Greek Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura warned on Tuesday that the continued stirke by the municipal garbage collectors’ union could traumatize Greece’s image and pleaded with municipality workers to change their strategy.
“The vast volumes of garbage combined with soaring temperatures cause health hazards for Greeks and foreign visitors in our country. The Tourism ministry has received a load of complaints from tour operators and professionals in the tourism industry in Greece and abroad. They ask for immediate and drastic actions to ensure the seamless continuation of the tourist season and prevent damage to the country’s image internationally,” the minister noted in a statement.
Her announcement came after failed talks between the union and Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras earlier today when the workers’ representatives rejected a compromising proposal to end the action.
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