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Lesvos counts millions in damages due to foot-and-mouth disease: port blocked, cheese factories shut down, cancellations also in tourism

With the main demand being the reopening of the port of Mytilene so that mature dairy products can be transported off Lesvos, representatives of the island’s institutions are set to attend a meeting tomorrow under the Minister of Rural Development

Explosion outside branch of the Ministry of Rural Development on Syngrou Avenue – Photos from the scene

Damage caused to the building’s entrance – Explosive device made of gas canisters detonated – Road closures in effect

A lockdown is coming in the livestock sector: Smallpox in sheep and goats in 9+1 questions and answers

Authorities are rushing to impose measures while the disease has been ravaging herds for 14 months – A huge problem for farmers, who are being forced to abandon their profession – Implications for the national economy, as vaccination could threaten feta exports

Ministry of Rural Development: Fines over €56,000 imposed on organic product certification bodies

Fines were issued to two companies – Inspections intensify by order of Minister Tsiaras

“Party” with…organics you’ll see! By Tsiaras’s order, checks began on “fake” organic certifications to growers

Leading actors are agricultural cooperatives and an organic‑certification company run by a PASOK official, alleged to have issued 3,020 fake certificates in a single quarter, while a SYRIZA parliamentary candidate is also implicated – Vourliotis conducts checks for money‑laundering – The company’s response