No. Ref: 3720 Volos: 18/09/2015
PRESS RELEASE
Dynamic restart movement “consume what produce” in Magnesia
Imperative to support our local products
Their practical support ” Movement consume what you produce, “showed many businessmen, tradesmen, productive institutions representatives and the general public in the first official presentation of the Movement Wednesday, September 16, 2015 held at the Volos Palace hotel.
This initiative of the Associations of Professionals, Craftsmen and Merchants Magnesia, with the support of the Holy Metropolis of Demetrias, the Chamber of Magnesia and the General Confederation of Professionals, Craftsmen and Merchants, aimed at exclusive promotion, promotion, enhancement and consumption of local products in the region.
Head of the civil movement that consume produce in Magnesia was the Metropolitan of Demetrias and Almyros k.Ignatios, who said: “I see here today all productive players of our city, they envision an alternative model of development actions and decide together. Eavesdrop the taste and mood make up an alternative proposal for the entire Greek society, and I am sure that soon will follow you a lot. This, however, particularly moves me, is a kind of repentance, a change of mentality, a return to our house, a true and authentic repatriation, applied in practice, achievable, understandable by the common man, alluring, full of realistic perspectives. Maybe not tell, but I want to point out to you, that your initiative beyond healthy entrepreneurship, characterized by the exercise I mentioned earlier. This is because you submit yourself to a limitation: denying an unbridled consumerist model, as to do it, we had spoiled, and want to prepend values larger, such as support to the Greek producer, the aid worker’s Greek and the development of this blessed place. True leadership of your project is not so much the change of a consumer ethos, as a return to social and humanitarian values, as a first selection criterion. Bend again over this blessed land of Magnesia, we discover again its treasures to appreciate again as the mother who nourishes us.
We suffer not only from economic crunch. and suffer from a lack of enthusiasm, originality and perseverance in achieving objectives. I now discern all three. So I am confident that with your call, tithemai led an effort, already has achieved. ”
President OEVEM Triphon Plastaras said: “The message today to each consumer and entrepreneur is the urgent need to support our products and businesses .This is the only national solution in these difficult times we are experiencing, to increase employment and turnovers SMEs. We appeal to people who are conscious perception of reality. The Civil Movement reconstructed asks consumers to think differently supporting local products and operators to adjust the prices of their products to be competitive going to the track of standardization and openness. ”
President GSEBEE Mr. George Kavathas said: “Our economy has reached its worst point, with 1.5 million unemployed and the start of the financial crisis lost valuable to change the model of production. The citizens’ movement “consume what produce” must enter every home and become the primary need of each family. Greek Greek buying products that were made by Greek primary and secondary producers sector supports business, but substantial support and his own work. We constitute a development plan to move forward with our own forces, as we have comparative advantages in the primary and secondary sector. Already the Ministry of Development proceeded to the certification mark of Greek products and the rules, so we all know now that we can choose and why we must choose the Greek products. “.
The President of the Chamber, Mr. Aristotelis Mpasdanis said: «H Magnesia is one of the areas in Greece facing the biggest problems in employment. Since the beginning of 2011 until today closed 6,000 small and medium enterprises, while 4,000 were opened, so the productive force has been impaired by 2,000 people. The SME entrepreneurship irreversibly affected and through this event we call for support. “.
The president of the second OEVEM Mr. Gregory Mantas noted: “We are trying to awaken the world to watch what you buy, where to buy and why buying it. We should pay particular attention to Greek products and to sensitize the world to look on the shelves. ”
The Treasurer of Citizens Panhellenic Movement Mr. Stella Tsiami said: “The aim of this coordinated effort in recent years is only the conscious change our consumer needs to turn to Greek food products, clothing, footwear, and tourism to achieve rescue jobs, support local economies and of course the sustainability of our business. Tune, actions, events, beyond any expediency, with dynamics that together, in every corner of the country to support the Greek productive potential. ”
It is worth noting that during the event were enrolled in Movement “consume what Magnesia produce” more than 200 entrepreneurs in the region.
During the event, local products offered by: EPSA, Organic Vineyards CHOLEVAS, Zacheilas Vasilis “DYAS” Arabatzis “Feraia Gi” Bourounis Ioannis Factory “Stevia Sweet Fitness”, Kontos Lefteris “Thessalikos Anthos” Nea Anchialos Productive Cooperative “Dimitra “ceramics memorabilia from Potters Association TBE-N. Magnesia.
Greeting the movement sent the Thessaly Region Mr. Costas Agorastos the Volos Mayor. Achilleas Beos, President of the Commercial Association of Volos & N. Ionia Mr. Kostas Tselios, the Representative of Industrialists Thessaly Association & Central Greece Mr. Stella Vaina, the C .Grammateas TEE Magnesia Mr. Happiness Antoniou, President of the Hoteliers Association of Magnesia. Mr. Giorgos Zafeiris and President of Consumers Union k.Alexandros Koutselinis.
Present at the event gave candidates including MPs, members of the Board Chamber of Magnesia, members of the Board of OEVEM and representatives of the Federations of Larissa, Karditsa, Trikala, Lamia, Kavala and Veria.