Today's front page article is nothing more than pre-election expediency and a shift of responsibility of the President of the Parliamentary Committee on Refugees who stubbornly, and despite the explanations given to him, did not allow the amendment bill submitted by the Ministry of Interior on 16 November 2022, which was intended to ensure the proper functioning of the Ministry of Interior, to be discussed. The aim of this bill is to align with the reforms of the Civil Service by allowing, among other things, the uninterrupted continuation of the procedures for the examination and provision of housing assistance to displaced persons.
What the publication describes as "irresponsibility and insistence of the government to change the management structure of the Ministry of Interior" is nothing other than the rationalization that the Ministry of Interior promoted through the budget to change the structure of its management structures. Both our intentions for the reorganization of the Ministry and the consequences of not passing this particular Bill were explained to the members of the Parliamentary Committee on Refugees, but unfortunately, despite our many appeals to the Chairman of the Committee, Nikos Ketteros, about the necessity of putting the Bill up for discussion, we were ignored.
Clarifying that the payment of those beneficiaries whose applications were approved continues smoothly, at this stage and until the Bill is passed into law and despite the fact that the Displaced Persons Care and Rehabilitation Service scheduled the required meetings of the Housing Assistance Committee for all Districts, these cannot be convened due to the legal vacuum.
But instead of these inexpensive debates and criticisms, and with the best interests of our refugee beneficiaries in mind, we are submitting a specific recommendation to overcome the procedural problem.
In view of the possible extraordinary convening of the plenary session of the House of Representatives next week to consider a number of referrals from the President of the Republic, we again appeal to the Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Refugees to also convene the Committee to discuss the Bill.
We look forward to it.
(Ephys)
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