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I assume that the question raised by Mr Alavanos, especially as regards statistics, refers to the actuarial study commissioned by the Greek government and not to statistics provided for the purposes of the institutional bodies of the European Commission.
According to the Commission’s information, the purpose of this study was to broaden the fiscal prospects of the insurance funds and, eventually, to identify the changes needed in order to safeguard their fiscal viability. There were huge problems in carrying out the study due to the large number of funds in Greece, and there were problems due to the auxiliary insurance funds and, more importantly, as the result of shortcomings in the computer system. Naturally, the Member States are responsible for drafting this study. The Commission is not, therefore, in a position to check if the data used by this firm is correct or to check the methodology used in order to conduct the study.
As for the second question regarding statistics on social security funds, Greece has been obliged to provide the Commission with these data since 1994, within the framework of the procedures relating to the European Union. There are difficulties with the flow of data on the part of the Greek authorities when it comes to collating and updating detailed data. Progress has been made in this sector since 1996, now that primary expenditure in the wider public sector has been legalised and rationalised and is better controlled, but I have to say that there are problems with the information received by the European Union, due mainly to the lack of detailed information, particularly from certain funds.
Your third question concerns the modernisation of the public administration, especially the insurance funds, under the Kleisthenis programme. There was a commitment under the Kleisthenis programme to computerise the ΙΚΑ, which is the main social security fund, and to computerise the policy for a standard social security number for all persons insured in Greece. Under the second Community Support Framework and the Kleisthenis programme, certain projects in these two sectors should have been completed by now. IKA has started restructuring and modernising but there have been delays due mainly to legal differences regarding the results of the invitation to tender, unfortunately for the most important action plan, i.e. the integrated computer system. This programme was due to be completed in 2001 but has been extended to 2002. I have to say that the modernisation of both the IKA and some of the other funds will need to be completed by reorganising them under the third Community Support Framework and information society programme."@en1
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