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Institution - Hellenic Parliament Library

Identification

Name: Hellenic Parliament Library
Institutional Description: The Library of the Hellenic Parliament is a general library, aiming mainly to support the parliamentary work. It especially corroborates the MPs and their assistants, as well as all the departments of the Hellenic Parliament, providing information on matters of parliamentary interest. The Library is also open to the public, which can get information on the parliamentary activities and the legislative procedure, on current legislation and records of parliamentary debates and also consult the Library’s collections at its reading rooms.
Country/Entity: Greece
Name of Parliament: Vouli ton Ellinon / Hellenic Parliament
Type of Parliament: - Parliament of a sovereign state
Number of the members of the served legislature(s): 300
Number of staff working in the served parliamentary administration(s): 0
Type of organization: Library
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Year founded: 1843
Number of staff: 90
Website: https://library.parliament.gr/
Date update: 01/28/2023

Ifla

IFLA member?: Yes
Regional member?: Yes
Which Regional Member?:
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Address

Address (1): Vassilissis Sofias, Syntagma, Athens
Address (2):
Postal code: 10021
Phone: +302103707224

Contact

Email: library@parliament.gr
Contact person:
Email contact person:
Phone contact person: +302103707224
Name Library/RC Authorities: Maria Kamilaki
Email Library/RC Authorities: kamilaki@parliament.gr

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Library information

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Research service information

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Date update: 01/28/2023