Fines of 132,100€ and a suspension of operations were imposed for violating of the measures

The competent audit services (Hellenic Police, Coast Guard, National Transparency Authority, Inter-Service Market Control Unit, Labour Inspectorate Body, Regions and Municipal Police) carried out, on Thursday 19.08.2021, a total of 186,836 inspections and recorded 254 cases of violation of the epidemiological alert measures.

In total, fines of 132,100€ and a suspension of operation were imposed on eight companies.

The Body in charge of the main checks was the Hellenic Police (106,631 checks)

The main violations are the following:

1. Non-compliance with mask-wearing indoors / Non-compliance with the social distancing measures

2.  Non-observance of the suspension of operation / non-observance of the special operating rules

Region

The Coast Guard imposed fines totaling 150€ for other violations. The National Transparency Authority carried out inspections on sixty (60) objects and on nine hundred and seventy (970) natural persons.

Four-digit number 1520:

The four-digit number 1520 received a total of 99 calls, concerning a) questions on the measures and b) complaints about non-compliance with the measures, which were forwarded to the competent audit services.