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The spread of rented lounge chairs on Greece's beaches brings a pledge to increase inspections
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FILE - A man reads his book in the shadows of a tree at a beach, at Glyfada suburb, in Athens, Greece, Saturday, July 15, 2023. Greece's Finance Minister promised Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023, to intensify inspections of beach bars and other businesses renting out seaside chaise lounges and umbrellas, following complaints that non-paying island beachgoers can't find a spot on the sand. - photo by AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis, File
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's finance minister promised Wednesday to intensify inspections of beach bars and other businesses renting out seaside chaise lounges and umbrellas, following complaints that non-paying island beachgoers can't find a spot on the sand. Finance Minister Costis Hadzidakis issued a statement saying breaches of the law will not be tolerated. “I have given instructions ... for inspections to be stepped up,” he said.