Meeting with Dimitris Avramopoulos (Commissioner)

4 Feb 2019 · On 4 February 2019, Commissioner Avramopoulos met with the Hellenic Fur Federation and a representative of Fur Europe. As an introductory remark, the Commissioner stressed that this is only a cοurtesy meeting and the issues to be discussed fall outside his remit. He invited the participants to get in touch and raise these issues with the competent cabinets. During the meeting, the Commissioner remained in a “listening mode”. The issues raised during the meeting were the following: - EU and Greek fur industry - Animal welfare - Trade discussions with India - Inclusion of the American mink in the list of invasive alien species of EU concern