decision, the members of Greece's Council of State found that the cuts in the salaries of uniformed personnel raise constitutionality issues and it was announced that they will annul the ministerial decision that provided for them.

A decision by the Plenum of the court, expected to be published in the next three months is now going to determine the extent of the unconstitutionality of the cuts.

Federations and Associations, representating all categories of uniformed personnel, have (since January 2013) filed appeals to the Council of State against Memorandum III (wages cuts).