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Abstract
The tension between state regulatory powers and social-autonomous regulation of the working conditions through collective arrangements is a classic problem of the collective labour law, which has once again become current within the context of the recent financial and economic crisis. The European legislator reacted against the Euro crisis with an extensive legislative package, which intensified the supervision and coordination of the economic policies of EU member states. Through the implementation of the “European Stability Mechanism”, financial assistance was provided to the crisis-stricken countries under strict conditions. The requirements specified in Memoranda of Understanding included reforms of the labour market, which in the case of Greece being deeply in debt, have led to a profound reorganisation of the national system of collective bargaining. This paper examines, if the reforms of the Greek labour market, induced by the crisis, should be assessed on the basis of the fundamental Union rights. It should then be discussed in detail, if they are compatible with the European right to collective bargaining and action.
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