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Supermarkets and stores will be open tomorrow, the last Sunday of the year.
Supermarkets have announced that they will be open from 9 in the morning until 7 in the afternoon, but it is good that consumers confirm the hours with a phone call.
Supermarkets and stores will return to their normal hours, until 9:00 p.m. on Monday.
In the week until the new year, the restrictions that were in effect before Christmas will continue to exist, so the transportation restrictions will apply while children will not be able to go out to sing Christmas carols even on New Years Eve.
In commercial stores, with the exception of bookstores, the only transaction possibility that exists is a click, that is, the receipt of a product for which an order has been placed in advance. One-click “works” stores can be open from 7:00 to 21:00.
Payment in the store can only be made with a debit or credit card or through mobile devices with the NFC application that allows electronic banking services to communicate with a company’s POS.
Supermarkets will be open on New Year’s Eve (12/31) from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., however on January 1, 2020 they will be closed for official holiday. The same will apply to department stores.
New Year’s Eve can be attended by up to nine people from two families at family tables, but experts urge citizens to be as few as possible at festive gatherings at home.
Those wishing to go to a friendly family New Year’s Eve party should send an SMS both at the entrance, using the code “6”, and on the way back, which should not be recorded after 22:00.
What applies to travel outside the prefecture
For movements, it is recalled that the passage to another prefecture is prohibited and that police blockades will be dense in the national and provincial network as well as in the entrances and exits of the cities. However, 6 specific exceptions are provided.
Speaking to ANT1, the Greek police spokesman Theodoros Chronopoulos, stated that for New Year’s Eve “a clarifying instruction will be given to the police, that if during the inspection it is found that a car carries up to 4 people – members of the same family – this will not be an offense nor will it be fined” .
The spokesperson for EL.AS. He clarified that citizens must make use of the “freedom” that is granted them prudently and without abusing it.
Mr. Chronopoulos also noted that home searches for any gathering of more than 9 people on New Year’s Eve will be done only after citizens complain, as then the police have an obligation to verify and that when If necessary, you will be in the presence of a prosecutor. official.
In case of finding out which number is greater, the fine for the host is 3,000 euros and for the attendees 300 euros, while the fine for the owner amounts to 10,000 euros, if it is a repeat offense, that is, if the violation of the measure occurs a second time.
The transfer for New Year’s Eve is made by sending an SMS to 13033 with the transfer code 6.
Measures for churches
As in Christmas, for New Years and Lights the following measures are applied to the temples:
Specifically, both at Christmas and New Years and the Lights the following measures will be applied:
One person for every 15 square meters, with a distance of 2 meters between people in each direction within the temple.
Maximum 25 people for parish churches, while in the case of metropolitan churches 50 people.
The 6 exceptions for traveling outside of the prefecture are as follows:
Moving out of the prefecture for work: must be certified with a written certificate from the employer (return with proof of primary residence)
Travel outside the prefecture for health reasons: upon presentation of the corresponding medical certificate to the police
Traveling outside the prefecture for a ceremony (for example, funeral of a first or second degree relative) – Certified by a written statement from the citizen
Moving out of the prefecture for parent-child communication: concerns of divorced or separated parents
Transfer out of the prefecture for transfer to the place of permanent residence (with the certificate of residence of special use of AADE or with E1)
Travel outside the prefecture for students (with proof of proof of primary residence and school document, to return to it)
What applies to the car
The current measures explicitly emphasize that only one passenger can ride in the taxi. Those who prefer their car for their trips should know that special limits apply.
With mask in places of worship
Only the religious minister, up to 9 persons, and the persons in charge of the burial can participate in funerals and related religious services and other burial rituals and events. During the feast of the Epiphany (1/6/2021) there is no sanctification of the waters in any open public space, except within the Holy Temples.
