The Association of Greek Archaeologists speaks of “extreme authoritarianism and labor abuse” by the Ministry of Culture, commenting on the intense dialogue that the Lina Mendoni With the Head of the Ephorate of Antiquities ArgolidaAlkistis Papadimitriou, during the autopsy of the Minister responsible for the works in Argos.
It is recalled that Lina Mendoni appeared particularly annoyed about the fact that there are delays in developing specific interventions in Argolida And it was strictly reprimanded by the competent official, Alkistis Papadimitriou, in the presence of associates and local bodies. Alkistis Papadimitriou
“Why do we have the ruins like that?” The Minister of Culture first asked to receive the answer “we have not repaired it because it costs 45,000 euros”.
“And who denied the money you? You’ve got millions of euros, ”Mrs Mendoni replied clearly.
“Similar and worse incidents occur in service meetings, autopsies, in almost every meeting with the Minister’s office. Instead of apologizing to the Minister of her behavior, she is already attempting to be interpreted as a “explosion of the boss” who is “right” against the silence of “incompetent employee”, “the announcement of the Greek archaeologists’ association said.
More specifically, the announcement is as follows:
But things are not so. The recent episode between the Minister of Culture and the Head of Efa Argolida is a shake. The minister’s authoritarian and offensive style and the apologetic attitude of the boss are a representative example of work violence and harassment in the workplace, which falls under the provisions of the applicable Law 4808/2021, which was proposed and voted by the ND government, as well as the contract of the 190s. the same law.
The words, gestures, intense style, silence and shame of the attendantsthe attempt by the officials of the Minister’s office to ban the video from not being disclosed in order to disclose the incident, constitute a morbid episode indicative of the government policy and a sign of morals now in public life.
Due to the existence of the video, The extreme authoritarianism and work abuse we are experiencing in the Ministry of Culture became widely known. Similar and worse incidents occur in service meetings, autopsies, in almost every meeting with the Minister’s office. Instead of apologizing to the Minister of her behavior, she is already attempting to be interpreted as a “explosion of the boss” who is “right” against the silence of the “incompetent official”. But things are not so.
The minister’s vague and slanderous statement on the “millions you have received” implies that the government has offered unlimited money to protect antiquities and the services did not respond because they were “bad civil servants”. The “millions” mentioned by the Minister relate exclusively to co -financed projects (NSRF, TAAs), the integration and implementation of which are done with the work of the small staff of the Antiquities Board and, as is well known, are prohibited from being allocated for any purpose other than the project.
Answers are required. By the affected boss if he hired the restoration project of the particular building, if he requested even if he received credits, and from the infringement minister specific amounts and codes for the execution of work on the restoration of the particular building. Anything else constitutes a hunter -gone with heavy responsibilities of both.
Unfortunately, the inaction of the hierarchy in the course of the incident demonstrates the decline of public administration.
We know that, in view of the problems of the works of the recovery and durability fund – which are charged with the wrong planning by political leadership – there will be an attempt to pass responsibility to the Ephorate of Antiquities. We respond frankly: The political leadership to take on its responsibilities for projects that were given that they cannot be completed by 2025, but imposed them in a morality and style similar to what we saw in the video.
We note that the Association is placed for the event not to protect the Head of the Ephorate of Antiquities of Argolida, who chose to leave the club with shots against him, for reasons she knows herself, but to defend the prestige and dignity of the archaeologists and the archaeologists. and citizens, and have previously been discredited with a public damnatio.