An upcoming ministerial decision will allow local antiquities departments, or ephorates, to review permits for filming on archaeological sites, Culture Minister Lydia Koniordou said in an interview by Epsilon TV on Friday, ANA reports.
Asked to comment on delays in the permit process, Koniordou noted: “In order to relieve the backlog of permit applications at the Central Archaeological Council (KAS), local antiquities ephorates (which are overseen by the ministry) will take over.”
In relation to e-ticketing, which was introduced at 11 archaeological sites and museums across Greece in July and also allows online reservations, the Culture minister said that returns totaled 9.3 million euros in a month, and 143,995 euros in online eticketing the first two weeks.
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