On Thursday, August 28, 2025, the Hellenic Parliament voted in favor of a legislative proposal titled: ‘Reform of disciplinary law for public sector employees, establishment of the Hellenic Center for Administrative Reform Expertise, and other provisions.’
The bill, introduced by the Ministry of the Interior, sets a new institutional framework for disciplinary justice in public administration. It is part of a holistic reform process that has been evolving since 2019, aiming to modernize and streamline procedures for greater efficiency and fairness.
Key aspects of Part A of the bill include:
– Faster, more thorough, and effective administration of disciplinary justice for both public officials and employees of local government bodies and public law legal entities.
– Full modernization of the existing institutional framework and standardization of disciplinary jurisdiction.
– Updating disciplinary offenses and penalties to align with 21st-century social realities and to address the perception of impunity in public administration.
For the first time, a unified disciplinary body, the ‘Disciplinary Council of Human Resources of the Public Sector,’ has been established. It will include 60 members from the Legal Council of the State who will be fully and exclusively dedicated to accelerating the examination and resolution of disciplinary cases.
The bill also introduces transparency and objectivity safeguards in the disciplinary process and provides for the updating of the list of disciplinary offenses to better address modern violations. New technologies will be leveraged to significantly simplify and speed up procedures.
Part B of the bill outlines the creation of a new private law legal entity — the Hellenic Center for Administrative Reform Expertise. This body aims to transfer and apply the administrative reform expertise gained in recent years, capitalizing on Greece’s success in integrating new technologies and implementing a series of successful administrative reforms that have enhanced public services and supported the national economic model.
Part C includes improvement provisions regarding the procedure for acquiring Greek citizenship, matters related to the Special Registry Office, and beneficial provisions concerning human resources, such as:
– Strengthening staffing in services in the Evros regional unit and entities in Western Macedonia.
– Co-serving public sector employees with their spouses working outside the public sector.
– Facilitating the reassignment of seconded employees to the organizations where they serve.
– Extending the validity of scores of successful candidates in the written exams of March 2023.
– Accelerating the commencement of service for special uniformed personnel of Municipal Police based on the 1K/2024 announcement of ASEP.
During the parliamentary debate, Minister of the Interior Theodoros Livanios stated: ‘This bill aims to reward worthy and capable public servants, ending the ‘hostage situation’ created by any pending disciplinary procedures that have been a hindrance to the smooth operation of human resources and, generally, of Public Administration.’
Deputy Minister of the Interior Vivi Charalampogianni added: ‘Disciplinary justice in the public sector now has a standardized form, strong guarantees for the acceleration of decisions, and above all, unquestionable safeguards so that no public servant is treated unfairly, and at the same time, the majority of public sector staff is not disadvantaged.’