Countouris, Nicola, Koukiadaki, Aristea, (2017), “Greek Glass Half-Full: The CJEU And Europe’s ‘Highly Competitive Social Market’ Economy”, Social Europe, 13 February
The case, which was referred to the CJEU by the Greek Council of State (Supreme Administrative Court), concerned the question of whether the powers of the Minister for Labour to refuse planned collective redundancies under certain circumstances are compatible with EU Law. The reluctance of Greece to abolish this restriction on collective redundancies has acquired a totemic significance in the negotiations between the Greek government and its creditors and in particular the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
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- Kanbur, Ravi, Ronconi, Lucas, (2016), “Stricter labour laws go hand-in-hand with less enforcement effort”, Voxeu, 30 March
- Countouris, Nicola, Koukiadaki, Aristea, (2016), “The Purpose Of European Labour Law: Floor Of Rights – Or Ceiling?”, Social Europe, 6 June