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Greece issued more than 350,000 euros ($379,000) in fines in just five days in a crackdown on bars and restaurants illegally covering beaches with sunbeds and tables, the government said Monday. Officials recently suspended three “unlicensed” beaches operating without a proper contract, the economy ministry said. Authorities have investigated “more than 1,000 complaints” by the public in tourist hotspots such as Corfu island, Chalkidiki peninsula, and Attica — the region around Athens — in a bid to counter overtourism. A record-breaking 33 million people visited Greece last year, five millio…

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