Open shops on Monday, merchants will not be disciplined, Mr. Prime Minister

Urgent letter to the prime minister Kyriako Mitsotaki sent by Thessaloniki Chamber of Commerce, reacting to the decision not to open the Monday the Retail sale in the Regional Unit, as well as in Acaya and Kozani.

THE Trade Association Thessalonica asks memory from decision and clarifies that “Dcannot urge people to disobey a state law and we sure won’t. However, you should not take this as a weakness. ”

After six hour meeting, the representatives of the traders declare surprise as in the previous days, the announcement of the opening of the market “Resulted in businessmen from our city to proceed primary input market, for interrupt the suspensions from employees and prepare them stories them for him opening on monday, hoping that a new day will begin, heading for the economy to restart. “

«Unfortunately right now your trading world Thessaloniki and not only that, they justify themselves in a state of rage, to the point of not being controlled “, says the ad, adding that the commercial world “He cannot understand how decisions change in 36 hours, with the result that businessmen say they do not want to be disciplined in the government’s decision.”

«I ask you to immediately revoke the previous decision and to open the market in the city of Thessaloniki on Monday, April 5, 2021, as previously announced by the government.“, Says the president of ESTH Pantelis Filippidis, concluding that retail “He cannot bear another extension, at a time when he has no responsibility for the increase in cases.”

The letter says in detail:

«Honorable Prime Minister,

Unfortunately, we were once again surprised by the government’s decision to suspend the opening of the Thessaloniki market, on Monday, April 5, 2021.

We inform you that the Chamber of Commerce of Thessaloniki, respecting its members, store employees and consumers, is the one who closed the market of our city on March 13, 2020, five days before the government’s decision for the total closure of businesses throughout Greece.

Believing, since the beginning of the pandemic, that our country was in an unprecedented situation, we tried by all means to aid and discipline government decisions, no matter how difficult they were for us and our members.

The government’s decision to announce last Wednesday the opening of the market on April 5, 2021, resulted in the businessmen of our city making merchandise purchases, stopping the suspensions of their employees and preparing their stores for the opening on Monday. , hoping that a new day will begin, heading for the economy to restart.

This morning the media informed us that the previous decision is annulled and the markets of Thessaloniki, Achaia and Kozani will remain closed. Unfortunately, at the moment, the commercial world of Thessaloniki and not only, is justifiably in a state of rage, to the point that it is out of control.

We are absolutely convinced that he realizes the justified outrage of the people, who cannot understand how decisions change in 36 hours, with the result that businessmen declare that they do not want to be disciplined in the government’s decision.

The Thessaloniki Chamber of Commerce, respecting its more than one hundred years of history, cannot urge people not to obey a state law and we certainly will not. However, you should not take this as a weakness.

For this reason, I ask you to immediately revoke the previous decision, and to open the market in the city of Thessaloniki on Monday, April 5, 2021, as previously announced by the government.

Retail cannot bear another extension, at a time when it has no responsibility for the increase in cases.

Yours sincerely

Pantelis Filippidis
President of the Chamber of Commerce of Thessalonikiς ».

The Patras Trade Association also requested the reversal of the decision.

Formerly, the trade association Pattern order “The immediate revocation of the decision to suspend the reopening of retail in Patras and the opening of stores on April 5, with strict observance of restrictive measures in its operation.”

Your merchants Patras point: “We are finished 3 months closed by state order and without any support, while we are desperate and without any other resistance. “During all this time we have had an outbreak of the pandemic, which demonstrates the obvious fact that retail is not a source of transmission of the virus.”

In fact, the trade association invites its traders Patras be in stores on Monday at 9:00 am, “Without staff, with lights and our door open, with all individual protection measures, without serving consumers.”

The trade association calls on its members and all institutions to mobilize tomorrow, when the Vice Minister of the Interior will also be in town. Stelios Petsas.

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