BUSINESS AFTER DANIEL
Doing business in Thessaly is in a transitional phase, with companies making great efforts to
support their investment plans after the effects of Daniel.


The Regional Governor of Thessaly, Dimitris Kouretas, says that the progress made is
significant and “better than expected”, while the local administration is close to businesses
with a variety of actions. These are both at the institutional level, with incentives for
investments that go beyond the stage of infrastructure rehabilitation, and support for
producers to boost their incomes and the certification and promotion of their products.
With Thessaly having lost 5% of its total GDP due to Daniel and being at the heart of the new
production model, support for farmers-producers is imperative.


15 NEW PDO PRODUCTS
In this context, the Region of Thessaly presented 15 new PDO products, with an intent to
promote further, both in Greece and abroad. The registration file has already been
submitted for all products involved, while their added value in the primary sector of Thessaly
is expected to be around 20%.
Of the total €12 billion of Thessaly’s GDP, €3 billion is in manufacturing, of which €1.2 billion
is in primary production, and €250 million of this is for PDO products.


The 15 new PDO products are:

  • Apple of Agia
  • Amorgos, Greece
  • Chestnuts Pelion
  • Chestnuts from Pelion, Pelion, Pelion, Peloponnese
  • Chestnuts of Ambelakia
  • Almond of Tempe
  • Local Garlic Platykampos
  • Kiwi of the Pinios Delta
  • Pear Krystali Tirnavos pear
  • PGI Prairie Boccotyri PGI
  • Tirnavos wine
  • Foothills of Agrafa

Ioanna Dragona
Author: Ioanna Dragona

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