The actions undertaken by the Ministry of Rural Development and Food in matters of protection of fishing resources and the balance of the marine ecosystem were analyzed by the Deputy Minister of Rural Development and Food, Simos Kedikoglou, during his speech at an event of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the oceans, in the […]
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European Parliament: Fishermen and aquaculture farmers will be compensated for the war in Ukraine
The “green light” for financial assistance to the fisheries and aquaculture sectors of the European Union to deal with the economic consequences of the Russian invasion was given by the European Parliament. MEPs on Wednesday approved the deal reached by MEP negotiators with European governments to provide financial support to the EU’s fisheries and aquaculture […]
WTO: Fisheries agreements, temporary removal of COVID vaccine patents, food security
The World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Meeting announced today that it has reached “historic” agreements in Geneva on fisheries, the removal of patents on COVID vaccines and food insecurity. “It’s an unprecedented set of results. It’s been a long time since the WTO had secured such a significant number of multilateral results. The results show […]
Russia suspends fisheries agreement with Japan near disputed islands
Russia’s foreign ministry announced today the suspension of an agreement with Japan that allowed Japanese fishermen to fish near the disputed southern Kuril Islands, claiming that Tokyo had not paid the payments stipulated in the agreement. “In the current situation, we are forced to suspend the implementation of the 1998 Agreement until the Japanese side […]
S. Kedikoglou: Our goal is for fisheries to be sustainable, both for the marine environment and for fishermen
The construction of a sustainable fishery that will benefit the marine environment as well as the livelihood of the fishermen, is a goal of the Ministry of Rural Development and Food, said the Deputy Minister, Simos Kedikoglou in his greeting at the general assembly of the Hellenic Coastal Ship Owners Association. ). “As a ministry, […]
The EU activates crisis response measures to support fisheries and aquaculture
The European Commission has decided to launch new crisis response measures to support the fisheries and aquaculture sectors in order to mitigate the effects of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Its crisis response mechanism European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFF) will offer immediate relief to businesses in the fisheries, aquaculture and seafood processing sectors, […]
Memorandum of cooperation between the Ministries of Tourism and Rural Development for fisheries tourism
A memorandum of cooperation was signed today between the Ministries of Tourism and Rural Development and Food regarding the promotion and development of fishing tourism in our country. The memorandum was signed by the Deputy Minister for Special Forms of Tourism, Sofia Zacharaki, and the Deputy Minister for Rural Development and Food, Simos Kedikoglou. The […]