Greece

In the framework of the first evaluation of Greece by GREVIO, AFEM submitted to GREVIO a shadow report on mandatory shared custody for all children in breach of the Istanbul Convention

School bullying and intra-school violence as forms of violation of the principle of equal treatment – Lack of a gender-based violence and intersectionality approach

A survivor’s pension granted to unmarried daughters of deceased civil servants under more favourable conditions than those provided for unmarried sons within an occupational social security scheme.

Despite its extension from 6 to 9 months, the ‘special leave for maternity protection’ is still in breach of Directives 2006/54 and 2019/1158 to the extent that is not accorded to fathers as holders of the right although it should be considered as parental leave.

Despite the introduction of innovative administrative fines for breaches of the prohibition of violence and harassment at work, Act 4808/2021, ratifying ILO 190, still falls behind its scope

New provisions on violence and harassment in the public sector in breach of the non-regression principle

New provision on adoptive leave sets the time of the payment of the allowance in consistency with the time of entitlement to the adoptive leave, albeit with no retroactive effect

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