November 4, 2022
FEATURED, weather
An emergency 112 alert message was sent per sms to residents of the northern Ionian Islands and Epirus, warning them of dangerous weather conditions from the early morning hours of Saturday, November 5, 2022. The Alert message called on residents to avoid unnecessary travel unless absolutely necessary. Short after 8 …
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January 23, 2022
FEATURED, weather
Greece’s Civil Protection has sent SMS to residents of several regions across the country on Sunday evening warning them to avoid “unnecessary movement” in the next 48 hours due to dense snow falls. Using the EU-wide emergency number , the Civil Protection warned in Greek and English people in parts …
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May 12, 2021
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
Greece ‘s authorities announced on Wednesday the much anticipated lifting of major lockdown restrictions such as the sending of sms to leave home, for shopping and other activities and the inter-regional travel. Furthermore, it shortens further the night curfew. From early Friday morning, 14. May 2021, the following is in …
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May 11, 2021
CORONAVIRUS
Greece is preparing to lift several lockdown restrictions including the sending of sms to leave home, limited time for shopping, inter-regional travel and curfew. The country’s epidemiologists’ committee is meeting today, Tuesday, evaluating the epidemiological data. Their recommendations are to be taken into account by the government that takes the …
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May 9, 2021
CORONAVIRUS
The obligation to send a text message (SMS) before leaving home during the pandemic will end as of May 15, Development & Investments Minister Adonis Georgiadis told Skai TV on Sunday. The system providing a choice of one of six reasons, sent to a five-digit number (13033) before leaving home, …
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May 6, 2021
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
A government minister did not rule out that Greeks will keep needing to send sms to leave their homes but not the tourists after May 15, when the country will officially open its gates to international holidaymakers. Speaking to ANT1 TV, Development Minister Adonis Georgiadis lef topen the possibility that …
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May 1, 2021
CORONAVIRUS
Greece’s main opposition party SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance has called on the government to immediately scrap the sms messages citizens need to send to exit their homes. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis should end without delay the obligation to send an SMS in order for someone to go out during the Easter holidays, …
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April 28, 2021
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
Greece has lifted some lockdown restrictions in view of the Easter holidays, however, the obligation to send sms to leave home remains in force. Head of Civil Protection Nikos Hardalias announced on Wednesday evening that the sms to <13033> will remain in force until May 15, when the ban on …
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April 27, 2021
CORONAVIRUS
The SMS system to <13033> to leave home during the lockdown in Greece will be scrapped and inter-municipality movement will be allowed again on Monday, May 3, when restaurants will reopen, media report on Tuesday. Speaking to ANT1 TV, Digital Governance Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis said “We are very close to …
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April 26, 2021
CORONAVIRUS
Restaurants customers will not need to send an sms and can move to different municipality, Secretary General for Trade and Consumer Protection Panagiotis Stampoulidis said in an interview with ANT1 TV on Monday morning. “Inter-municipal movement will be allowed from May 3” and “citizens will not have to send an …
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February 23, 2021
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
Greece’s government has found a new tool to enable citizens to do their shopping in retail stores with sms to a different five-digit number, other that the one they usually use to exit their homes. The new number will be used exclusively for shopping in retail, Digital Governance Minister Kyriakos …
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January 10, 2021
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
A reminder of the SMS codes during lockdown and night curfew in Greece due to the pandemic. It is recalled that next to SMS to 13033, citizens can also have either a printed form or a handwritten. Note that this sms codes system works only with Greek mobile operators. SMS …
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December 24, 2020
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
4,000 to 5,000 police officers will be deployed over Christmas Eve and Day to ensure that Greeks comply with the strict coronavirus measures and do not violate the lockdown restrictions. Drones and helicopters will assist the dystopian concept of the Greek government that is not able to deal neither with …
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December 22, 2020
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
Government spokesman Stelios Petsas said on Tuesday that that citizens will need to SMS to 13033 the option <6> for “exercise” if they want to celebrate Christmas Eve and Day as well as New Year’s Eve and Day with other families. He warned that the night curfew will not be …
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December 5, 2020
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
Seasonal retail stores selling exclusively Christmas decoration and trees will open on Monday, December 7, 2020, and will operate until January 8, 2021, Secretary General for Trade & Consumer Protection Panagiotis Stampoulidis announced on Friday evening. The sale of Christmas decorations and other items relating to the holiday season will …
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November 2, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
Government spokesman Stelios Petsas announced Monday noon that the regional units of Thessaloniki and Serres, in northern Greece, will be placed in full lockdown from 06:00 a.m. Tuesday, 3. November, 2020. The measure will be in effect fro 14 days. The night curfew will be longer and thus from 09:00 …
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July 23, 2020
Greece
Greek Police is warning of a malicious message sent as sms to mobile phones that is calling Greeks to general mobilization. The message is calling citizens to report to the nearest Police station in order to allegedly receive their documents by the General Staff and be embedded to a “military …
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May 4, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
Residents of Greece sent over 100 million text messages (sms) to “13033” to obtain a movement permit during the lockdown, the General Secretariat for Telecommunications and Post said on Monday. According to data released on the first day Greeks no longer need a movement permit, in the 42 days of …
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March 22, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
The Greek government has announced two ways through which every citizen can obtain a PASS for outdoors movement during the total lockdown. Certificates can be obtained 1) via a download from a special website set up by the government or 2) through an sms. Of course, solution 1) provides that …
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March 1, 2020
Greece, Politics
Greek authorities have started to warn migrants and refugees from crossing into the country. An SMS action has been launched since Saturday evneing with the aim to prevent the thousands who have amassed at the border with Turkey to attempt entering Greece. The SMS reads: “From Hellenic Republic: Greece is …
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