The open-air market producers continue their strike against the Ministry of Growth’s draft bill and have decided to hand out free fruit and vegetables in seven different areas in Attica.
The producers have set up stations at N. Smyrni (on Ellispondou Street), Peristeri (at Ag. Antonios), Kolonos (on Epidavrou Street), Drapetsona (on Riga Fereou Street), Nikea (on Philadelphia Street), Menidi (at the Mayor’s office) and Elefsina (on Ethnikis Antistaseos street).
The strike was caused by a draft bill by the controversial bill’s provisions of increased fines, setting limitations on the number of participating vendors and the spatial distinction between producers and vendors.
At Kolonos three SYRIZA regional councilor candidates were assaulted by a group of men, while they were handing out pamphlets. The SYRIZA candidates were interviewed by SKAI and claimed that their attackers were related to Golden Dawn.
Furthermore, the counter which the producers set up in Kolonos to hand out the free fruit and vegetables broke under pressure, with similar tensions noted at the other stations set up by the producers.
