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Greek Farmers Setting up Roadblocks

Greek farmers are prepared to escalate their struggles starting Monday February 3. Representatives of the farmers had a meeting with the Greek Minister of Rural Development and Food, Athanasios Tsaftaris to discuss a series of matters and demands (taxation,...

Troika to Greece: Remove Competition Bars

Greece's international lenders have warned there won't be any deal on delayed reforms, needed before more monies can be released in the spring, unless the government finally lifts barriers to competition and scraps taxes on products that are hindering...

Greek Farmer of the Year

The “Farmer of the Year” award was given to Mr. Ioannis Lazaridis, this year during an event held on the morning of December 20, at the Greek Agriculture Organization (ELGO) "Dimitra" in Drama, Greece. The award ceremony took place...

Tension in Greek Parliament for PDO Products

The decision which allows Canada the use of the name of Greek products with protected designation of origin (PDO), like feta cheese and Kalamata olives, caused reactions even among the MPs of the New Democracy political party.  Athanasios Tsaftaris...

Tsaftaris on Agricultural Development at German-Greek Assembly

The Greek minister of Rural Development and Food, Athanasios Tsaftaris stated on Oct 23rd that “in today’s difficult time for Greece agriculture can and should constitute, as it did in the past, a pillar for the country’s development. The...

Greek Breakfast Brings Millions to Greek Hotels

The program, Greek Breakfast, a Hellenic Chamber of Hotels initiative, proved to be an important tool for the enrichment of Greece’s tourist product. According to a relevant research carried out by the University of Patras, the total revenues for hotels...

Philip Morris Signed Agreement for Greek Tobacco

American tobacco company Philip Morris International along with its subsidiary Papastratos signed yesterday the agreement to purchase 50% of Greece΄s tobacco production over the next three years, according to an official announcement. "The deal is a sign of confidence in...

In Rome, Chinese Like Greek Products

Minister of Rural Development and Food, Athanasios Tsaftaris, attended a roundtable meeting in Rome to push Greek foods and goods to countries in southern Europe with China. Tsaftaris along with his counterparts from Spain, Portugal, Italy, Malta and Cyprus, met...

Cyclades Produce 40 Varieties of Traditional Cheese!

Did you know that the Cyclades produce about 40 different kinds of traditional cheese? The new initiative of the Ministry of Rural Development and Food, under the title Cycladic cheese pallet, which  stands as a pilot for the Cycladic islands,...