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2017

• 21/12/2017 - Press release
  - Change in the tax residence of one of the spouses or civil partners residing abroad
  
  The Ombudsman expresses his satisfaction for the policy modification which gives the possibility to any of the spouses or civil partners residing abroad, to change his/her tax residence, following the issue of a circular (POL 1201/2017) by the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE) which specifies the procedure and provides relevant instructions to the competent tax authorities. This development harmonises the practice of the administration with a relevant judgment of the Council of State and implements a proposal of the Ombudsman to the Ministry of Finance and AADE, which the Independent Authority has stated since 2011.
• 27/09/2017 - Summary
  - Free movement of the unemployed in the urban transport media of Thessaloniki — (O.A.S.TH.)
  
  Unemployed citizens, using the mass media of transport in Thessaloniki, asked the Ombudsman to intervene to the Thessaloniki Urban Transport Organisation (O.A.S.TH.) with regard to free use of the city’s urban transport on their behalf,as has already been the case for the unemployed in Attica since 29-6-2015.
• 14/08/2017 - Summary
  - Annulment of fines imposed on the unemployed for using mass media of transportation without a valid ticket
  
  Unemployed, passengers of the mass media of transportation, on whom a fine had been imposed for having been caught using the media without a valid ticket, applied to the transport companies OSY (buses and trolley buses) and STASY (subway and tram) as well as OASA (State Agency coordinating public mass media of transportation in the Region of Attica) asking for the annulment of fines imposed on them between 2 July 2010 and 2 July 2015, as provided by law. However, after almost two years they have not received a definitive reply yet. The Ombudsman’s investigation concluded that, while STASY has proceeded with examining the applications and annulling the fines, OSY has refrained from any relevant actions, based on the former legislative framework. The Independent Authority addressed OASA, asking for its intervention in the form of written instructions to OSY) with regard to the implementation of the law. Following the Ombudsman’s intervention, OASA urged OSY to proceed with examining the applications and annulling the fines of the unemployed that fulfil the legal requirements, even after commencement of the forced payment procedure by the Tax Authorities.
• 02/02/2017 - Summary
  - Student allowance protected from confiscation or debt clearance
  
  Following the Ombudsman’s mediation the student allowance has been protected from confiscation or clearance against debts of the beneficiaries
• 17/01/2017 - Summary
  - Return of confiscated welfare allowance for a disabled person under guardianship
  
  The mother of a disabled person under legal guardianship complained to the Ombudsman that the Municipality of the family residence confiscated the account in which the welfare allowance of the disabled was deposited, in order to counterbalance the debts of the father and legal guardian. The Ombudsman pointed out that, although this account was not declared as “unseizable” (not subject to confiscation) in the computerised Tax System (TAXIS net), the money confiscated was the welfare allowance of the disabled person, which raises major ethical issues. After the intervention of the Ombudsman, the City Council decided unanimously to reimburse the disabled person.