Georgios Atsalakis, Associate Professor at the Technical University of Crete, in his new study presented by iefimerida.gr, speaks of “hard times” to come. As oil and gas prices rise amid Russia’s escalation in Ukraine, consumers around the world are already facing the immediate effects of the crisis. In addition to the emergence of energy instability, […]
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Georgiadis: “Fuel measures are possible, but food shortages are not to be feared”
Development Minister Adonis Georgiadis says it is highly likely that fuel measures will be “targeted, not horizontal” in the summer. “There is a big problem with fuel on the islands, firstly, for transport, which has risen in price, and secondly, there are islands where there is no “healthy competition” and having only 1-2 gas stations. […]
Greek households are stocking up on food due to the war in Ukraine
According to market research, Greek households are stockpiling food due to the war in Ukraine. Turnover in value terms of food retail for the first week of March increased by 5.1%. According to the data NielsenIQ, in the first week of March, many food categories, such as pasta, showed a very large increase in sales […]
Greece: emergency measures to ensure food security
Emergency measures to ensure food security will be introduced in the country. Enterprises will announce their stocks of grain, flour and animal feed. What does the amendment introduced to the law provide for, as well as what penalties threaten violators. An amendment submitted to parliament calls for companies to declare their stocks of animal feed, […]
Register of food stocks, penalties for speculation, restriction on the sale of flour and sunflower oil
Greece has enough stocks of flour, cereals and vegetable oils “for months to come,” Development Minister Adonis Georgiadis assured Parliament as he introduced a new register of stocks of food and agricultural commodities. Speaking about the draft amendments to the register, Georgiadis said that this would allow the government to quickly obtain information on key […]
Hunger: how right are those who stock up on food "for a rainy day"
How likely is it that the situation in Ukraine will cause a shortage of essential goods in Greece? Are the inhabitants of the country afraid of being left without bread, butter, soap and salt? Journalists decided to look into this issue. The fact is that shopping in supermarkets has begun to be carried out in […]
The number of hungry people in the world is growing rapidly, the UN notes
UN experts are concerned about alarming data on the increase in the number of hungry people in the world. Experts associate the shortage of food, among other things, with the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a report posted on the organization’s website. Apart from UN experts, other authoritative organizations also worked on the report: UNICEF, IFAD […]