May 7, 2024
Arts, Culture, FEATURED
Piano City Athens: 100 piano concerts in public and private spaces, special events and house concerts will take place in Greek capital Athens between May 16 and 20, 2024. It is the second piano festival of this kind in Athens and the entrance is free of charge. According to organizers, …
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December 19, 2022
Social, Society
Vaccines against the flu can be administered in pharmacies without doctor’s prescription and free of charge for certain groups of citizens, Greece’s health ministry announced. The flu vaccine will be paid to pharmacists by the National Health Care Organization EOPY and the insurance funds. According to the relevant circular, groups …
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November 24, 2022
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
A regulation pushed by deputy health minister Mina Gaga jeopardizes patients’ access to free of charge treatment and surgeries in Greece’s public hospitals. According to the regulation, full-time doctors exclusively working in public hospitals of ESY will be allowed to offer their services also to private hospitals, clinics, diagnostic and …
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October 5, 2022
Social, Society
Greece’s Health Ministry will activate a mechanism where citizens can file a complaint if the “personal doctor” asks to be paid. The complaint mechanism aims to ensure that citizens do not pay for visits in a system that is free of charge for patients. The “personal doctor” is an institution …
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December 6, 2021
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
Distribution of self-tests free of charge starts today, Monday, in Greece with the aim of a better recording of Covid-19 pandemic in the country and to avoid the spread during the festive season. Eligible for one free self-test to be obtained at a pharmacy are adult citizens, vaccinated and unvaccinated, …
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August 17, 2021
Archeology, FEATURED
120 archaeological sites and museums across Greece will open their gates free of charge so that the public can enjoy the August full moon. At the same time a series of cultural events are scheduled August 20-25, 2021. Music concerts, theatrical performances, dance performances, poetry recitations, documentary screenings, art exhibitions, …
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July 30, 2021
weather
Three organized beaches in Athens Riviera will open to the public free of charge over the upcoming hottest days of this year, Saturday until Monday, July 31- 2 August 2021. The beaches Akti Vouliagmenis, Astir Beach in Vouliagmeni and Voula Beach A will be waived over the weekend, to help …
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April 5, 2021
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
Delivery of Covid-19 self-tests to 11,000 pharmacies across Greece are scheduled to start tomorrow, Tuesday,and the plan is have them fully stocked at pharmacies by next Friday, April 9. The self-tests are distributed free of charge to the public. Priority will be given to school pupils aged 16-18 years old …
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January 11, 2021
Lifestyle, Uncategorized
An International Greek Ancestry Conference is to take place virtually on January 29-31, 2021. The conference will be live-streamed, while attendance is free of charge. Ancestry is the first digital platform created to meet the specific research needs of people of Greek descent and those interested in Greek archival records. …
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October 20, 2020
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
The Greek Health Ministry and the National Public Health Care Organization EODY are offering Covid-19 tests free of charge. The tests are carried out in specific public hospitals in several cities and under specific circumstances. The offering of the free tests take place as Attica remains the epicenter of the …
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May 20, 2019
World
Lime scooters is providing up to 15 hours’ worth of urban rides free of charge on May 26 in Greece and ten other EU countries to encourage people to vote at the European Parliament elections. The company offers free scooters and helmets in the cities of Athens and Thessaloniki in …
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June 11, 2018
Social
Insured in the Greek Public Health Care system are to receive generics mediation without the self-participation of 10 to 15 percent. The change that is to relieve thousands of patients is included in the latest austerity reforms bill expected to be approved by the Palriament on upcoming Thursday. but this …
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July 30, 2017
Culture
Greece’s Culture and Sports Ministry will open 115 archaeological sites and monuments to public to enjoy the August Full Moon on Monday 7th August 2017. Continuing a tradition dating back many years, the entrance is free of charge. A series of events is planned from 5th to 0th August 2017, …
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June 14, 2017
Refugees
Short-term property rental platform Airbnb has announced that it will be helping to find housing for some 35,000 asylum seekers trapped in Greece. Property owners can offer to host refugees from one night to up to three months. Over the weekend, Airbnb unveiled an ambitious new platform in order to …
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May 17, 2017
Archeology, Culture
Entrance to all museums and archaeological sites in Greece will be free of charge on Thursday, May 18 2017 as they celebrate the International Museums Day. Several events are planned for visitors. The theme chosen for 2017 is “Museums and contested histories: Saying the unspeakable in museums”. On the occasion, …
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November 2, 2016
Refugees, Society
Frustrating pictures on Wednesday morning in downtown Athens: young and old, men, women and children. Greeks and refugees and migrants, they all form long queues outside the offices of a charity distributing wafers free of charge. The people started to flock to Stelios Philanthropic Foundation office in Evripidou street as …
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January 27, 2016
Society
Fifty tonnes of oranges and other fruits and vegetables ‘disappeared’ within thirty minutes, when protesting farmers distributed them free of charge among residents of a underdeveloped district of Athens. embedded by Embedded VideoYouTube Direkt Farmers, vegetable growers and street vendors working in open markets (laiki) joined the protests against the …
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July 3, 2015
Society
One of Greece’s biggest bakery chains announced it will offer bread free of charge to pensioners, poor, jobless and large families in an effort to help vulnerable society groups to cope with capital controls and bank holiday. According to an announcement by Venetis Bakery, the offer will be valid as …
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June 29, 2015
Society, Tourism
Passengers may use all public transport means without paying ticket fare until 6th July 2015, that is during the time the banks are closed. According to Alternate Transportation Minister Christos Spirtzis the measure applies to Metro, blue buses, trolley, urban train ISAP but not Proastiakos (Metro from Doukissis Plakentias to/from …
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February 6, 2013
Society
Incredible scenes with pushing and shouting took place outside the Agricultural Ministry in Athens, when farmers distributed fruits and vegetables free of charge. Dozens of low-pensioners, jobless and citizens in economic difficulties raised their hands begging for a bag of free food. Video: Tension and frustration were high, when the …
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