Instructions to the general secretary of Culture of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, regarding the issue of the summer schedule of the country's archaeological sites and museums, sent yesterday by the Deputy Minister of Culture and Tourism Petros Alivizatos.

The undersecretary, recognizing the delay in the recruitment procedures of seasonal staff through ASEP due to elections, which does not allow the issuance of a relevant administrative act for summer hours, as well as the intense protests of the tourist world, requested the immediate implementation of temporary operating hours from 9.30 a.m. until 5.30 pm.

The temporary operation during the specified period negates the need for staffing in two shifts, in order for the spaces to function even after 3 pm.

The public will be able to visit the areas of responsibility of the Ministry of Health and Welfare from 10 a.m. until 5 pm, thus overcoming the staffing difficulty faced by the regional services in correctional staff.

This schedule does not apply to archaeological sites that already operate with two shifts and beyond 3 pm, such as the Acropolis of Athens, which continue with their existing schedule.

Alongside, the deputy minister sent instructions for better utilization of the existing prison staff, requesting his immediate disengagement from any tasks and facilities that are not his competence and requested that the services performed be readjusted, in order to achieve better field guarding.

Source : kathimerini.gr