Tag: Pensions

General Law on the pensions of expatriates from Albania and the former Soviet Union – What it provides

General Law on the pensions of expatriates from Albania and the former Soviet Union – What it provides General Law on the pensions of expatriates from Albania and the former Soviet Union – What it provides

Published in the Official Gazette (B’ 4135/3.8.2022) the Joint Ministerial Decision of the Ministers of Labor and Social Affairs, Finance, Foreign Affairs, Citizen Protection and Interior regarding the new way of calculating the National Pension of expatriates coming from Albania and from countries of the former Soviet Union. Specifically, the years of residence in the […]

K. Hatzidakis: The unfreezing of pensions will take place, despite the difficult winter

K. Hatzidakis: The unfreezing of pensions will take place, despite the difficult winter K. Hatzidakis: The unfreezing of pensions will take place, despite the difficult winter

Speaking to SKAI, Labor Minister Kostis Hatzidakis quoted his commitment that pensions will be unfrozen from January 2023 despite the difficult winter ahead. “Based on the already existing legislation, pensions will generally be unfrozen, after 12 years”, the minister said characteristically, assuring that there is the necessary money in the state budget despite the pressures […]

All the award plan of the outstanding main and subsidiary pensions

All the award plan of the outstanding main and subsidiary pensions All the award plan of the outstanding main and subsidiary pensions

By Dimitris Katsaganis The government is “running” a plan to award all overdue main and supplementary pension applications. Overdue (i.e. more than 3 months waiting) applications for main pensions from a fund or successive insurance have first priority. Applications for main parallel insurance pensions have second priority. Third priority is given to applications for supplementary […]

Six-month record from e-EFKA in issuing new pensions

Six-month record from e-EFKA in issuing new pensions Six-month record from e-EFKA in issuing new pensions

A six-month record in the issuance of new main pensions between January and June 2022 and an 89% reduction in overdue debts to pending pensioners, e-EFKA recorded, as reflected in the latest June “ATLAS” report. In detail, the new pension decisions during the first half of the year amounted to 138,946. This is an increase […]

In the pipeline changes to the pensions of those who work

In the pipeline changes to the pensions of those who work In the pipeline changes to the pensions of those who work

By Dimitris Katsaganis The Ministry of Labor is considering changes to the pension regime of those who are employed. A key element of these changes, according to information from Capital.gr, will be to put an end to the 30% horizontal reduction that applies to the pensions of working retirees. In other words, what is on […]

All increments and retroactive packages until the end of the year

All increments and retroactive packages until the end of the year All increments and retroactive packages until the end of the year

By Dimitris Katsaganis Barrage 6 retrospective and increases await all pensioners of the country until the end of the year. First of all, by the end of August, the government has committed that the awarding of all overdue pending pension applications, i.e. for the years 2019, 2020 and 2021, will be completed, in relation to […]

With 3 speeds, the parallel insurance pensions

With 3 speeds, the parallel insurance pensions Six-month record from e-EFKA in issuing new pensions

By Dimitris Katsaganis The process of issuing parallel insurance pensions is “running” at a rapid pace after the operation of the appropriate software in the e-EFKA services at the end of last month. According to his latest information Capital.gr by competent officers of the Funds, this process will proceed with 3 “speeds”. At the first […]

K. Hatzidakis: Pension increases for all in 2023 – ‘Scissors’ in the personal difference

K. Hatzidakis: Pension increases for all in 2023 – ‘Scissors’ in the personal difference K. Hatzidakis: Pension increases for all in 2023 – ‘Scissors’ in the personal difference

The Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Kostis Hatzidakis, in an interview with the “Free Sunday Press”, announces pension increases for everyone in 2023, noting that the low pensioners will see them first and not only those with many years of insurance life. Referring to the issue of the personal difference that will cut off […]

When and how will pending applications for main pensions be eliminated

When and how will pending applications for main pensions be eliminated When and how will pending applications for main pensions be eliminated

By Dimitris Katsaganis “Respite” for pensioners but also for the economy as a whole has been brought by the drastic reduction of pending main pension applications, as they emphasize in Capital.gr responsible officers of the Funds. And this is because through the record payment of new pensions together and their retroactive ones especially in the […]

New record from EFKA: Issuance of 30,000 pensions in May – Three months now waiting

New record from EFKA: Issuance of 30,000 pensions in May – Three months now waiting New record from EFKA: Issuance of 30,000 pensions in May – Three months now waiting

EFKA breaks one record after another as more than 30,000 pensions were issued in May, ending the suffering of retirees. On the occasion of the data published, sources of the Ministry of Labor respond “to those who, by investing in the anxiety of the insured to receive their pensions on time, today are deconstructing any […]