July 21, 2021
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
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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July 13, 2021
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
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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July 11, 2021
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
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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April 14, 2021
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
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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February 2, 2021
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
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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January 24, 2021
CORONAVIRUS
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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January 21, 2021
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
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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January 2, 2021
CORONAVIRUS
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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December 12, 2020
Greece, Politics
The fines imposed on nine women activists arrested on November 25 have been erased, Deputy Citizens’ Protection Minister Lefteris Oikonomou said on Friday. The women were detained for “violating the public health protection measures” when they gathered in front of the Palriament in downtown Athens to mark the International Day …
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November 27, 2020
Greece
Minister for Citizen Protection Michalis Chrysochoidis apologized on Friday for the arrest of nine women who staged a small peaceful rally at Syntagma Square in downtown Athens to mark the International Day of the Elimination of Violence Against Women on November 25. All women were wearing masks and kept social …
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November 24, 2020
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
Greek Police has issued thousands of fines for violations of restrictions and of protective measures since the beginning of the lockdown on November 7. The fines amounted to almost 4 million euros until November 23. Fines of some 3 million euros were issued alone for violations of the use of …
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November 22, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
The Chief Prosecutor of the First Instance Court in Athens ordered a preliminary criminal investigation after a video recorded during a party at the Athens Bar Association was leaked to the press. The party was held to celebrate the President’s birthday. The video shows a least least ten people cheering …
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November 8, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
Greek Police conducted sweeping checks for compliance with the measures of the second lockdown in the country. In a statement on Sunday, Police said that there were 55,724 police checks to ensure compliance with Covid-19 control measures on Saturday, November 7, the first day of the lockdown. Checks led to …
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November 6, 2020
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
Greece’s Civil Protection updated some of the lockdown restrictions just hours before it goes into force at 06:00 am Saturday, November 7, 2020. Among the updates is the doubling of the fine for those violating the movement restrictions as well as the movement during the night. In addition, updated are …
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August 31, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
Greek police carried out 58,466 checks throughout the country on Saturday and confirmed over 350 violations of the measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Fines of 150 euros were imposed in 330 cases where people did not wear the mandatory mask and did not observe the required minimum distances. …
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August 16, 2020
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
Six business owners were arrested on the Ionian islands and fines worth several thousands euros were imposed because they operated their bars and restaurants beyond the midnight curfew. Among those arrested on Saturday, were two facility owners on the island of Corfu and one on Paxos. Each one was fined …
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August 11, 2020
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
In his weekly briefing on the course of the pandemic in Greece, Head of Civil Protection and Deputy Minister for Crises Management Nikos Hardalias stated that there have been 961 confirmed coronavirus cases last week and that this “fact that led to the government’s decision to impose additional measures in …
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August 2, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
Hardly were the new restrictions against the spread of coronavirus decided and imposed and Greek Police was sent out the country on Saturday to check if the measures are observed. Police teams registered a total of 333 violations and fined the violators with the relevant fines. The majority of violations, …
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July 16, 2020
FEATURED, Tourism
Fines of 500 euros were imposed to flights passengers who arrived at Heraklio airport on Crete without to have previously filled up the “Passengers Locator Form” (PLF). According to local media, ekriti, it was mainly passengers from Germany who strongly protested saying that they did not have any information about …
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May 22, 2020
Greece, Politics
The government shocked Athenians on Friday morning with a joint ministerial decision banning cars traffic in a large part of downtown Athens, including main avenues. Restrictions will be valid from mid-June and for a period of 3+3 months. Violators are threatened with a fine of 150 euros. Officially, reason for …
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