Changing the time and entering 2020 starts at midnight and the full operation of the emergency number 112
The midnight of December 31, 2019 will also bring in the new year the full operation of the European emergency number 112. This number has been in trial operation for some time, but now it will be full functionals.
You will be able to notify the Civil Protection through this if you are in danger or if you need any help, but the State will also be able to notify you in case of emergency.
Its call centers General Secretariat for Civil Protection, after January 1, 2020 will be in full operation 24 hours, 7 days a week.
The integrated function of 112 means that your calls to this number will have the possibility of automatic geolocation of the caller. Also the centre of the "new 112" will now employ 100 people and will thus be able to receive many calls. Each shift will have OTE operators and officer liaisons from the Fire Brigade, the Hellenic Police, the Coast Guard, the EKAV, while there will also be a shift coordinator.
112 is a European number which means that citizens can call 112 for free from anywhere in Greece and the EU, but also in other non-EU countries, such as Switzerland and South Africa. 112 connects the caller, depending on the emergency he reports, to the Police, the Fire Brigade, EKAB, the Coast Guard, the National Telephone Line SOS 1056 and the European Hotline for Missing Children 116000.
You can call it free of charge, from a mobile or landline phone, with or without a SIM card, or even from public payphones without having to insert a calling card. You do not need to have a signal from the telephone service you are connected to to call 112. The call will be forwarded by any signal service in your area. Telephone calls to 112 are answered immediately by specially trained operators in Greek, English and French.
Citizens can also call 112 in alternative ways, such as by text message, fax, or email to contact@112.gov.gr.
As mentioned above, in addition to outgoing calls to this, 112 will be able to alert you to an imminent or imminent catastrophic event or dangerous situation that poses an immediate threat to life, if of course you are in the danger zone.
Those with a smartphone will receive a text warning message from the nearest cell, regardless of which one company belongs. The message will be accompanied by a characteristic alarm sound (different from any other sound noticeof the device). What is required is that mobile phone users have updated software (firmware) from the manufacturer on their machines.
Those who do not have a smart phone can go to the website of the General Secretariat of Civil Protection, where there is a special service for 112, register and indicate the way they want to receive notifications. This can be either a message on a mobile phone, voice alerts on a landline phone, or email messages post officey (email), which can be read on a mobile phone, tablet, desktop or laptop.
