The Greek anti-discrimination regime has improved on 9 MIPEX indicators, partly due to law n.3304/2005 transposing the EC Race and Equality Directives (see box). Broad definitions include the public and private sectors, while the law is applied to discrimination based on race, ethnicity (defined as ‘national origin') and religion/belief in many areas of life. Enforcement mechanisms provide access to various procedures, legal aid and a wide-range of sanctions. Equality policies would improve if the specialised equality agency covered nationality and could take up cases on behalf of complainants or lead investigations and proceedings in its own name.The state would also have to introduce positive action measures and mainstream equality policies into legislation, the delivery of public services, public contracting, grants and loans.
