Information and awareness-raising activities for schools and public services in Thessaloniki (Northern Greece) on measures to prevent the spread of COVID 19

The National Transparency Authority, in the context of its institutional role and its actions to raise awareness and inform public institutions about the need to comply with measures to limit the spread of COVID-19, carried out a visit to two schools (28th Lyceum of Thessaloniki and 2nd Gymnasium of Ano Toumba) and to the D' Tax Office (D.O.Y.) in Thessaloniki.

During these visits, the NTA team of the Thessaloniki Regional Office met with the school’s directors, members of the Teachers’ Associations and the Director of the D’ Tax Office (D.O.Y.), focusing on the need to implement the institutional framework for protection against COVID-19, with emphasis on the need for strict compliance with the measures in schools and public services.

The managers of the institutions informed the NTA Inspectors-Auditors about the level of compliance with the measures in their services, the practices they follow and their concerns regarding the issues that arise during the implementation of the institutional framework and the compliance with the measures in practice. During the visit, instructions and guidelines were given to address the problems encountered and good practices to be implemented were highlighted.

The above visits demonstrated the added value of interaction and communication between public bodies and NTA officials on issues of information, prevention and improvement of procedures.

These actions are part of a general awareness and information programme for all public institutions and will continue unabated, always with the aim of protecting public health and faithfully following health protocols to reduce the spread of COVID-19.