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| Region | Greece |
| Issue | LGBT discrimination |
| Status | Illegal in some contexts |
| Start Date | Dec 9, 2016 |
| End Date | Feb 15, 2024 |
| Description | Law 4443/2016 offered protection against discrimination only in the work and employment sectors. |
| Sources | https://www.gov.gr/en/sdg/work-and-retirement/equal-treatment/general/law-4443-2016-against-discrimination-at-work-and-employment/ |
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Revision History (8)
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| Value | Illegal | Illegal in some contexts |
| End Date | (NONE) | Feb 15, 2024 |
| Description | Law 4443/2016 goes beyond employment and extends in all areas, defining discrimination and granting protection, except in special cases. | Law 4443/2016 offered protection against discrimination only in the work and employment sectors. |
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| Value | Illegal in some contexts | Illegal |
| Start Date | Dec 24, 2015 | Dec 2, 2016 |
| Description | There are legal protection against LGBT discrimination in the provision of goods and services (2015) and employment (2016). | Law 4443/2016 goes beyond employment and extends in all areas, defining discrimination and granting protection, except in special cases. |
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| Sources | https://database.ilga.org/greece-lgbti http://www.et.gr/idocs-nph/search/pdfViewerForm.html?args=5C7QrtC22wE4q6ggiv8WTXdtvSoClrL8RZsdmVE36E95MXD0LzQTLWPU9yLzB8V68knBzLCmTXKaO6fpVZ6Lx3UnKl3nP8NxdnJ5r9cmWyIq-BTkXB0ftEAEhATUkJb0x1LIdQ163nV9K--td6SIueGmNs7Z-S3JCeCUz2qD4JFoRtucSW1grhwY7YfRdKJf https://www.efsyn.gr/ellada/dikaiomata/52887_proti-fora-isoi-apenanti-ston-nomo https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2016/12/02/greek-parliament-have-voted-for-a-controversial-bill-to-expand-rights-for-lgbt-people/ | https://www.gov.gr/en/sdg/work-and-retirement/equal-treatment/general/law-4443-2016-against-discrimination-at-work-and-employment/ |
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| Value | Illegal | Illegal in some contexts |
| Description | Greece prohibits discrimination and hate crimes based on sex characteristics, which are among the strongest laws on the subject in Europe | There are legal protection against LGBT discrimination in the provision of goods and services (2015) and employment (2016). |
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| Sources | http://www.et.gr/idocs-nph/search/pdfViewerForm.html?args=5C7QrtC22wE4q6ggiv8WTXdtvSoClrL8RZsdmVE36E95MXD0LzQTLWPU9yLzB8V68knBzLCmTXKaO6fpVZ6Lx3UnKl3nP8NxdnJ5r9cmWyIq-BTkXB0ftEAEhATUkJb0x1LIdQ163nV9K--td6SIueGmNs7Z-S3JCeCUz2qD4JFoRtucSW1grhwY7YfRdKJf https://www.efsyn.gr/ellada/dikaiomata/52887_proti-fora-isoi-apenanti-ston-nomo https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2016/12/02/greek-parliament-have-voted-for-a-controversial-bill-to-expand-rights-for-lgbt-people/ | https://database.ilga.org/greece-lgbti http://www.et.gr/idocs-nph/search/pdfViewerForm.html?args=5C7QrtC22wE4q6ggiv8WTXdtvSoClrL8RZsdmVE36E95MXD0LzQTLWPU9yLzB8V68knBzLCmTXKaO6fpVZ6Lx3UnKl3nP8NxdnJ5r9cmWyIq-BTkXB0ftEAEhATUkJb0x1LIdQ163nV9K--td6SIueGmNs7Z-S3JCeCUz2qD4JFoRtucSW1grhwY7YfRdKJf https://www.efsyn.gr/ellada/dikaiomata/52887_proti-fora-isoi-apenanti-ston-nomo https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2016/12/02/greek-parliament-have-voted-for-a-controversial-bill-to-expand-rights-for-lgbt-people/ |
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- Status is not correct "The law covers employment, housing and every discrimination in general. Although not mentioned directly, discrimination is explained at the end of the law and it covers all three areas, so if I were to sue for discrimination in any of these cases I would be covered by the law completely. The link is the official Greek Government site and the law is in english: https://www.gov.gr/en/sdg/work-and-retirement/equal-treatment/general/law-4443-2016-against-discrimination-at-work-and-employment/"
- Newer law has been passed
| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
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| Start Date | Sep 10, 2014 | Dec 24, 2015 |
| End Date | Dec 27, 2017 | (NONE) |
| Description | Complete protections in all areas since 2017. | Greece prohibits discrimination and hate crimes based on sex characteristics, which are among the strongest laws on the subject in Europe |
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| Sources | http://www.et.gr/idocs-nph/search/pdfViewerForm.html?args=5C7QrtC22wE4q6ggiv8WTXdtvSoClrL8RZsdmVE36E95MXD0LzQTLWPU9yLzB8V68knBzLCmTXKaO6fpVZ6Lx3UnKl3nP8NxdnJ5r9cmWyIq-BTkXB0ftEAEhATUkJb0x1LIdQ163nV9K--td6SIueGmNs7Z-S3JCeCUz2qD4JFoRtucSW1grhwY7YfRdKJf https://www.efsyn.gr/ellada/dikaiomata/52887_proti-fora-isoi-apenanti-ston-nomo https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2016/12/02/greek-parliament-have-voted-for-a-controversial-bill-to-expand-rights-for-lgbt-people/ | |
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