Speaking on Alpha radio on Friday, Development Minister Nikos Dendias expressed his skepticism about the Council of State plenum’s decision to suspend the measures which allow shops to open on Sunday, following a petition submitted by retailers, traders and private employee unions against these measures.

More specifically, Mr. Dendias said the following, regarding the decision: “As a minister, and also as someone who worked as a grocery boy growing up, I was displeased with the Council of State’s decision on Sundays. We need investments, we need a stable environment that inspires trust. On what grounds is the opening of shops on Sundays unconstitutional?”

“We are waiting for clarification from the Ministry of Development, to see what happens next Sunday with the opening of the stores, after the Council of State’s decision to suspend the measures,” told SKAI Mr Antonis Makris, the spokesman of the Hellenic Retail Business Association (SELPE).