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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 14-11-17
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[01] Lawyers call three-day strike on Nov. 19-21 to protest against new
Civil Procedure Code bill
[01] Lawyers call three-day strike on Nov. 19-21 to protest against new
Civil Procedure Code bill
ANA - MPA -- Lawyers around Greece will hold a three-day warning strike
from November 19-21 to protest against the draft bill on amendments
to the Civil Procedure Code submitted to Parliament by the Justice,
Transparency and Human Rights Minister Charalambos Athanassiou, their
union decided in an emergency meeting.
"After reading the aforementioned draft bill, it unfortunately becomes
clear that the announcement that there would be a debate with the legal
community (by the government) was a pretext. The almost unanimous decision
by the Administrational Plenary of the Supreme Court that the proposed
amendments are – for the most part – unfortunate and in any case,
inappropriate for the purposes they aim to serve, was ignored," the
Committee of the presidents of the country's Bar Associations said.
"The legal community agrees that this bill, not only it does not
contribute to the acceleration of legal proceedings, but on the contrary,
it exacerbates the slowdown. It will cause serious problems with its
implementation and, at the end of the day, a deficit of justice."
The Committee also decided to hold a press conference on November 19 at
the Athens Bar Association.
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