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Greece\u2019s public sector evaluation system, though legally established, remains largely unimplemented. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced in Parliament on Wednesday that \u201cthe institutional and constitutional enshrinement of public sector evaluation will be proposed by New Democracy in the next constitutional revision,\u201d raising questions about the system\u2019s actual application.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not a legal issue; it\u2019s a political one. Evaluation doesn\u2019t work because the state is a tool in the hands of any given government,\u201d said public administration expert Panagiotis Karkatsoulis.<\/p>\n
He aded that with 550,000 public servants, and approximately 3 million people connected to the public sector, it\u2019s the backbone of society.<\/p>\n
\u201cWho would challenge this body?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n
The new public sector evaluation law (4940\/2022), replacing the 2016 law passed by the then SYRIZA government, ties performance to specific goals for each public agency.<\/p>\n
However, the implementation has been slow.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn the first two years, the public sector hasn\u2019t changed significantly, but we did force departments to answer: \u2018What is my job and by when must I complete it?\u2019\u201d said Deputy Interior Minister Vivi Charalampogianni.<\/p>\n
AI tools showed discrepancies in performance evaluations, with only 5,000 out of 50,000 workers truly meeting the \u201chigh performance\u201d criteria.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor an employee to be considered \u2018high-performing,\u2019 there must be actual, documented evidence,\u201d Charalampogianni explained.<\/p>\n
Despite bureaucratic obstacles, the evaluation system is set to include citizen feedback in 2025, though experts like Karkatsoulis remain skeptical. \u201cWithout the ability to dismiss underperforming employees, evaluation lacks real impact,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n