Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has announced pay increases for the Armed Forces and police, also confirming his cabinet has approved a "difficult but necessary" reform to merge the nation's agricultural payment agency into the state's tax authority.
In his weekly social media review, Mr. Mitsotakis said approximately 76,000 members of the Armed Forces and Security Corps will receive an average monthly raise of €145, retroactive to Oct. 1, 2025.
"You cannot have strong Armed Forces without people, means and a plan," Mr. Mitsotakis stated.
The announcement issued Sunday, coincided with the recent unveiling of a new eco-friendly facade at the Defense Ministry, which Mr. Mitsotakis described as a national landmark dedicated to 121,692 fallen Greek soldiers.
The prime minister also confirmed cabinet approval of a bill to merge the Hellenic Payment Authority (OPEKEPE) into the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE).
He called it one of the most difficult reforms, but necessary to ensure transparency in EU agricultural payments following a recent fraud investigation.
Mr. Mitsotakis also highlighted a new €2.5 billion water-management plan to combat drought in Athens and Thessaloniki, a 65% cut in emergency room wait times from new triage systems, and a plan for universities to remove 285,000 inactive students from their registries.