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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 16-10-06
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[01] Kos on Tourism Ministry's spotlight in 2017, says Kountoura
[02] Greek dairy industry's initiative on feta cheese
[01] Kos on Tourism Ministry's spotlight in 2017, says Kountoura
The strategic priority to promote the island of Kos in 2017 dominated
the meeting of Alternate Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura with
representatives of the local administration of northern Aegean and the
Chamber of Dodecanese.
Kountoura said that the promotion of Kos is a strategic priority. She
briefed the officials on the actions implemented by the ministry and the
Greek Tourism Organisation (EOT) in cooperation with representatives
of the public and private sector in order to boost tourism on the
island. As she said, Kos has already restored its position as an
attractive destination and tourist arrivals have increased.
The minister underlined that targeted actions will continue in 2017 in
cooperation with the regional authorities, local administration and the
private sector.
Kos is included for a second year in the central marketing planning of the
ministry and EOT in the European markets and Russia. In addition, planning
for the 2017 first includes the promotion of thematic products, such as
conference tourism, sea tourism, sports coaching tourism and gastronomy.
[02] Greek dairy industry's initiative on feta cheese
The Federation of Greek Dairy Industry (SEVGAP) on Thursday launched an
initiative aimed to help resolving problems facing Greek feta cheese,
as a national product outside the country.
The Federation met with representatives from producers, academics,
political parties and the legal world at the Agricultural University
of Athens to examine and promote systematic and more efficient ways of
resolving the problem of establishing the identity of feta cheese. The
meeting agreed on a series of immediate actions (both on national and
community level) and agreed to involve a larger number of officials and
organizations in this effort, such as: a vote in the Greek Parliament,
demanding explanations and fundamental corrective actions by Agricultural
Commissioner in the Greek Parliament and requesting the intervention of
the European Ombudsman over the handling of the issue by the European
Commission.
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