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Denmark Loses Court Case Over “Feta”

The Court of Justice of the European Union decided on Thursday that Denmark violated EU law by allowing Danish companies to sell cheese called “feta” outside of the EU. Feta cheese has been considered Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) product...

EU Court Likely to Rule Against Denmark in Feta Cheese Case

An advisor of the top European court announced that Denmark violated European Union law in a dispute with Greece over feta cheese on Thursday. Advocate General Tamara Capeta of the Court of Justice of the European Union stated that  Denmark...

Iconic Cyprus Cheese Halloumi Receives Coveted PDO Status

Halloumi, the iconic Cyprus cheese that is the ultimate comfort food of that island nation, will hit the market on October 1 with its new PDO label after receiving the coveted protected origin of designation late from the European Union. After...

Greece About to Lose the Greek Yogurt Battle

Greece is about to lose the exclusivity of making Greek yogurt for delaying to register the product as having Protected Designation of Origin status, a capital.gr report says. Early in August, the Ministry of Rural Development announced that it has...

Signature Collection to Protect the Name 'Kalamata Olives'

A collection of signatures to protect the name of origin of Kalamata olives is underway, as the designation of origin of the special Greek delicacy is in danger. The protection of the particular olive as Product with Designation of Origin (PDO)...

Greece Wants Feta Cheese Protected Under CETA Trade Agreement With Canada

Greek feta should have the same protection under the CETA trade agreement with Canada as other European products, Rural Development and Foods Minister Vangelis Apostolou said on Wednesday, in an interview with the ANA...

Tension in Greek Parliament for PDO Products

The decision which allows Canada the use of the name of Greek products with protected designation of origin (PDO), like feta cheese and Kalamata olives, caused reactions even among the MPs of the New Democracy political party.  Athanasios Tsaftaris...

EU Assists Greece to Promote Agricultural Products

The European Commission approved 22 projects today concerning community contribution for the promotion of agricultural products in the European Union and in third countries. The total budget of the projects, most of which will last three years, was 70...

Santorini PDO Products Growing Popular

Mother nature did not bless the island of Santorini with rich soils from the very beginning, but the island's ecosystem started to flourish after the volcanic eruptions of the past two centuries, which provided the inhabitants with the limited...

Crete Wants Sultana Raisin to be Protected Product

Minister of Rural Development and Food, Athanasios Tsaftaris said that the Cretan Sultana raisin will be promoted to the European Union  product with designation of origin (PDO) to protect its status as a commodity indigenous to the island. The respective...