Support for sectors hurt by the virus

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis held an extraordinary meeting on Friday with Finance Minister Christos Staikouras and other ministry officials to discuss the impact of the coronavirus and its repercussions on the national economy and the country's households and enterprises.

According to a statement by the PM's office, the ministry officials presented alternative scenarios and proposed measures for each regarding both the labor market and the products and services markets.

Staikouras is in constant communication with his peers in the European Union in order to assess the situation both in the bloc and in Greece and is taking part in joint action and initiatives, the government announced.

Deputy Finance Minister Theodoros Skylakakis is undertaking the coordination of contacts with representatives of the various sectors of the economy affected (or potentially...