U Grčkoj ima oko 12.000 apoteka, koje su sveprisutan prizor na uglu skoro svake ulice, u profesiji koju licencira i kontrolira vlada, sve do takvih sitnica kakve su radno vrijeme i propisana dobit, što je jedan od razloga, kako kaže trojka, što se zemlja i nalazi u krizi.
There are about 12,000 pharmacies in Greece, ubiquitous sights on nearly every street corner, in a profession the government licenses and controls, right down to operating hours and price and profit regulations, one of the reasons the troika said the country is having a crisis.