Union of Judges and Prosecutors

Justice Minister Georgios Florides addressed the legislative initiatives set to be implemented by 2025 during the celebration of the Day of Justice (Dionysios Areopagitis) at the Old Parliament building. Concurrently, a group of lawyers staged a protest against the shortcomings of the ‘new’ judicial charter outside the venue.

Judicial authorities and MPs have lashed out at Supreme Court President Vassiliki Thanou over an event she is planning on Friday in celebration of the court's 182nd anniversary.

A fresh initiative by Supreme Court president Vassiliki Thanou to extend the age limit for Greek judges beyond the current maximum of 67 years has prompted a fresh rift within the Greek judiciary.

The Union of Judges and Prosecutors has criticized a proposal by Supreme Court President Vassiliki Thanou that the age limit for Greek judges be extended beyond the current maximum of 67 years.

The heads of Greece's top courts have hit back at criticism regarding their meeting with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Thursday, when he pledged to protect their salaries, but the Union of Judges and Prosecutors has insisted that only it has the right to discuss pay issues on behalf of judicial officials.

Council of State president Nikos Sakellariou on Thursday slammed two of the court's vice presidents for resigning from the Union of Judges and Prosecutors following his recent controversial decision to suspend a plenary session that was considering appeals by TV channels against the constitutionality of a recent government auction for broadcasting permits.

Two vice presidents of the Council of State on Wednesday quit the Union of Judges and Prosecutors, condemning last week's controversial decision by the president of the court, Nikos Sakellariou, to suspend a plenary session to consider appeals by television channels against the constitutionality of a recent government auction of TV licenses.

Two vice presidents of the Council of State have resigned from the Union of Judges and Prosecutors in the wake of a controversial decision by president of the court, Nikos Sakellariou, to suspend a plenary session last week to consider appeals by television channels against the constitutionality of a recent government auction of TV licenses.