2013/40 New law suspending older civil servants unenforceable (GR)
In 2011, under pressure from the EU and the IMF, Greece enacted a law aimed at reducing the number of civil servants in certain areas. It provides that civil servants who are eligible to retire no later than 31 December 2013 face automatic suspension at 60% of salary on 1 January 2012 and automatic termination of their employment on 31 December 2013. Two civil servants challenged the law in interlocutory proceedings and although their application was rejected for lack of urgency, the legal basis of their claim was accepted. The court in its reasoning established that the law is age discriminatory and unenforceable.
Monomeles Protodikio Egiou (First Instance Court of Egion), 2013-04-16