Greece
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Pregnancy and family related leaves (including accommodation of working hours) due to COVID-19
Less favourable retirement age for male Greek public servants constitutes direct gender discrimination in pay – Levelling up
Monitoring of discrimination cases concerning public and private sector on behalf of the competent Equality Body
Significant increase of domestic violence against women during the lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Female salaried lawyers not entitled to adequate maternity allowance in breach of Article 11(2)(b) Directive 92/85/EEC due to the non-adoption of the Single Benefits Regulation by the general social security scheme ‘EFKA’ since 01.01.2017
Αward of bonus points to candidate seasonal firefighters who have served in the army or in other corps to which women have no or only limited access
New provisions on family-related leave in the public sector
Successive increase and decrease of minimum height requirement for female candidates to Port Police makes doubtful whether the set height of 1.65 m is a genuine occupational requirement
Higher minimum height for male candidates to the Fire Brigade does not entail gender discrimination
Follow-up to the CJEU Kalliri C-409/16 - Common minimum height requirement to the detriment of women for access to the Police Academy entails indirect gender discrimination
Urgent measures for family related leave due to COVID-19
Enactment of unfavorable conditions for access of stateless Roma to procedures of naturalisation and attempted enactment regarding persons with disabilities
Non-renewal of the fixed term contract of a female employee due to childbirth
Exclusion of male lawyers, who are insured with the social security scheme for the lawyers of Athens, from the allowance covering the nursery fees of children aged one to five years provided only for female lawyers
Non equal treatment on the ground of racial or ethnic origin in regard with the reception of social allowances
Monitoring of discrimination cases concerning public and private sector on behalf of the competent Equality Body
The transfer of the General Secretariat for Gender Equality from the Ministry of Interior to the Ministry of Labour undermines the implementation of substantive gender equality legislation and policies
New provisions of the Penal Code on domestic violence
New provisions of the Penal Code on domestic violence
Abolition of punishment of activities of discriminatory provision of goods and services
Substantive equality
Positive action; Adoption of a quota of 40 % in favour of the underrepresented sex for candidates at the European Elections and the Parliamentary, Regional and Municipal Elections in Greece
Sanctions against a private company for the dismissal of a HIV positive employee
Discrimination in the field of access to medical services
Discrimination in public sector recruitments on grounds of (national) origin
Country reports
How are EU rules transposed into national law? State of affairs 1 January 2020
How are EU rules transposed into national law? State of affairs 1 January 2019
State of affairs 1 January 2019
State of affairs 1 January 2018
How are EU rules transposed into national law? State of affairs 1 January 2018
State of affairs 01 January 2017
How are EU rules transposed into national law? State of affairs 1 January 2017
How are EU rules transposed into national law? State of affairs 1 January 2016
State of affairs 01 January 2016
How are EU rules transposed into national law? State of affairs 1 January 2015
State of affairs 01 January 2015
Included in report: Gender Equality Law in 33 European Countries: How are EU rules transposed into national law in 2014?
State of affairs up to 1st January 2014
Included in report: Gender Equality Law in 33 European Countries: How are EU rules transposed into national law in 2013?
State of affairs up to 1st January 2013
