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18. Plans to expand the training and qualification programmes for the unemployed.

19. Proposals to tackle unemployment.

Minister of Development and Competitiveness Kostis Hatzidakis

20. Eliminating the restrictions on architects, geologists, electricians and surveyors as well as the minimum wages.

21. Minister Hatzidakis’ replies regarding licensed appraisers and sellers of pesticides and fertilizers have been considered as unsatisfactory.

22. Proposals for the “opening” of jobs controlled by the Ministry of Health (for example, physiotherapists, speech therapists, etc.) and of Culture (e.g. tour guides).

23. Proposals for improving the business environment and a report on the measures to reduce bureaucracy.

24. Implementing the measures set in the memorandum regarding closed professions and an assessment survey by December.

25. A comparative study of restrictions on the jobs in the European Union.

26. Liberalization of the gas market.

27. A draft regulation establishing the so-called "small public power corporation" which is to act as an independent operator for the transmission of electrical energy.

28. A new proposal for the liberalization of trade relations. There is a complete lack of agreement between the Greek side and the lenders in this regard.

29. A presidential decree to determine the purpose of land in Greece.

Minister of Administrative Reform Kyriakos Mitsotakis

30. A list of institutions that are to be closed or restructured in order to reach the target of 12,000 redundant in the public sector.

At the last meeting with the representatives of the lenders, Minister Mitsotakis presented a list of five categories of institutions.

31. An action plan for the management of human resources in the public sector and for the appointment of heads for a two-year period.

Minister of Health Adonis Georgiadis

32. A list of medicines that are to be sold in supermarkets without a prescription.

33. A plan regarding the reduction of the prices of medicines (generic and highly competitive ones) by up to 50%.

34. A decision to reduce the participation of the state and to increase the participation of insured persons with respect to medicines.

35. A forecast for the number of employees in the national health system and for the payroll costs until 2015.