The market will gradually resume activity starting from Wednesday, gearing up for the New Year, as the holiday schedule comes back into effect.

According to Vasilis Korkidis, President of the Piraeus Chamber of Commerce and Industry, "The commercial world's expectation is for this year's festive season to perform better than the equivalent period in 2022. Everyone hopes that this year's turnover will surpass last year's 3.83 billion euros and reach beyond 4 billion euros."

Daily police checks are planned to prevent smuggling, the formation of inspection teams to enforce anti-smoking legislation, increased traffic measures along the National and Provincial road networks, as well as major city routes

Shops will remain open from 9am to 9pm and from 9am to 6pm on Saturdays' according to the Trade Association of Athens

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