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Public Holidays and Bank Holidays for Greece

The list of Greece bank holidays, national holidays and public holidays for 2010, comes from the Q++ Worldwide Public Holidays Database, the professional source of international public holidays long trusted by the world's foremost diary publishers. The information on this page is provided for private, non-professional, use. Qualified professionals can license data for 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, and beyond. For details, please visit our licensing information page or

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30 Jun 2009 (The Bank of Greece-Athens) The Bank of Greece, Greece's Central Bank, has released the list of official non-working public holidays in Greece for the calendar year 2010. • 25 Mar 2009 (Hellenic Exchanges-HELEX) Greece's HELEX (the Central Securities Depository) and the Athens Exchange will be closed all day on December 24, 2009, and will close early on December 31, 2009. • 21 Jul 2008 (The Bank of Greece-Athens) The Bank of Greece, Greece's Central Bank, has released the list of official non-working public holidays in Greece for the calendar year 2009. • 23 Jul 2007 (The Bank of Greece-Athens) The Bank of Greece, Greece's Central Bank, has released the list of official non-working public holidays in Greece for the calendar year 2008. • 27 Jun 2006 (The Bank of Greece-Athens) The Bank of Greece, Greece's Central Bank, has released the list of official non-working public holidays in Greece for the calendar year 2007. • 31 Aug 2005 (The Bank of Greece-Athens) The Bank of Greece, Greece's Central Bank, has released the list of official non-working public holidays in Greece for the calendar year 2006. • 13 Jul 2004 (The Bank of Greece-Athens) The Bank of Greece, Greece's Central Bank, has released the list of official non-working public holidays in Greece for the calendar year 2005. • 10 Oct 2003 (The Bank of Greece-Athens) The Bank of Greece, Greece's Central Bank, has released the list of official non-working public holidays in Greece for the calendar year 2004. • 08 Apr 2003 (AP Worldstream) Earlier today, Government spokesman Christos Protopapas, announced that Wednesday, April 16, 2003, had been declared a one-off public holiday in Greece. • More News Updates For the full version of the summarized news items above, and older news items not displayed above, go to the Greece public holidays news and updates page, or worldwide public holidays news and updates page, or subscribe to one of our free email newsletters.

Weekend Public Holidays: Public holidays that occur on a weekend remain on that date (ie. they are not moved to another date, such as the following Monday, for example). In fact, Article 7 of Law 1400/1983 specifically prohibits the transfer of public holidays when they fall on a Sunday. • Greek law provides for both mandatory and discretionary public holidays. These are all subject to a decision by the Minister for Labour. Apart from May 1 (added as a national public holiday in 1968, through Act No. 380, to declare 1 May to be a compulsory public holidays), local saints' days may also be observed as additional public holidays, especially the name-day of the patron saint of certain occupations or industries. • Greece International Codes GR and GRC (2 and 3-letter ISO3166 codes) and .gr (ICANN national top-level internet domain). • Other Sources of Information The following specialized websites are also a good source of Greece information and news: Bank of Greece (Greece central bank), ASI Hot Spots (security-related world events: terrorist threats, political strife, strikes, criminal activity, aviation incidents and health outbreaks), CIA World Factbook (Greece maps, demographics and economic statistics), the IFES (information covering upcoming elections, referenda, electoral structures and voter participation in Greece), and Wikipedia (includes Greece commemorative dates that are not necessarily public holidays).

Religion of Specific Business Contacts : Some of the business contacts that you may be trying to meet in Greece, may belong to a religious group that is not common in Greece, and therefore which is not included in the above list of public holidays or bank holidays. To be safe, you should also verify that no major religious holidays coincides with any planned business trip to Greece. For more information, see our pages on the religious calendars of the world.

Disclaimer
In many parts of the world, holidays are subject to arbitrary, last minute, changes by local authorities. While every effort has been made to present an accurate list of 2010 bank holidays, legal holidays and public holidays for Greece, we cannot accept any responsibility for any error or omission in the data presented above. You are therefore advised to verify the above dates with the embassy or consulate of Greece, before planning any trip to Greece. For last-minute updates to worldwide public holidays, visit our blog or subscribe to our free email newsletters.