Regarding the environment, the prime minister said that articles 24 and 117 of the Constitution need to revised to protect this more fully, while he also called for changes to the controversial article 16 that bans private universities in Greece "so that knowledge and research do not remain an unproductive monopoly in the hands of a few".
Other changes suggested by Samaras included a revision of articles on holding referendums, so that these could be held by popular initiative, changes to rules for independent authorities, and "protecting the right of free movement and unobstructed access" by restricting demonstrations and protests.