Clean Monday: How varvagios and rendezvous will work – what’s up with street markets and supermarkets

Traditionally, the shops in Varvaggio Agora and the consumer market in Rendis are open from Sunday (26/2) evening until early Monday morning.

The action plan aims to get consumers into their Lenten meals for Clean Monday.

Meanwhile, public markets will also operate normally on Clean Monday (27/2), while – as clarified by the Secretariat of Trade and Consumer Protection in its announcement – food shops (grocery stores, fishmongers, etc.) will operate. And normal.

However, supermarkets will remain closed, unlike mini markets, which will operate as usual.

Georgiadis: “We managed to keep the price down last year, that’s the news”

“We have reduced prices across Greece so that all Greeks will be at the same price or more reduced than last year in the Lenten table,” Development and Investments Minister Adonis Georgiadis said during his visit on Saturday (25/2). At Varvaggio Agora.

Traffic on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays was raised to 100%, he added: “All over Greece we keep the prices so that all Greeks buy at the same price or lower than last year’s Lenten schedule” and added: “Last year we managed to keep the prices down, that’s it. message.”

Among others, Mr. Georgiadis said, “Our problem is not profit-making, but inflation caused by Putin’s war.”

People will see price in Lagana on clean Monday

Regarding the price of Lagana, the minister said, “The price of Lagana ranges from 2.80-3.30 Euros. To be fair, it makes sense that there is a slight increase due to the increase in flour. If consumers go on Monday and find Lagana at 4.5 Euros or more, they should report a complaint on 1520, immediately to DIMEA. “Send it to the (Interagency Market Control Unit) and they impose fines. We are talking about traditional lagana,” he said.

It is recalled that shops in Varvaggio will be open from 21:00 on Sunday night (26/2) until midday on clean Monday.

Correspondingly, the shops in the Consumer Market in Rendis will also be open from Sunday to Monday (27/2) evening.

A detailed operating schedule of each outlet is published on the website of the Central Markets and Fisheries Agency (OKAA).