Greece
Non-discrimination law | Athanasios Theodoridis | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
Gender equality law | Panagiota Petroglou | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
Legal developments
The gender identity of a transsexual who had not undergone gender reassignment surgery was recognised by court decision
Recognition of the consequences of gender reassignment
Employment of a woman returning from maternity leave in the same or an equivalent job
Greek legislation creates no rights for life partners and limited rights for spouses of the self-employed in matters of employment and social security
Reconciling of family and professional responsibilities
The Head of the Fire Corps rejected the request of a pregnant candidate to take the athletic tests for admission to the Fire Corps after her pregnancy
Improvement of the level of protection against discrimination
Elimination of discrimination in employment and social protection of same-sex couples and improvement of provisions regarding equal treatment in the area of access to goods and services
Access to public bus service regardless of racial/ethnic origin
Discriminatory treatment regarding the availability of a person to be employed in a job found by the competent
Recommendations for improvement of the Greek anti-discrimination legislation