AGRICULTURE


Avgenakis: Decision on EU agriculture policy positive, but not enough
ECONOMY

Τhe decisions of the EU member states regarding changes in the regulations of the Common Agriculture Policy are a good development, but not enough to alleviate the farmers’ concerns of farmers, said Rural Development and Food Minister Lefteris Avgenakis in an interview with state broadcaster ERT. He added that Greece’s coordinated efforts are bringing results […]

EU not responding to farmers’ plight
ECONOMY

Europe’s actions do not respond to the problems of farmers, Rural Development and Food Minister Lefteris Avgenakis said on Tuesday, adding that Greece is determined to act with all its “powers,” in order to fix as many issues as possible in the current CAP 2023-2027 before the European elections.


Farmers again block Brussels to protest EU policies
NEWS

Farmers threw beets and sprayed manure at police on Tuesday as hundreds of tractors again sealed off streets close to the European Union headquarters, where agriculture ministers sought to ease a crisis that has led to months of protests across the 27-member bloc.

Hands off our cotton, Thessaly farmers tell PM
NEWS

Representatives of farmers from the region of Thessaly in central Greece said Friday after a meeting with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis that forcing them to abandon the cultivation of cotton would be a “red line” to them. 


Dutch experts back river diversion for Thessaly
NEWS

Dutch post-disaster advisers support the idea of diverting River Acheloos in Epirus as “the most sustainable solution” to alleviate the water scarcity problem that is threatening agricultural production in the Thessaly region of central Greece.

Rural Development Minister discusses CAP changes
ECONOMY

“As long as the Common Agricultural Policy does not change, no country will be able to absorb 100% of the resources it is entitled to,” Rural Development and Food Minister Lefteris Avgenakis said in an interview with Skai radio station on Wednesday.

Plan to prevent Thessaly desertification
NEWS

The problems posed by climate change are being experienced first-hand in Greece, with scientists raising the alarm that the central region of Thessaly is at risk of desertification.



Farmers left unsatisfied after meeting with PM, arrange follow-up
NEWS

Monday’s meeting between Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and a 15-member committee of farmers from the region of Thessaly in central Greece concluded without substantive answers regarding the timeline for compensating damages caused by last year’s floods, according to Rizos Maroudas, president of the United Federation of Agricultural Associations of Larissa.


Tempe train crash and Thessaly farmers in focus this week
PREVIEW

The Tempe train crash will remain at the top of the political agenda for another week, as political parties submit their – divergent – findings to the parliamentary investigative committee, effectively agreeing that they disagree.

Farmers meeting with PM on Monday
NEWS

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will meet representatives of Greek farmers on Monday in an effort to resolve long-standing problems of the agricultural sector that have been aggravated by the rising cost of production.