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Consumers’ Federation INKA calls for products boycott due to high prices (POLL)

February 8, 2023 Economy, FEATURED, Society 6

Greece’s General Federation of Consumers INKA has called for a boycott of certain food products as a protest reaction to the high food prices, especially milk. In an announcement published on Wednesday, INKA said that the boycott follows consumers’ demand. The boycott is for all diary products, domestic or imported, …

“Reducing VAT, special fuel tax will not lower prices,” says Greece’s Development Minister

February 17, 2022 Economy, FEATURED 4

Reducing the rates of Value Added Tax or Special Consumption Tax on fuels will not necessarily lead to lower prices for consumers, Development and Investments Minister Adonis Georgiadis said on Thursday. Speaking to public radio ERT 1 public radio station Georgiadis said “if you lower VAT, it does not mean …

Greece bans the use of 10 plastic products from July 3

July 2, 2021 environment, FEATURED 13

Τhe ban on the use of 10 plastic products will take effect from tomorrow, Saturday, July 3, in accordance with the Greek legislation passed in October 2020. The aim of the ban is to reduce the use of plastics and their impact on the environment. The products to be banned …

M – Macedonia The Great: Greece’s trademark for Macedonian products

November 14, 2019 Economy Comments Off on M – Macedonia The Great: Greece’s trademark for Macedonian products

The Greek Exporters Association (SEVE) presented the trademark logo of the Greek products form the Macedonian region in northern Greece on Thursday. With the logo Macedonian products will have a copyright in European and international markets. The trade mark “M – MACEDONIA THE GREAT” will be the protection umbrella for …

“Makedonia”: Mitsotakis finds solution for Macedonian products (POLL)

October 24, 2019 Greece, Politics Comments Off on “Makedonia”: Mitsotakis finds solution for Macedonian products (POLL)

Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, top priority is among others to protect the brand name of Macedonian products. At stake is to make it easy for international consumers to understand which products come from Greek Macedonia and which ones from the North Macedonia. In order to differentiate the products sold on …

EU’s response to Trump’s tariffs to go into effect in July – List of products with 25% duty

June 6, 2018 Economy 1

The European Union hits back at the tariffs imposed on steel and aluminium by the US and the Trump administration. The EU College of Commissioners decided on Wednesday to adopt a a tic-for-tat duties strategy: a 25% duty on several products imported from the US, including food items like rice …

Small producers to sell dairy & homemade products to open markets (Laiki)

October 14, 2017 Economy 5

Small producers of dairy, cheese and other products will be allowed to sell in Greece’s farmers’ markets -Laiki -. According an athensnewsagency report a regulation in the bill for the outdoors trade has been submitted by the Ministry of Economy and Development to the Parliament. The regulation will allow owners …

V.A.T. to rise from 23% to 24% and make Greeks’ daily life “unaffordable”

April 13, 2016 Economy 14

As if it was not enough that supermarket prices get higher each and every week, now new Value Added Tax hikes will skyrocket thousands of products – food items not excluded – and services making daily life even more expensive. According to a proposal made by the Greek government to …

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