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‘Reclaim the Beach’ movement in Halkidiki – Protests in Nikiti and Potidaia – the Greek City Times

"take back public beaches movement", Aegean Sea, Greece, the Greek City Times

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Two protests took place on Sunday in Nikiti and Potidaia of Halkidiki in the context of the “reclaim the beach” movement, also known as “the towel movement,” which is fighting against the illegal placements of chairs and lounges on public beaches.

Those who participated in the demonstrations shouted slogans and expressed their opposition to abuses by beach bars.

“From Paros to Sithonia, every beach will be free” “Listen carefully to what Sithonia says; every beach will be free”, they said, underlining the need to preserve free space on the beach.

The “war” against the sunbed has reached Falasarna, Chania.

The autopsy carried out on Saturday by a group of inspectors of the State Land Service revealed extensive occupation of the common area of the beach without any lease of a beach concession permit.

As revealed by New Money, there has been a general mobilisation at the Ministry of National Economy. And after Paros and Naxos, as of Saturday, inspectors began their descent to islands and beaches to check compliance with the leases of sunbeds and umbrella seats…