Greece

Following amendment of its internal regulations and statutes, the main opposition political party ‘SYRIZA’ is the first Greek party to adopt a 50-50 gender equality quota for elections to its governing bodies

For the first time revenge pornography is formally criminalised as a distinct crime against sexual freedom

An administrative fine of EUR 50 000 imposed by the National Council for Radio and Television to a TV channel for gender discrimination and stereotyping

The Council of State found requirements for the grant of a right to parental leave for newly appointed schoolteachers to be in breach of Directive’s 2010/18/EU prohibition of length of service qualifications exceeding the one year limit

New provisions of the Penal Code on rape, sexual harassment, human trafficking and sexual exploitation of the prostitution of others

During the COVID-19 control process, a trans person’s statement of their gender identity should be accepted regardless of the fact that their documents have not been submitted in the process of legal recognition of gender identity

The requirement of a physical height of at least 1.65m for female candidates opposed to 1.70m for male candidates for entry to the Port Police constitutes an indirect discrimination on the grounds of sex

The requirement of a physical height of at least 1.70m, whatever the sex of the candidates, for entry to the police school constitutes an indirect discrimination on the grounds of sex

Maternity allowance as in force for female employees extended by analogy to female salaried lawyers retrospectively since 1 January 2017

In the context of the alarming rise of domestic violence and femicides, the social outcry for ineffective management of complaints led to the adoption of new directives for police officers and prosecutors

Despite the alarming rise of ‘intimate’ femicides in Greece which has given ground to a heated political and societal debate, there is no political will to introduce femicide as a specific offence or as an aggravating circumstance

The non-availability of immediate access to forensic services for victims of sexual violence during weekends, as officially acknowledged by the Greek Police for the first time, is in breach of Article 25 of the Istanbul Convention

Act 4808/2021 introduces some innovative provisions on family-related leaves

Transposition of Directive on work-life balance

Act 4800/2021 on mandatory shared custody for all children in breach of the Istanbul Convention, EU law and international treaties

Act 4808/2021, sanctioning ILO Convention 190 on Violence and Harassment creates inconsistencies with EU law on sexual harassment and harassment related to sex and the other grounds of discrimination at work

Council of State does not find minimum athletic requirements common for male and female candidates for the Police Schools to be indirectly discriminatory against female candidates

Exclusion of female cleaners from the possibility to be transferred to another branch of a private bank resulted in the termination of their employment contract