Significant increase in of the orders to remove illegal bank seats in public areas of the municipality of Athens is recorded in the first quarter of 2024 compared to the corresponding period last year.

According to statistics from the Municipal Police Department of the country’s largest municipality, in the four months of this year 2,738 checks have been carried out in shops of health interest (restaurants, bars, etc.) against 2,506, in 2023 (9% increase).

Violations were found in 1,246 cases and bench seats arbitrarily occupying common space were ordered to be removed, compared to 809 in the same period last year.

Only for the period April 4 to 21, 2024, they were given 300 withdrawal orders arbitrary occupation of common space against 169 in 2023 and 23 operations were carried out to remove table seats in shops of health interest.

In detail, according to the data announced by the Municipality of Athens, during the period 1/1/2024 – 21/4/2024 the following have taken place:

  • 2,738 shared space occupancy checks,
  • 1,246 orders for the Removal of Arbitrary Occupancy of Shared Space,
  • 466 music checks (audio measurements) in healthcare establishments, of which 136 Violations were found and the corresponding lawsuits have been filed with the Prosecutor’s Office,
  • 27 seals in stores of health interest.