Greece breached the rules of its EU/IMF loan agreement by taking on some 70,000 public sector staff in two years

Greece breached the rules of its EU/IMF loan agreement by taking on some 70,000 public sector staff in two years, undermining efforts to reduce the state payroll, a report has said.

To Vima weekly said the hirings in 2010 and 2011 were highest in local administration, health, the police and culture, where the number of employees actually increased.

It cited a report from the troika of international creditors; the European Union, International [...]