Lump

Ljubljana – The government adopted a decree on Sunday, raising the lump sum which municipalities receive per resident from the state. In 2022 the sum will rise from EUR 628 to EUR 645 and in 2023 to EUR 647, the Public Administration Ministry said on Twitter.

The Labor Ministry is seeking ways to accelerate the processing of pending retirement lump sum applications, as despite assurances that the number of outstanding cases is coming down, reality suggests that there may be more than 200,000 retirees still waiting.

Applications by fire victims to receive compensation for the destruction caused by the deadly blaze that burned through the east coast of Attica on July 23-24 reached 1,761 in three days, the Infrastructure Ministry said on Friday.

The ministry has pledged to support households and businesses affected by the fire by paying out a lump sum of 5,000 euros.

The first 18 of Attica's numerous wildfire victims received on Thursday a lump sum of 5,000 euros in aid, the Infrastructure Ministry said.

The ministry has pledged to support households and businesses affected by the deadly blaze by applying for financial aid.

The large pension cuts imposed by the law drafted by former labor minister Giorgos Katrougalos, combined with the reduction in applications, have reduced the backlog of retirement lump sums, thereby bringing down the overdue arrears of the ETEAEP auxiliary fund by 35 percent.

Police have detained a man in the western province of İzmir after video footage emerged of him kicking a dog sitting on the pavement.

The footage, gathered from surveillance camera footage on a street in the Aliağa district of İzmir, prompted outrage after it emerged online on Sept. 17. 

It appears that the head of gas grid operator DESFA, Sotiris Nikas, granted himself a promotion that boosted his retirement lump sum by 100,000 euros to 258,000 euros, according to a question tabled in Parliament by New Democracy deputy Constantinos Skrekas, who is a former development minister.

Major opposition party New Democracy MP, and shadow Minister of Labour and Social Security Yiannis Vroutsis submitted a question to parliament regarding the payment of lump sum benefits to 253 beneficiaries by the state.