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Greek Agriculture Ministry approves €38.1 million in compensation for livestock farmers hit by disease outbreaks
Payments cover losses caused by sheep and goat pox, peste des petits ruminants (PPR), and foot-and-mouth disease, including mandatory culling and income losses during the first half of 2026
Urgent preliminary investigation ordered by Tzavellas over possible violations of smallpox prevention measures
The Prosecutor of the Supreme Court is also requesting that nine Courts of Appeal prosecutors investigate whether other criminal acts prosecutable ex officio have been committed
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
Thessaloniki: Damages from sheep pox exceed €350 million in 14 months
410,000 animals lost to livestock diseases, says the president of the Hellenic Livestock Association
“Ten-Day War” to halt the spread of sheep and goat pox – “We risk a lockdown,” said Tsiaras
Almost 263,000 animals have been culled in 13 months – A race against time now for on-site inspections by veterinarians, installation of disinfection stations on main roads, and stricter measures – What a lockdown would mean
Public health is not at risk from sheep and goat pox, assures an AUTH professor – Farmers are concerned
Spyros Kritas explains that the receptors ("locks") on human cells do not match the virus's "keys," preventing infection
Smallpox in sheep and goats: How slaughterhouses can safely reopen
Veterinary professor from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH), Giorgos Arsenos, together with Assistant Professor of Agriculture Athanasios Gelasakis, speak to protothema.gr about their proposals submitted to the Ministry of Agricultural Development
