There will be no problem in Greece’s food security or supply chain due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, two countries that are the most important grain exporters in the world, Agriculture Development and Food Minister said on Monday. The increase in the price of grain since the beginning of …
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6 in 10 Greek workers cut down on basic food and heating, Labor survey finds
The majority of workers in Greece has cut on basic food products and heating, while 3 in 10 declare insecurity to maintain their job, a survey conducted by Alco on behalf of the General confederation of Greek Labor (GSEE) and the Labor Institute has found. Solution to the current economic …
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Greek households store food due to war in Ukraine (POLL)
Greek households store food due to the war in Ukraine, a market survey has found. Turnover in value of food retail increased by 5.1% in the first week of March. According to NielsenIQ data, in the first week of March, many food categories, such as pasta, showed a very large …
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Greece’s food market, supply chain face no shortage issues, say ministers
Greece’s general goods and food market and its supply chain are operating smoothly, ministers confirmed at an extraordinary ministerial meeting chaired by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday, said government sources. The meeting was held to discuss potential shortages in food and in raw materials in the primary sector that …
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Registry for food stocks, fines for profiteering; online supermarkets ration flour, sunflower oil
Greece has enough stocks in flour, cereals and vegetable oils “for months ahead”, Development Minister Adonis Georgiadis reassured the Palriament, while introducing a new stock registry for food and farming supplies. Speaking of the draft amendment for the registry, Georgiadis said it would provide the government with quick sense of …
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Because it’s Greece: Price hikes in take away coffee & food, toll fees from Jan 1
The price for take away coffee and food as well as the highway toll fees will rise in Greece from 1. January 2022 just because the government decided to impose a “green levy” on plastic containers and lids and its contracts with highway managing companies provide toll fee increases. Take …
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Hysteria in the kitchen: No transmission from food, food packaging, says Greek EFET (POLL)
Food and the coronavirus: The peak of my anti-coronavirus hysteria in the kitchen, it was when two in pita wrapped souvlakis placed in a delivery bag were eagerly waited for to be consumed. My plan was absolutely clear: removed them from the bag with gloves. But then? Eat them wearing …
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Greek airline cancels free meals and wine on flights up to 5 hours
Greek airline Ellinair is changing its meals policy and cancels the provision of food and wine during flights with a duration of up to five hours. According to an announcement by Ellinair the new policy that will cancel free food and wine service to passengers will go into effect as …
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Food prices in Greece 5.2% higher than EU average, telecommunication 57.6%
Food prices in Greece are above the European Union average,the European Statistics agency Eurostat said in its 2018 report. Furthermore, the country is the most expensive among the EU-28 in telecommunications, including internet connections and telecom equipment. Alcoholic beverages and tobacco prices in Greece are 3.8% lower than the European …
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V.A.T. reduction from 24% to 13%: Which sectors and items it affects
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras announced on Tuesday the reduction of Value Added Tax on food items and catering services. The reduction from 24% to 13% is expected to contract a relief for millions of Greek households who have been paying a high price to staple food items since 2015. Which …
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Greek PM announces V.A.T reductions in food, electricity, gas and 13th pension
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras announced a package of relief measures to relieve the life of debt-ridden Greek households. Among the measure for 2019 is the generous reduction of Value Added Tax in food items, catering industry, electricity and natural gas as well as the distribution of so-called 13th pension. Value …
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Clean Monday table: My Perfect Greek recipes for Octopus and Taramosalata
The Carnival season ended on Sunday evening, Monday morning Greeks sharpen knives and forks for the traditional Clean Monday meal with delicious lenten food. The Clean Monday lunch consists mainly of appetizers full of protein, yet no meat or chicken and no meat products like butter, eggs, cheese or sausages. …
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Nigella Lawson praises Kokoretsi, Souvlaki and Pastitsio directly from Mykonos
Famous British chef Nigella Lawson loves Greek Food. In her recent visit to the island of Mykonos, Lawson could not hide her excitement about Greek street food delicacies: Kokoretsi roll, made of lamb intestines wrapped up in spicy offal and grilled. She described it as “an offal-lover’s dream.” Souvlaki with wrapped …
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Prices for consumer goods and services remain high in Greece despite crisis
Despite the economic crisis and the impoverishment of millions of Greeks, prices for consumer goods and services remained high also in 2017. According to a Eurostat report issued on Friday Though Greece slipped to 24th place on the list of the wealthiest countries in the European Union in 2017 from …
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East Attica Fire info: Food, water Solidarity with fire-hit citizens
Food, water and basic needs items are being collected at the Municipality Shop of Nea Makri, Marathonos Leoforos/Avenue 104. Who ever wants to offer the above mentioned items, can do it the Municipality Shop. These items for the citizens hit by the fires, who can go to the shop and …
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Greece’s inflation rate rose 0.6 percent in May due to price increases in food, communication
The Greek annual inflation rate grew 0.6 pct in May this year, after a zero change in April, and an 1.2 pct rise in May 2017, the Hellenic Statistical Authority said on Friday. The statistics service, in a monthly report, attributed this development in the consumer price index to price …
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Healthy eaters in US turn to Greece’s flavors and food in 2018
2018 is witnessing an influx of new flavors invigorate the taste buds as imaginative chefs, aspirational start-ups, and a competitive established market vies for your attention. But consumers aren’t just wary of cost, our appetites increasingly whet by originality, convenience and, importantly, a more health-conscious approach to our diets. That’s …
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New customs? Tourists bring their own food to restaurant in Crete
New customs?…. Tourists walked into a restaurant on an island bringing their own food. When the waitress approached them, they ordered just water! According to local media, a group of tourists walked into a restaurant in Agios Nikolaos on the island of Crete on Tuesday. They sat at a table, …
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Preveza: 350 dogs in municipality shelter at risk of starvation
350 dogs at the municipality shelter of Preveza are at risk of starvation, local animal welfare organizations have denounced. “The dog food has not be supplied in time, the dogs are at risk to starve, volunteers have nothing to feed the dogs with,” local organization “Intervention for the animals – …
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WARNING! Anarchists claim to have poisoned food products, Greek Food Authority warns consumers!
A group called “Black and Greek Commanders” claims that they have poisoned several drink and food items and will put them on supermarket shelves. In an announcement posted on a anti-authoritarian website on Tuesday morning, the group claims it has poisoned the items with hydrochloric acid and will put back …
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