Greece's unionists have warned the government that it should think first before it chooses a rift with state-sector unions.
Workers say that the provision directly undermines their status.
National Economy and Finance Minister Yiannos Papantoniou has repeatedly stated to unionists presenting him with their demands that the provision applied only to loss-making or bankrupt DEKOs. He said a six-month period of negotiations between DEKO management and unions was sufficient time to achieve an agreement on changes but has stressed that the final decision lay with the government. Urban transport organizations alone have debts of 850 billion drachmas, which will be accommodated by legislation to be submitted to Parliament later in the year. Greece's Minister of National Defense Akis Tsochatzopoulos has categorically stated that the country's air space is non-negotiable. Moreover, he stated that any discussion concerning a potential negotiation , or potential flexibility of the ten-mile limit is mistaken.