Τελευταία νέα

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Dear UEHP members,
Thank you once again for attending our Council Meeting, held in Warsaw on Friday, 28th September.
As usual, please find here the link to the Dropbox 

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/wd2gs2isvn0056z/
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where you can find:

- the presentations of the speakers;

- the minutes of the Council meeting and the agenda;

-a special summary of the morning discussion with the Polish Health Ministry, Undersecretary of State, Mr.Maciej Milkowski.

-the photos of the day.

Dear UEHP members,

I would like to draw your attention on the fact that yesterday, during the Plenary Session in Strasbourg, the European Parliament approved the proposal for a regulation on the free movement of non-personal data within the EU, for companies and public authorities. Non-personal data such as datasets used for big data analysis, data on agriculture or industrial machinery maintenance will be stored and processed across the EU without any unjustified restrictions. The text (approved with 520 in favor, 81 against, 6 abstensions) is due to be approved by the EU Council of Ministers on 6 November. It will apply six months after its publication in the EU Official Journal.

You can find more information, as well as the text adopted here: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20180926IPR14403/free-flow-of-non-personal-data-parliament-approves-eu-s-fifth-freedom

4/10/2018

Δεν προλαβε να εφαρμοστει ο ΕΚΠΥ του Ιουνιου 2018 και νεος ΕΚΠΥ με εντελως διαφορετικο περιεχομενο συζητειται μεταξυ της ηγεσιας του ΕΟΠΥΥ και
του Υπουργειου Υγειας και θα ψηφισθει απο το ΔΣ την Τεταρτη 10/10/2018 εν αγνοια μας χωρις να ζητηθει η αποψη μας.

Ο νεος ΕΚΠΥ ειναι παντελως διαφορετικος απο τον τον ισχυοντα σημερα.

2/10/2018
Δημοσιευτηκε σε ΦΕΚ η ΚΥΑ που προβλεπει την εναρξη ισχυος του νεου ΕΚΠΥ απο 1η Νοεμβριου 2018.

Greece exits the bailout program after 8 ½ years

Will this be the beginning of a new era for the Greek people?

Speech by Grigoris Sarafianos,

President of the Panhellenic Union of Private Hospitals and member of the board of the UEHP

Warsaw, 28/9/2018

23/4/2010: From the border island of Kastelorizo, Prime Minister Giorgos Papandreou announces that Greece has applied for assistance from the European Financial Stabilization Mechanism (EFSM) and signed a bailout agreement with its European partners and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

21/8/2018: From the island of Ithaca, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras announces the country’s exit from the era of bailouts and promises a new era, with benefits typical of pre-election periods, reminiscent of the times that led us to this financial crisis.

Towards a new policy mix for the post-bailout period

Having completed its economic adjustment programs, Greece has balanced revenue and expenses on the state budget, but this was achieved by placing an excessive burden on taxpayers, employment, and business, which led to the deceleration of the economy’s growth prospects.

Without economic and technological impetus, with a high trade deficit, a huge portfolio of non-performing loans, low productivity, extensive unemployment, and an aging population, my country cannot be limited to growth rates of 2%, because it runs the risk of becoming stuck in the category of countries with low wages, low skills, and low innovation.

This bloodletting of the real economy in order to achieve excessive surpluses must, at the very least, be exploited in favor of the productive transformation of the economy, and not be exhausted in the context of a pre-election contest of promised benefits, which will hurt the economy’s medium- and long-term prospects and send negative messages to the international markets, from which Greece remains effectively shut out.

For example, an increase in the cost of employment that is not supported by a corresponding increase of productivity may ultimately produce the opposite outcome in regards to reducing unemployment and undeclared work.

Our first priority to restart the economy cannot and should not be strengthening consumption, in an economy where 70% of the Gross Domestic Product is created by consumption, and where imports exceed exports by 21 billion euro annually. Simply because strengthening consumption will put money in “foreign” pockets, since it will not be achieved through an increase of locally produced products and an improvement of local businesses’ productivity and international competitiveness.

The first priority of economic policy should be to strengthen production through a targeted reduction of the excessive taxation of employment, which in turn will lead to an actual increase in employees’ disposable income, in investments, and in jobs. The recipients of this reduction in taxes and insurance contributions should be employees in the private sector and Greek families, who currently witness a large part of their income being directed to taxes and contributions of a non-remunerative nature.

There is extensive and demanding work left to do towards the transformation into an economy of production and exports.

The responsibility lies exclusively with all of us.

The challenges facing the entire political system, as well as the responsible economic and social agents, are at present especially high. These start with the revision of critical articles of the Greek Constitution, run the gamut of public administration operations and every sector of the economy – especially in regards to mapping out an ambitious industrial policy – and reach all the way to the digital revolution, which needs to commence immediately in my country.

We all know very well what needs to be done. What remains is the implementation.

In view of the long pre-election period stretching out in front of us (5 elections in 2019), it is crucial to avoid political polarization and the special-interest policies of the past, which draw citizens’ attention away from the economy’s persistent and urgent structural problems.

Because that would lead us to increased interest rates, unwilling investors, a setting back of development, a reduction in national standing, and a new period of spiraling and indigence.

My country is exiting the bailout deals more competitive, but also poorer.

It is of crucial important to prove that it is also exiting wiser.

With the ability to transform all its painful experiences into prudence and collaboration, in order to become a pole of stability in this problematic corner of Europe. The great sacrifices of its citizens and businesses should make a difference, so that Greece may move forward, leaving behind the distortions of the past forever.

It would be a shame for the citizens’ expectations to be dashed…

As the medium-term economic prospects do not allow for any enthusiasm, since the country has committed to a tight fiscal policy of high primary surpluses, increasing the country’s attractiveness for investments is once again focused on the effort of countering the continuous structural under-performance of Greek business.

The development dynamic remains weak, with Greek productivity dropping continuously since 2008, while today it is below 50% of the productivity of the world’s developed nations (OECD).

The banking system is unable to support the economic recovery, since the statutory framework for the reformation of the banks’ loan portfolios and for the restructuring of heavily indebted businesses is extremely cumbersome and ineffective.

Public administration continues to hinder rather than help business activity, as it strives to maintain its own privileges, at great cost to Greek society.

The potential reversal of reforms in the job market is undermining the economy’s recovery prospects, especially if the incorrect notion is allowed to prevail, that sustainable development can be built not so much on the increase of demand through competitiveness and profitable investments, but on the increase of demand through policies of income redistribution.

The tax system remains anti-development, with high tax rates directing economic activity to the shadow economy (tax evasion, contraband, undeclared work, etc.), creating disincentives for business growth and investment.

Large and organized undertakings are now facing overwhelming non-wage labor costs, due to the very high social security contributions and hyper-progressive taxation, with corporate taxation (combined profit tax, dividend tax and contributions) being among the highest in the world, and as a result they are directing investment capital and highly specialized executives away from our country.

In this framework, historical structural problems prove to be remarkably enduring and are confining the country to the investment margins.

Tax rates, corruption levels, the degree of political stability, the effective operation of institutions, an economy’s ability to innovate, the adaptability of human resources, are all crucial factors in attracting investment; the country needs to deal with these factors if it wishes to regain a place on the international investment map.

I believe that policy in the post-bailout era must be focused on targeted and realistic interventions towards the improvement of the business environment, since this is a necessary prerequisite in order to attract and strengthen investment. This is the only way to accelerate important productive investments that will increase productivity and form the foundation for rising incomes and employment.