Public: 19,000 recruitments are coming in 2025 – Ministries and agencies in detail

The number of 19,181 regular staff recruitments in the Government for 2025 per ministry and agency was approved by the cabinet of the government at its last meeting.

The distribution of the new positions in the Public was the result of a difficult equation which the responsible Deputy Minister of the Interior Vivi Charalambogianni was asked to “solve”, as for the final result he had to reconcile the requests of the ministries, the government priorities, the observance of the budgetary restrictions and especially the 1:1 ratio, i.e. one recruitment for every one departure.

From the analysis of the data it appears that emphasis is placed on strengthening the National Social Security, the Armed Forces, the Security Forces, Local Government and Social Welfare. Approved also the maximum allowed number of temporary staff recruitment (Private Fixed Term/project lease), which is 22,344 and has remained stable for the last three years.

It is noted that the recruitment planning for the next year, is a continuation of the 91,819 recruitments in the State that have been approved for the years 2020 to 2024, with the result that the approved recruitments for the five years 2000-2025 have risen to 111,000.

The distribution of regular staff positions in the Public Administration by ministry and agency

  • Ministry of National Economy and Finance: 116 positions in the central service and in supervised bodies.
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs: 121 positions were approved, of which 101 in consular authorities and 20 in the Diplomatic Academy.
  • Ministry of National Defence: All the requests of the military schools for the admission of 1,684 students (with transfer of 450 people due to a minimum admission base) and an additional 2,000 professional soldiers were approved.
  • Also, 50 places in the NIMTS military hospital (Nursing Foundation of the Army Equity Fund).
  • Ministry of the Interior: A total of 107 recruitments in the central service.
  • Ministry of Education, Religious Affairs and Sports: 883 recruitments of faculty members, of which 753 at HEIs, 47 at the university hospitals Aeginetio (24) and Aretaiio (23) and 78 at other services.
  • Also 326 recruitments of clergy and church employees. Teachers for the 2025-2026 school year will be approved in May 2025.
  • Ministry of Health: A total of 4,016 positions to support the National Health System, of which over 2,000 are for nursing staff.
  • Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport: A total of 494 positions of which 370 in the transport agencies OSY (Road Transport) and STASY (Fixed Transport), 34 in the CAA (Public Services Service), 41 positions in the central service of the ministry etc.
  • Ministry of Environment and Energy: 114 positions in the central service.
  • Ministry of Development: 139 positions were approved, of which 73 in the central service.
  • Ministry of Labor and Social Security: A total of 361 positions, of which 220 in e-EFKA and the rest in the central service and other supervised bodies.
  • Ministry of Citizen Protection: 1,750 positions were approved. The 1050 in the productive schools (Probationary Constables and Deputy Constables) and 600 Special Guards. In addition to these, 100 security and external security positions for the local detention centers and the Elaiona Rehab Center.
  • Ministry of Justice: A total of 372 positions, of which 100 at the National School of Judicial Officers and the remaining 272 positions for secretaries and other staff.
  • YMinistry of Culture: 126 positions were approved in the central service and in Culture Tax Offices.
  • Ministry of Immigration and Asylum: 80 positions in the central service.
  • Ministry of Social Cohesion and Family: A total of 372 positions to strengthen the structures of the newly established Ministry, of which 330 positions are in social welfare centers.
  • Ministry of Rural Development and Food: A total of 186 positions in the central service (105), ELGA (45), OPEKEPE (24) and other supervised bodies.
  • Ministry of Shipping and Island Policy: 240 positions were approved, of which 124 in Cadet Schools, 58 in the central service and the rest in supervised bodies.
  • Ministry of Tourism: 34 positions in the central service and 3 in the EOT.
  • Ministry of Digital Governance: A total of 200 positions with most of them (129) in the National Land Registry and the rest in the central service (50) and in other supervised bodies.
  • Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection: ‘Given the green light for a total of 831 positions, of which the lion’s share is given to the fire department. More specifically, 330 in production schools, 450 positions of forest fire fighters & special duties) and 51 positions of other specialized personnel in the corps and the ministry (helicopter operators, engineers, coke navigators).
  • The regular staff recruitment puzzle for 2025 is completed with 60 positions in the Presidency of the Government, 2,717 positions in the municipalities, 805 in the regions, 92 positions in the Decentralized Administrations, 782 in the Independent Authorities (550 in the AADE, 60 in the Independent Labor Inspection Authority, 61 in RAAEF etc.) and with 50 positions in ERT.

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