Filenews 21 August 2025 - by Eleftheria Paizanou
The President of the Republic, Nikos Christodoulides, proceeded to sign the laws concerning the abolition of multiple pensions for future state officials who will be appointed or elected after the implementation of the law. According to information from "F", despite the fact that the Plenary Session of the Parliament partially accepted the referral of the six laws, as not all the government's proposals that would constitutionally shield the new legal framework were adopted, President Christodoulides chose to follow the path of signing the legislation rather than proceed with a referral to the Supreme Court.
What concerns everyone, however, is the possibility that one of those affected will appeal to the courts and that the law will be judged unconstitutional, as was done during the presidency of Dimitris Christofias. Today the six laws will also be published in the Official Gazette of the Republic. The new legislation provides that all future state officials (except for the exceptions decided by the Parliament) will receive a pension at the age of 65 from the 60th year that now applies to existing officials. At the same time, the payment of a pension is suspended in case an official assumes a new office. He will receive an amount of €500 from the pension, while the rest will be suspended for as long as he is in the state position. The President of the Republic had made specific changes to this provision, however, Parliament chose to leave the minimum wage mechanism.
As "F" is informed, in the future the government side will carefully examine this provision in order to strengthen it legally so that it is not vulnerable in the event of an appeal by someone affected to justice. With the new legal framework, the pensions of state officials for multiple terms are also offset against the preservation of fundamental rights. The new legislation excludes a number of officials who are covered by the Constitution and for whom the Parliament does not have the right to influence their rights in the middle of their term of office. Specifically, judges, members of the Judicial Service, members of the Public Service Commission, the Governor of the Central Bank, the Attorney General, and the Assistant Attorney General are excluded from the new legal framework.
