Gov’t wants EC intervention on consumer prices

The government is requesting the four interventions by the European Commission so that multinational companies do not sell their products more expensively in Greece.

Athens argues that the different pricing, without valid justification, by the multinationals conflicts with the most basic characteristic of the European Union, which is none other than the single market.

The Greek side will firstly request that the free movement of goods not be hindered, as multinationals in essence prohibit so-called parallel imports; secondly, combat the phenomenon of selling the same product in different packages with different names; thirdly, combat buying products cheaply in one region and selling them at a higher price in another region; and finally, that there should be no geographical price discrimination.

Of course, as market analysts and competition experts point out,...