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Public holidays in Greece. According to Greek law every Sunday of the year is a public holiday. In addition, there are nine mandatory, official public holidays: New Year's Day, 6 January, 25 March, Orthodox Easter Monday, 1 May, 15 August, 28 October, 25 December and 26 December. [1] There are, however, more public holidays celebrated in Greece ...
Greece, [a] officially the Hellenic Republic, [b] is a country in Southeast Europe. ... As of 2014, there were 124 public hospitals, ...
Education in Greece is centralized and governed by the Ministry of Education, Religious Affairs, and Sports (Greek: Υπουργείο Παιδείας, Θρησκευμάτων και Αθλητισμού, Υ.ΠΑΙ.Θ.Α.) at all grade levels in elementary, middle school, and high school. [1][2][3] The Ministry exercises control over public ...
Generally, the history of Greece is divided into the following periods: Prehistoric Greece: Paleolithic Greece, starting c. 3.3 million years ago and ending in 20,000 BC. Significant geomorphological and climatic changes occurred in the modern Greek area which were definitive for the development of fauna and flora and the survival of Homo ...
The Public Power Corporation S.A. (Greek: Δημόσια Επιχείρηση Ηλεκτρισμού A.E., romanized: Dimosia Epicheirisi Ilektrismou A.E., abbreviated PPC, ΔΕΗ or DEI[4]) is the largest electric power company in Greece. PPC acquired Enel Romania from the Italian Enel group for €1.24 billion on October 25, 2023. [5]
The National Garden in central Athens, commissioned by Amalia, the first Queen of modern Greece. The National Garden[1][2] (Greek: Εθνικός Κήπος), called the Royal Garden until 1974, [3] is a public park of 15.5 hectares (38 acres) in the center of the Greek capital, Athens. It is located between the districts of Kolonaki and ...
Public transport in Athens. Top to bottom: metro train (sub-surface and deep level); bus; trolleybus; tram; suburban train; and the funicular. Public transport in Athens comprises a bus network, various rail systems, funiculars, and maritime services to serve the more than 4 million inhabitants of the city spread over an area of 2928 km 2.
The Government of Greece (Greek: Κυβέρνηση της Ελλάδας), officially the Government of the Hellenic Republic (Κυβέρνηση της Ελληνικής Δημοκρατίας) is the collective body of the greek state responsible to define and direct the general policy of the country. [1] It exercises the executive powers ...