Tag Archives: fines

Police has arrested two men for conducting illegal construction work inside an archaeological site at the western coast of the island of Mykonos. Police has reportedly said they detained on Wednesday afternoon a 21-year-old Egyptian and a 20-year-old Romanian national who were working in a plot of land where building …

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Five leading supermarkets chains have been fined a total of 382,497 euros for over-pricing their products, Development Minister Adonis Georgiadis announced on Thursday thus making public the names of law violators. The biggest fine, which is also the second-largest on record in Greece, was imposed to the Dutch-owned AB Vassilopoulos …

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The Market Control Unit has imposed fines on supermarkets for the violation of the legislation regarding the profit margins on the prices of products included in the household basket, Development and Investments Minister Adonis Georgiadis said on Thursday. He added that these are fines below the 50,000 euro threshold and, …

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Greece’s health minister Thanos Plevris announced on Friday that the 300-euros fines to unvaccinated citizens over 60 years old will be cancelled if they vaccinated against Covid-19 later. Speaking to ANT1 TV, Plevris said that “those 300,000 citizens, who paid the fine and were vaccinated later, the money will be …

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A so-called “unemployment police” to implement the new penal code is underway together with fines of up to 10,000 euros and deletion from the unemployed registers is the latest attempt of the conservative neo-liberal government not only to decrease the numbers of unemployed from the official statistics but also to …

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Greece’s Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport has issued clarifications regarding the mandatory use of anti-skid chains and similar means in vehicles.  According to the ministry decision, motorists should have anti-skid chains in their vehicle from October to April every year, when  they are driving on national or regional roads. The …

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The platform where citizens in the regions of Attica and South Aegean can register with a personal doctor opens on Thursday afternoon, September 1, 2022. The platform for all other regions has been available since August 1. The Personal Doctor program entails that a single doctor will constantly monitor a …

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Greece has enough stocks in flour, cereals and vegetable oils “for months ahead”, Development Minister Adonis Georgiadis reassured the Palriament,  while introducing a new stock registry for food and farming supplies. Speaking of the draft amendment for the registry, Georgiadis said it would provide the government with quick sense of …

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Thousands of unvaccinated over 60 years old will see a fine of 50 euros booked into their tax office account as the deadline for vaccination against Covid-19 expires at midnight on Sunday, January 16.  € From Monday morning, the relevant registry authorities will cross check tax numbers (AFM) and social …

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How many friends are you supposed to have as a person? Five? Ten? Fifty? Greece’s Health Ministry believes to know better. “If authorities tally up  more people than taking into consideration at the New Year’s Eve party, they will fine you,” TV channels report with emphasis on Thursday citing sources …

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The Greek government tabled an amendment enacting the mandatory vaccination of all citizens in the country aged over 60 years old. The amendment attached to a bill of the Health Ministry was submitted to the Parliament on Wednesday morning and is scheduled to be voted later on the day. According …

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Doctors and other medical professional found guilty of issuing fake certificates of vaccination against or recovery from Covid-19 will be punished with a 5,000-euro fine for every instance of fraud, according to an amendment submitted by the Health Ministry to Parliament on Monday night. The fine also applies to individuals …

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The Greek government cuts social security to unvaccinated professionals obliged to vaccination for as long as they are on leave without pay. This is provided on the draft bill for the mandatory vaccination of professionals working at nursing homes, care facilities for people with disabilities and in health structures like …

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Greece’s Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias warned on Tuesday that all staff in care homes and welfare facilities for people with special needs must be vaccinated by August 16 and threatened the facilities with have fines up to 200,000 euros facilities if found hosting unvaccinated guests. The last part creates a …

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As the rapid spread of coronavirus outbreaks continues  and concerns about the Delta variant rise, owners of clubs and bars and the public defy the measures and the rules in an unusual “guerilla” war across the country. Over the weekend, in several bars in Athens, crowds of people stood close …

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Labor Minister Kostis Hatzidakis and Deputy Health Minister Vassilis Kotzamanis announced on Wednesday that Covid-19 self-tests will be mandatory for several public and private sector workers starting on Monday, April 19, 2021. All these workers will have to self-test once per week to be allowed to attend their work duties. …

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The Greek government toughened lockdown restrictions for restaurants and cafes operating with take-away, delivery and drive-through and threatens violators with hefty fines. According to the new measures published in the official gazette on Tuesday, February 2, no customers are allowed stay inside or outside these facilities. Fines for businesses are …

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Deputy Education Minister Zeta Makri announced on Sunday that fines will be imposed on students who sit in squares with their friends after class and do not return home on time. The Deputy Minister, in fact, threatened the students as the reopening of Gymnaisums and Lyceums is scheduled on February …

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Greek Police (ELAS) has issued a total of 232,000 fines from the start of the pandemic in March 2020 until the end of the year. The fines total the exorbitant amount of 52 million euros. Head of Greek Police Mihalis Karamalakis said on Thursday that ELAS has conducted 8.5 million …

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Greek Police carried out over 135,000 control checks on New Year’s Eve and Day and imposed 2,668 fines for violation of safety measures against the coronavirus and lockdown violations. Six people have been arrested. According to press release issued by the Greek police a total of 57,498 inspections were carried …

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