Greek government eyes teacher appointments

Despite the criticism fueled by a flurry of public sector appointments and handouts heralded by the Greek government in recent weeks ahead of next month's early general election, Education Minister Costas Gavroglou Thursday sought approval for the appointment of thousands of new teachers over the next three years.
The move came a week after revelations of public sector transfers to Parliament, also involving the relatives of ruling SYRIZA MPs, forced Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to freeze further moves following an outcry by the political opposition.
The Education Ministry announced Thursday that it had submitted an appeal to the Council of State, the country's highest administrative court, for an exemption from Greek laws prohibiting public sector appointments in a pre-election period.
The appeal concerns a total of 15,000 appointments over the next three-and-a...