Processed complaints
No. 79/2012 Panhellenic Federation of pensioners of the public electricity corporation (POS-DEI) v. Greece
The complaint was registered on 2 January 2012. It concerns recent legislation in Greece which impose a reduction of pensions primarily in the public sector. The complainant organisation alleges that these laws are in violation of Articles 12§3 (Right to social security) and 31§1 (Restrictions) of the 1961 Charter.
- Case Document no. 1, Complaint registered at the Secretariat on 2 January 2012
- Case Document no. 2, Observations of the Government on the admissibility
- Case Document no. 3, Submissions of the Government on the merits
- Case Document no. 4, Response to the Government's submissions on the merits (French only)
- Case Document no. 5, Observations by the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC)
The European Committee of Social Rights declared the complaint admissible on 23 May 2012.
The European Committee of Social Rights concluded that there was a violation of Article 12§3 of the 1961 Charter and transmitted its report containing its decision on the merits of the complaint to the Parties and to the Committee of Ministers on 20 December 2012.
The Committee of Ministers adopted Resolution Res ChS (2014) 10 on 2 July 2014.
Decision on admissibility of the Complaint 79/2012
Decision on the merits of the Complaint 79/2012
Resolution ResChS(2014)10 of the Committee of Ministers on 2 July 2014
Findings of the European Committee of Social Rights on the follow-up of the Complaint
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