ΔΔ:Awarding of an author’s or artist’s pension

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• At a Glance
• Basic information
• Application
• What you will need
• Requirements
• Fees
• Related
• Output
• Steps
• Digital steps
• Other information
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At a glance

Points of service

MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND FINANCE

Digital provision points

• The service is not provided digitally

Number of required documents

8 + (

3

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Fees

Provided without cost

Estimated Time

4 months

Description

This procedure concerns the awarding of a pension to authors or artists who have made exceptional contributions to the development of literature or the arts. More specifically, such pensions are awarded to:

• a. Writers, literary translators, philosophical and philological essayists, historical writers – historiographers and scriptwriters.
• b. Translators of theatrical works and playwrights.
• c. Visual artists, scenic artists, photographers, illustrators and cartoonists.
• d. Composers, conductors, musicians and operatic performers.
• e. Composers, lyricists and performers of Greek music.
• f. Directors and actors.
• g. Choreographers and dancers.
• h. Folk artists, especially Karaghiozis puppeteers, puppet makers and marionettists, mime artists and pantomime performers.

Basic information

Competent body

MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND FINANCE

Authority/Public body’s Unit responsible for the institutional framework of the procedure

Provided to

Artists

Related links

Last update

31/07/2026

Application

Application Type

Application

Submission by:

Submitted by the applicant (exclusively in person)

Title

Application for an author’s or artist’s pension

What you will need

Means of authentication, identification and signature

Identification document

Print

Requirements

Fees

Related

Means of redress or appeal:

Other 1.Internal administrative appeal to the Income Policy Directorate 2. Appeal before the competent Chamber of the Court of Auditors.

Rules concerning a lack of reply from the competent authority and the legal consequences for the use:

Tacit rejection

Output & Results

Output

Decision, Payment Document Production

Steps

Digital steps

Other information

Official title

Awarding of an author’s or artist’s pension

Languages supported

Greek, English

Legislation

Categories

Τype of procedure

Decisions, Pensions

Trigger

Applied for

Trigger (submission method)

Public service / public body document

Life events

Retirement

Type

Outgoing

End of Process

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   Supporting document

This procedure concerns the awarding of a pension to authors or artists who have made exceptional contributions to the development of literature or the arts. More specifically, such pensions are awarded to:

• a. Writers, literary translators, philosophical and philological essayists, historical writers – historiographers and scriptwriters.
• b. Translators of theatrical works and playwrights.
• c. Visual artists, scenic artists, photographers, illustrators and cartoonists.
• d. Composers, conductors, musicians and operatic performers.
• e. Composers, lyricists and performers of Greek music.
• f. Directors and actors.
• g. Choreographers and dancers.
• h. Folk artists, especially Karaghiozis puppeteers, puppet makers and marionettists, mime artists and pantomime performers.

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4 months

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1 Citizenship Being Greek by birth of having obtained Greek citizenship.

No No

2 Administrative Exceptional contributions to the development of literature or the arts, determined via a comprehensively reasoned opinion by a nine-member Committee appointed by joint decision of the Ministers of the Economy and Culture.

No No

3 Age Applicants must be at least 67 years old.

No No

4 Disability Applicants must be at least 50 years old if they have been rendered incapable of pursuing any gainful employment due to a disability of 67% or above. Disabilities must be certified by the Supreme Military Medical Committee, to which applicants are referred by the competent Directorate of the Ministry of Culture.

Yes Yes

5 Insurance Applicants must not already be receiving other monthly pensions, equal to or greater than EUR 720, from any public or private primary or secondary social security entity.

No No

6 Income The average annual income in the three financial years prior to the year in which the applicant submits his/her application for the pension, including any imputed income, must not be more than 12 times the gross basic monthly pension allocated as at the year 2002 to a public servant with a bachelor’s degree and 35 years of service.

No No

7 Income Applicants must have declared an income from a literary or artistic activity to the competent tax office in any financial year before their 60th birthday, or, in the case of disabled applicants, their 50th birthday.

No No

1 A file containing the reasoned opinion of the nine-member Committee regarding the exceptional contributions made by the applicant to the development of literature or the arts and a written proposal by the rapporteur for the relevant application. Additional supporting documents

A file containing the reasoned opinion of the nine-member Committee regarding the exceptional contributions made by the applicant to the development of literature or the arts and a written proposal by the rapporteur for the relevant application.

Submitted by: Public bodies

Notes: The file must be compiled by the Ministry of Culture and Sports and forwarded to the Ministry of Economy.

Document submitted under requirements: No

No 9102

2 Civil status certificate Certificate of marital status

Civil status certificate

Relevant link: https://www.gov.gr/upourgeia/upourgeio-esoterikon/esoterikon/pistopoietiko-oikogeneiakes-katastases

Submission by: Ex officio (digital)

Submitted by: Persons, Public bodies

Notes: If the certificate is not included in the file when it is sent on to the Ministry of Economy, the applicant will be asked to submit it in either printed or digital form.

Document submitted under requirements: No

No 3964

3 Income tax statements for the three financial years prior to the year in which the application is submitted. The obligation to submit income tax statements also extends to Greeks living abroad, who must submit the respective document issued by their country of residence. Proof of Income

Income tax statements for the three financial years prior to the year in which the application is submitted. The obligation to submit income tax statements also extends to Greeks living abroad, who must submit the respective document issued by their country of residence.

Relevant link: https://www1.aade.gr/taxisnet/mytaxisnet/protected/applications.htm

Submitted by: Persons, Public bodies

Notes: If the tax statements are not included in the file when it is sent on to the Ministry of Economy, the applicant will be asked to submit them in either printed or digital form.

Document submitted under requirements: No

No 6430

4 Opinion of the Supreme Military Medical Committee (ASYE) in the case of a disability. Health certificate

Opinion of the Supreme Military Medical Committee (ASYE) in the case of a disability.

Submission by: Ex officio (manual), Submitted by the applicant (digital), Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)

Submitted by: Persons, Public bodies

Notes: Required only in disability cases. If the opinion is not included in the file when it is sent on to the Ministry of Economy, the applicant will be asked to submit it in either printed or digital form.

Document submitted under requirements: Yes

Document’s requirement: Disability

No 5511

5 Copy of ID card Digital copy of identity card

Copy of ID card

Submission by: Ex officio (digital)

Submitted by: Software through interoperability

Notes: Searches for copies of ID cards will be carried out exclusively by the competent officials of the case-handling bodies using the ‘Digital copy of identity card’ electronic service located at: https://id-copy.services.gov.gr/.

Document submitted under requirements: No

No 1474

6 A solemn declaration stating that the applicant does not receive any pension from any other primary or secondary social security entity. Solemn Declaration

A solemn declaration stating that the applicant does not receive any pension from any other primary or secondary social security entity.

Relevant link: https://www.gov.gr/ipiresies/polites-kai-kathemerinoteta/psephiaka-eggrapha-gov-gr/ekdose-upeuthunes-deloses

Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (digital), Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)

Submitted by: Persons

Relevant Procedure: Solemn declaration and electronic solemn declaration

Document submitted under requirements: No

No 7320

7 Monthly statements for any other pensions the applicant receives, for every month from the date of submission of his/her application to the Ministry of Culture to the start of payment of the author’s or artists pension. Proof of Retirement

Monthly statements for any other pensions the applicant receives, for every month from the date of submission of his/her application to the Ministry of Culture to the start of payment of the author’s or artists pension.

Relevant link: https://apps.ika.gr/eTax/

Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (digital), Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)

Submitted by: Persons

Document submitted under requirements: No

No 2435

8 Income tax return (E1 form) corresponding to any financial year before the applicant’s 60th birthday, or, in the case of disabled applicants, his/her 50th birthday, declaring any income from literary or artistic activities. Proof of Income

Income tax return (E1 form) corresponding to any financial year before the applicant’s 60th birthday, or, in the case of disabled applicants, his/her 50th birthday, declaring any income from literary or artistic activities.

Relevant link: https://www1.aade.gr/taxisnet/mytaxisnet/protected/applications.htm

Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (digital), Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)

Submitted by: Persons

Document submitted under requirements: No

No 6430

9 Income tax statement corresponding to any financial year before the applicant’s 60th birthday, or, in the case of a disabled applicant, his/her 50th birthday. Proof of Income

Income tax statement corresponding to any financial year before the applicant’s 60th birthday, or, in the case of a disabled applicant, his/her 50th birthday.

Relevant link: https://www1.aade.gr/taxisnet/mytaxisnet/protected/applications.htm

Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (digital), Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)

Submitted by: Persons

Document submitted under requirements: No

No 6430

10 Document showing a bank account with the applicant as the primary beneficiary. Proof of Bank account

Document showing a bank account with the applicant as the primary beneficiary.

Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (digital), Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)

Submitted by: Persons

Document submitted under requirements: No

No 6714

11 Document showing the applicant’s social security number (AMKA). Proof of Insurance

Document showing the applicant’s social security number (AMKA).

Relevant link: https://www.amka.gr/AMKAGR/

Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (digital), Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)

Submitted by: Persons

Document submitted under requirements: No

No 7210

Law 4 4151 2013 103 Α

Description Amendment of the provisions of Article 1 of Law 3075/2002.

Legal references https://api.et.gr/apiLAW/1/2013/4151/pdf

Law 1 3075 2002 297 Α

Description Authors’ or artists’ pensions.

Legal references https://api.et.gr/apiLAW/1/2002/3075/pdf

Law 32,50 5099 2024 48 Α

Description Ex officio retrieval and abolition of the issuance of supporting documents for the processing of administrative procedures

Legal references https://api.et.gr/apiLAW/1/2024/5099/pdf

Joint Ministerial Decision 19173 2025 1783 Β

Description Abolition of the issuance of the certificate of marital status and the birth certificate for the processing of administrative procedures.

Legal references https://api.et.gr/apiFEK/2/2025/1783/pdf

Joint Ministerial Decision 11007 2025 3570 Β

Description Amendment of Joint Ministerial Decision No 19173/8-4-2025 of the Ministers of the Interior and Digital Governance, ‘Abolition of the issuance of the certificate of marital status and the birth certificate for the processing of administrative procedures’ (Government Gazette, Series II, No 1783).

Legal references https://api.et.gr/apiFEK/2/2025/3570/pdf

1 Submission of application

Responsible for Implementation Competent Department

Μethod of Implementation Signature

Description Electronic submission of the application and the required supporting documents.

No No

2 Checking of application

Responsible for Implementation Competent Directorate

Μethod of Implementation Inspection

Description Applications are checked to determine fulfilment of the conditions for being awarded an author’s or artist’s pension.

No No

P6M P4M

3 Issuance of a decision awarding an author’s or artist’s pension

Responsible for Implementation Competent Directorate

Μethod of Implementation Software action

Description Issuance of a decision awarding an author’s or artist’s pension.

Yes Yes

P6M P4M

2

4 Issuing of a rejection document

Responsible for Implementation Competent Directorate

Μethod of Implementation Software action

Yes Yes

P6M P4M

2