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Minister of Rural Development and Food Kostas Tsiaras announced during the discussion of the 2025 state budget on Friday that there will be a bill providing for the regulation of nonperforming agricultural loans.

Compensation payments to livestock farmers for animals killed due to panic fever and pox have begun. As of today, Tuesday 3 December, surveillance zones have also been lifted due to cases of pain.

Agriculture and Food Minister Kostas Tsiaras highlighted the intensification of market controls as a key priority during his visit to the Hellenic Food Authority (EFET) on Friday.

"I believe EFET is a particularly critical organization and for this reason, its operations must be supported," Tsiaras stated.

Minister of Rural Development and Food Kostas Tsiaras emphasized the need to reassess EU funding allocated for tackling zoonotic diseases during the Council of Ministers for Agriculture and Fisheries in Brussels on Monday.

Tsiaras proposed submitting a request for funding from the agricultural reserve to secure additional resources for supporting livestock farmers. 

Minister of Rural Development and Food Kostas Tsiaras on Monday presented a detailed breakdown of the four measures for the primary sector announced by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF).

Minister of Rural Development Kostas Tsiaras announced that traditional August 15 festivities will take place without lamb, hinting that slaughterhouses across the country are expected to remain closed next week.

"We will be without lamb on August 15," Tsiaras stated in an interview with Skai TV.

Agriculture Minister Kostas Tsiaras said Thursday that authorities expect more cases of sheep and goat plague in the coming days as animals that came into contact with the virus were found to have traveled to livestock units in 11 of the country's 13 regions. 

This morning the farmers of Karditsa held a mobilization with agricultural machinery and cars at the junction of E65 in response to the call of the United Federation of Agricultural Associations of Karditsa.

New Minister of Rural Development and Food Κostas Tsiaras  on Friday emphasized the significant challenges facing the primary sector as he undertook his new responsibilities following the government reshuffle.

Livanios at Interior, Theodoricakos at Development, Kerameos at Labor, Tsiaras at Rural Development, Panagiotopoulos at Immigration, Mylonakis Deputy Minister at Maximou - The Cabinet will meet tomorrow at 10:00 a.m