press rank #85 · ~$1,430/mo

Can you live unwatched in Greece?

Mixed civil liberties, ranked #85 for press freedom. Not individually assessed beyond public indices.

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The privacy scorecard

State surveillance3/5
Facial recognition3/5
No national ID2/5
Data-protection law5/5
Encryption4/5
VPN freedom4/5
Democracy3/5
Free expression3/5
Cash still works4/5
Financial privacy3/5
Crypto freedom3/5
Easy to stay4/5
Off-grid living5/5
8 cameras / 1,000 people press rank #85 ~$1,430/mo national average

Childhood vaccines: required to enrol at school

No vaccine is compulsory in itself. The health card is part of the enrolment file, which is a different kind of pressure.

If you skip them: Schools ask for the pupil health card, which carries the vaccination record, at enrolment.

Exemptions: Medical, and in practice a written parental objection.

Source: Georgetown AMP EID, survey of national legislation, 2024

Legal & financial exposure

Facts about the law, not a privacy score: whether each one helps or hurts depends on what you are trying to do.

Reports your account balances abroad (CRS)

Extradition treaty with the US

Crypto gains tax-free after a holding period

No specific crypto capital gains regime yet; treated case by case, leaning towards exempt for casual holders.

4 of 7 signals are unverified for this country: not shown, rather than guessed.

174 real places in Greece

Facial recognition, Bitcoin friendliness and cost vary by city even inside the same country.

Athens

~$1,550/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 2/5

Thessaloniki

~$1,500/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 2/5

Patras

~$1,550/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 2/5

Heraklion (Crete)

~$1,350/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 2/5

Chania (Crete)

~$1,550/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 2/5

Volos

~$1,400/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 2/5

Kalamata

~$1,450/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 2/5

Ioannina

~$1,400/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 2/5

Chios

~$1,400/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 2/5

Rhodes (Old Town)

~$1,500/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 2/5

Mytilene (Lesbos)

~$1,300/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 2/5

Kastoria

~$1,350/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 2/5

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Country-level estimates for orientation, not legal advice. Surveillance law changes fast: verify anything you would act on.