Changing the time and entering 2020 starts at midnight and the full operation of the emergency number 112
Τα μεσάνυχτα της 31 Δεκεμβρίου 2019 εκτός από τον νέο χρόνο θα φέρει και την πλήρη λειτουργία του ευρωπαϊκού αριθμού έκτακτης ανάγκης 112. Ο αριθμός αυτός έχει μπει εδώ και αρκετό καιρό σε δοκιμαστική λειτουργία, αλλά τώρα θα είναι πλήρες 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 complete operation of 112 means that in your calls to this number there will be the possibility of automatic geolocation of the caller. Also, the center of the "new 112" will now employ 100 people and thus will be able to receive many calls. Each shift will have OTE answering machines and liaison officers of the Fire Brigade, the Hellenic Police, the Coast Guard, EKAB, while there will 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 ανήκει. Το μήνυμα θα συνοδεύεται από ένα χαρακτηριστικό ήχο συναγερμού (διαφορετικού από κάθε άλλο ήχο noticeof the device). What is required are the users of mobile phones to 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 alerts. Αυτό μπορεί να είναι, είτε μήνυμα σε κινητό, είτε φωνητικοί συναγερμοί σε σταθερό τηλέφωνο, είτε με μηνύματα ηλεκτρονικού ταχυδρομείου (email), που θα μπορεί κανείς να διαβάζει σε κινητό τηλέφωνο, tablet, σταθερό ή φορητό υπολογιστή.
