A 16-year-old boy was found unconscious outside a bar in the Athens suburb of Peristeri after consuming excessive alcohol, prompting emergency response and two arrests connected to the incident

This is a joint decision made by the ministries of Citizen Protection, Justice and Health and it comes after repeated incidents of selling alcohol to under aged individuals.

A poisoning incident among students has prompted Greek authorities to revise laws and make the sale of alcohol to minors a criminal offence.