The Greek Minister requested the EU to impose a ban on Ukrainian honey imports

게시됨 2024년 11월 19일

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The Minister of Rural Development and Food, Kostas Tsiaras, has called for support for beekeepers to protect them from unfair competition. He discussed the issue with European Commissioner for Agriculture, Christophe Hansen, and raised concerns about the impact of the economic, energy, and climate crisis on the sector. The Minister also highlighted the problem of honey adulteration and unfair competition in the European Union. According to Bernard Hoivel, president of the Association of European Professional Beekeepers (ERBA), 80% of the honey in European supermarkets is adulterated. Konstantinos Leontarakis, president of the Federation of Beekeeping Associations of Greece (OMSE), has pointed out the issue of counterfeiting honey and sweeteners, with around 1,500 tons being resold without proper record-keeping annually.

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Aiming to support beekeeping, the Minister of Rural Development and Food, Kostas Tsiaras, speaking with the Commissioner for Agriculture, Christophe Hansen, emphasized the importance of protecting Greek and European beekeepers from conditions of unfair competition. He argued for the need to take measures, based on Regulation 2024/1392, on imports of Ukrainian honey to Bulgaria and Romania, highlighting the effects of the economic, energy and climate crisis on the sector. However, the problem of adulteration and unfair competition in honey throughout the EU is a big problem. Mr. Bernard Hoivel, president of the Association of European Professional Beekeepers (ERBA), emphasizes that "80% of the honey on the shelves of Europe is adulterated, which one can suspect from the selling price of these 'honeys', which is significantly lower than the cost of honey production in Europe. In addition to deceiving consumers, unfair competition with imported syrups has led professional beekeepers ...

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