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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 14-04-27
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[01] Strike suspends operation of open-air markets as of Monday
[01] Strike suspends operation of open-air markets as of Monday
ANA-MPA - Fruit and vegetable producers of open-air markets and sellers
will hold a rally at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, the beginning of a long-term
strike, tto protest a new draft bill promoted by the Development and
Competitiveness ministry.
The move suspends the operation of open-air markets until the issue
is resolved.
The producers and sellers will rally at downtown Athens' Kaningos Square
and march to Parliament, while a similar rally will be held in northern
Greece, at 9:00 a.m. in Kamara, Thessaloniki, where protesters will
march to the Macedonia-Thrace ministry. They said the measures "are
threatening 50,000 families and serve large interests."
Among the contested articles in the bill, the federation of open-market
producers and sellers mentioned the decision to allocate stalls by
annual lottery, the right of municipalities to decide on the ceiling
in the number of sellers at markets, the separation between producers
and other sellers at the market, and the fines (ranging from 1,000 to
3,000 euros) and sanctions for transgressions, which they said in their
majority also carry jail terms of three months to a year.
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