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Athens News Agency: News in English, 05-12-30
CONTENTS
[01] Ministers, MPs visit central market in Thessaloniki
[01] Ministers, MPs visit central market in Thessaloniki
Deputy Development Minister George Salagoudis and Deputy Sports
Minister George Orfanos visited the central market in Thessaloniki on
Friday, accompanied by several ruling New Democracy MPs in order to
inspect the market and talk to local shop owners.
Salagoudis reported finding a relatively sanguine climate and said that
intensified market inspections had paid off, ensuring that the market
was free of the 'sins' of the past, such as overcharging or the sale of
foods unfit for consumption.
Orfanos said that consumers appeared satisfied and that there was a
smooth flow of products on the market. Regarding persistent high
prices, he said these were related more to high prices in the past and
problems that needed more time to be ironed out.
Communist Party of Greece (KKE) MPs that also visited the market on
Friday, however, had markedly different views and noted several
problems.
According to MP Angelos Tzekis, the "virtual reality" being promoted by
ND's government today and PASOK governments in the past was not fooling
the people.
"The reality is different and the people's indignation is a fact," he
said.
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