Greek police height rule is sexist: EU court

By Afp, Luxembourg
18 October 2017, 18:00 PM
UPDATED 19 October 2017, 00:00 AM
The EU's top court yesterday ruled that Greek police had discriminated against women by setting a minimum height requirement for

The EU's top court yesterday ruled that Greek police had discriminated against women by setting a minimum height requirement for police cadets regardless of sex. The Greek police academy's rule that all applicants, male or female, must be at least 1.70 metres tall unfairly disadvantaged women, the EU court said.