With thousands of visitors and strong interest, the Vegan Life Festival 2025 has returned to Athens, confirming its status as the largest vegan event in Greece. The event, held since 2016 and this year under the auspices of the Municipality of Athens, gathered people of all ages around topics of nutrition, environment, health, and social …
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The Hellenic Vegetarian Association, HellasVeg, actively participated in the Vegan Life Festival 2025, showcasing initiatives that highlight both the development and promotion of vegetarian nutrition in Greece. The festival took place on October 4th and 5th in the Technopolis area of the Municipality of Athens, in Gazi, attracting a large number of visitors and gaining …
European Alliance Calls on Parliament to Reject Commission’s Proposal to Ban Terms like “Burger” and “Sausage” from Plant-Based Products A broad coalition of NGOs, consumer organizations, environmental groups, and food companies in Europe is joining forces against the proposed restrictions on the naming of plant-based products on supermarket shelves. The European Commission proposes a ban …
The Hellenic Vegetarian Association (HellasVeg) is closely monitoring the recent developments in Brussels and expresses its disappointment regarding the recent decision of the European Parliament (08/09/2025), which voted for a proposal to prohibit the use of terms such as “burger,” “sausage,” and “steak” for plant-based products. The Paradox of this Vote It raises an issue …
The Hellenic Vegetarian Association, HellasVeg, presents the results of a recent groundbreaking study it conducted on identifying consumer behaviors and market trends in Thessaloniki regarding vegan cosmetics. This is a local-scale research initiative carried out by HellasVeg in collaboration with a qualified team of students from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) in Massachusetts (USA). Specifically, four …
HellasVeg and Panorama Tennis Academy (P.T.A.) continue their strong partnership in 2025, offering the children of the Summer Tennis Camp healthy and delicious vegetarian snacks. Following the successful initiative of 2023, this remarkable collaboration returns with the aim of promoting to children and young people the value of learning and entertainment through sports, combined with …
The European Commission unveiled a proposal to restrict the use of certain names by plant-based alternatives, stating it will enhance transparency to consumers and protect historical and cultural significance of meat products The proposal under a revision of the Common Market Organisation Regulation, comes 5 years after the European Parliament voted down a similar ban …
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In a letter sent today to the Minister of Rural Development and Food, Mr. Konstantinos Tsiaras, the Association of Greek Vegetarians (HellasVeg) is requesting the official support of Greece for the Protein Diversification Strategy and the EU Action Plan for Plant Foods, ahead of the critical meeting of the EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council (AGRIFISH), …
The Hellenic Vegetarian Association (HellasVeg), prompted by the reintroduction of the proposal to ban terms such as “veggie burger,” “plant-based sausage,” and “plant-based steak” for plant-based products, called on the Ministry of Rural Development not to support the discussion during the EU Council of Ministers of Agriculture, which took place on June 23-24, 2025. The …
The Hellenic Vegetarian Association (HellasVeg), following the successful completion of the veggie competition “Veg.Contest Thessaloniki 2024 – The Gastronomy of the City is Changing,” presents the impact that the competition has left on the public of Thessaloniki and the gastronomic preferences of the participants at the restaurant level. The impact of the competition was recorded …
