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I. Antonaki, LLM is PhD candidate, Institute for Public Law at Leiden Law School

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At last - Short Women can Join the Greek Police Force!

The Court of Justice found that the Greek law providing that men and women must have a minimum height of 1.70m in order to take the entry examination for the Greek Police School constitutes indirect discrimination against women.

Ilektra Antonaki • October 31, 2017

Collective redundancies in Greece – a difficult balancing exercise for the EU legal order

The Grande Chambre of the European Court of Justice is called upon to rule on the compatibility of the Greek law on collective redundancies with EU law amid economic crisis and socio-political controversies.

Ilektra Antonaki • May 17, 2016

ECB not liable for Greek PSI

The General Court excluded all liability of the ECB for the loss suffered in 2012 by the private bondholders as a result of the restructuring of the Greek debt.

Ilektra Antonaki • December 01, 2015

A second rejection of the Deutsche Börse - NYSE Euronext merger

The General Court upheld the 2012 Commission’s decision prohibiting the proposed merger between Deutsche Börse and NYSE Euronext, as it would have resulted in a quasi-monopoly in the area of European financial derivatives traded globally on exchanges.

Ilektra Antonaki • April 07, 2015

Collective bargaining of ‘self-employed’ musicians under the scrutiny of EU competition law

In its FNV decision, the Court recognised the right of ‘self-employed’ musicians to conclude collective labour agreements on the condition that they are in a situation comparable to that of ‘employees’. What does this actually mean for workers’ protection?

Ilektra Antonaki • January 13, 2015