In total of 19,489 recruitment Regular Personnel in the Public Sector for 2026 approved the Cabinetfollowing the presentation of the Minister and the Deputy Minister of the Interior, Thodoris Lebanese and Vivis Charalambogiannirespectively.
According to government priorities, the distribution mainly focuses on the areas:
Health: Strengthening the National Health System with 5.228 positionsof which 5,000 medical, Nursing and other staff in all health structures of the Ministry of Health.
National Defense: Approval of the total request of productive schools (1.517). In addition, strengthening of Nimits and equity funds, as well as teaching research staff (ADHD) HEIs.
Local Government: Increase last year’s distribution and the strongest reinforcements of the period from 2020 onwards. Ensure to meet needs for bodies based in affected areas, as well as for smaller municipalities. Emphasis on specialized staff, such as critical specialties on technical services and reciprocal personnel, eg cleaning. The whole request (61) for veterinar / veterinarians and reinforcement in the positions of Agriculture / Livestock Technicians and Agricultural Livestock (Livestock, Agricultural Drivers, Guide-Redies, CCK). Additional, 51 Public Health Supervisors (almost all of the request for this branch) and further strengthening the Municipal Police.
Climate crisis: The reinforcement of the Fire Brigade continues. The whole request of productive schools (330), as well as for the first time approval of the category of firefighters of general duties (605)but also 91 Positions of specialized staff, such as aircraft / helicopter operators, aircraft – helicopter technicians, pilgrims, computer science and communications, coke.
Citizen Protection: 950 in the productive schools (probationary police and police officers) and 626 Special Guards. In addition, increasing storage and external guard positions in local detention facilities in 229.
Education: 450 Faculty members and further enhancement of higher education institutions, especially university hospitals (Aretaio and Aegean), as well as the Central Service and the Regional Directorates and the Ministry’s supervised bodies, with other staff.
Infrastructure and Transfers: Strengthening OSY SA Road Transport with 150 New recruitments of fixed transport SA with 177 hires, of the CAA with 172 hires, 103 Recruitment to support other transport bodies and services (Hellenic Metro SA, Crete Development Organization, Thessaloniki Transport Organization, Athens Urban Transport Organization, etc.), as well as for the strengthening of the Ministry and the National Air Force and Air Force and Railway Agency.
Justice: 130 judicial officers and more of them, 45 recruitments to the judicial police, reinforcement of the CoE with 50 hires and 375 Judicial officials – mainly secretaries of courts – to support the faster operation of the courts. Additional reinforcement of central service with 40 hires. Total 640 New hires.
Control mechanisms: Reinforcement of AADE with 700 hires, of which 364 Tax Office, 201 Customs, 118 IT and 17 Budgetary etc. Supporting sectoral, as well as the work inspection with over 40 positions.
Social cohesion and family: Strengthening the Ministry’s structures with 315 hires, of which 269 They are distributed to the social welfare centers and the Chronic Disease Center for Evritania and the rest at the National Deaf Foundation and the National Center for Social Research, the Center for Education and Blind Education and Rehabilitation.
Accelerate recruitment procedures throughout the State: Enhancement of ASEP with 30 hires.
It is noted that the planning of the 19.489 Recruitment in the State for 2026 is a continuation of 122.203 recruitment approved for the years 2020 to 2025 and therefore overall 141.692 for the whole six years.
According to the table above, of the whole 141.692 approved recruitment:
28% concern education.
18 % concerns health.
13 % concerns defense.
12 % concerns local government.
7 % concerns the protection of the citizen.
Double expenditure for the reward cycle DY
It is worth noting that during today’s Council of Ministers, the allocation of the reward for the rewarding of civil servants 2025 was approved. The reward and incentive system for civil servants is based on the achievement of strategic goals, which have been set for the priorities of the Government Governors. Ministries such as Local Government officials.
In addition, the amount allocated to potential beneficiaries from the incentive system amounts to EUR 40 million, that is, it has doubled compared to last year, and may be up to 15% of the employee’s earnings, reaching, in some cases, a salary of salary.
In addition, the number of implementation bodies who are potentially beneficiaries under the proposals of ministers and the heads of the Independent Authorities is 406 (of which 281 are municipalities), while the initially estimated number of employees who are potentially beneficiaries is approximately 25,000.
Public Policy Areas covering the projects proposed for rewarded projects:
1. Strengthening the NHS – Preventive Medicine.
2. New and modern infrastructure.
3. Effective Forest Protection.
4. Shielding the defense of the country.
5. Public Order and Security.
6. Natural disasters – the state next to the citizen.
7. Strengthening Forensic Services – Reforming a judicial system.
8. Social cohesion and rights protection.
9. Effective management of migratory flows.
10. Promoting employment and work.
11. Rural Development: Change for example.
12. Promotion of investment.
13. Consumer protection.
14. Effective, digital and transparent public administration & self -government.
15. Digital reforms for the citizen.
16. Simplifying the citizenship acquisition process.
17. Addressing environmental challenges.
18. Reforming an educational map.
19. Promotion of tourism.
20. High added value cultural actions.
21. Sport reinforcement.
22. Aid island.
23. Road safety.
24. Promotion of research and new technologies.
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