Giannoulias Alexi

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Alexi
Illinois state
treasurer
Giannoulias
the face of a new
generation in politics
The congressional races in Ohio:
Jane Mitakides and Jim Trakas
Greek Minister Kostas Kiltidis on
new Greek products knocking on our door
Alexandra Patsavas provides the sounds
we hear in film and television
Greek-Canadian folk musician Pavlo
crosses the border
Pops Goes Hellenic in Boston

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From The Editor
6 The Sun also rises
Shaping the Sounds of Television and Film:
10 Alexandra Patsavas
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Jane Mitakides for
12 “an America of opportunity and optimism”

14 Dean Skelos NY Senate Majority Leader N

15 Meet congressional hopeful Jim Trakas

18 New Greek food products knocking at the US door E
Alexi Giannoulias’ only promise:
20 “To make us all proud, all the time”
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22 Pops goes hellenic

26 Summer is here
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28 A Greek introduces EU to American students

30 Gus Bilirakis in Brooklyn
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Greek-Canadian folk musician Pavlo crosses the
32 border for a PBS Special and USA - Canadian Tour

34 Heavy Metal under... heavy rain!
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Growing Up With Loukoumi children’s book author
36 grants contest winners three dream days

38 A RARE View of Young Professionals!
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The sun is rising on a new generation of political leaders in America and the list is growing in the Western Region Desk
Greek American community in particular. Alexi Giannoulias of Illinois is a prime example of a young Irma Seferi-Goodenough
man with a promising career in private life (banking) but who instead decided to “bank” his future in ::
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“I think getting people in office who are not only Greek-Americans, but qualified, capable, intelligent, [phone]
passionate Greek leaders, is extremely important,” says Giannoulias, the Illinois state treasurer and
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youngest elected in U.S. history. “I also think if they see someone who’s young, with energy and ::
enthusiasm, really excited about public service, they might get excited too.” Photo/Fashion
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Gus Bilirakis from Florida has his father Mike’s example. The elder Bilirakis was a mainstay of the
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Florida congressional delegation and Gus honed his own political skills in his father’s campaigns—in
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fact, he was the one who convinced his father to run for public office. “I was 18 years old and in high
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Republican leader in the Florida state Senate. “That’s how popular he is in Florida. If McCain wants to Publishing Committee Chairman:
win this state in November, Charlie Crist is a no-brainer [as running mate].” Demetrios Rhompotis
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Congress because I believe it is a time for leadership focused on an America of opportunity and
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optimism,” says Mitakides, expressing the aspirations that in fact brought many immigrants to
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America. And Jim Trakas has a compelling argument for a Greek American being elected: “As a Greek
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PEOPLE & PLACES
Owner of Chop Shop Music Supervision and Chop Shop Records, Alexandra Patsavas is
one of the key players determining what we hear when we watch television or go to the
movies. The granddaughter of Greek immigrants and the daughter of lifelong educators,
Patsavas is pioneering new territory in the music industry while educating viewers and
listeners worldwide. Along with her team of musical coordinators at Chop Shop Music
Supervision, Patsavas delivers the signature sounds of many films and television shows.
Through her new label, Chop Shop Records, Patsavas is expanding her reach.
How did you decide to become a business television show to shape the signature sound more hours on top of those regular hours.
owner yourself? of the music of the project. That can include
I never set out to own my own business. I set the theme song, any song that’s sung on Like your participation in the Tribeca
out to work in the music industry. I started at camera, the soundtrack that accompanies the Film Festival?
the university and then actually had my own project, the songs that are used within the Right. Which was so fun. It’s always
small business very early on booking shows body of the episodes or films, . . . it’s really something I look forward to doing. This year I
and talent for the university. I went on to anything that has to do with music. announced one of my bands, The Republic
work with a number of big companies: Triad Tigers, who released the first album on my
Artists, which became part of William What do you like most about your job? new label. I also got to curate some music for
Morris; Roger Corman’s company Concorde I enjoy the incredible intelligence and the Tribeca Film Festival. We tried to focus a
Films; and then BMI. Finally I started my creativity of the people I get to interact with. bit on New York music with The Hold Steady
own company about 10 years ago, in January That’s what makes this job so satisfying. And and The Virgins, which I’ve used quite a bit
1998. I started my own company because I I have always had such a strong affinity for on Gossip Girl.
felt like it was one of the few ways I could music. This is a way I can not only focus on
control what I worked on. But I interact with brand-new artists, unsigned artists, and little- The Bad Veins, the fourth band you featured,
many big companies and now I have a joint known artists, but also classics from this won the Target Music Maker Award. Target
venture with Atlantic Records. century and the last. generously gave a $10,000 unrestricted cash
prize that the band can use in any way they
Why did you choose Atlantic? What are some of the biggest challenges want. It’s really fantastic to be able to do
I felt like they were very open to what I of your work? things like that.
wanted to do. They are really fantastic at Timeframes can be very challenging,
artist development, as well as working a band especially as we move on later into a television Listeners in Greece and other countries
once they’re signed. season. The schedule from when the episodes where shows like The O.C. are syndicated
are actually shot until when they air is more are being introduced to music they’ve
Is Chop Shop Records focusing on a compressed. We definitely have to hustle in never heard before because of you and
particular genre of music? order to get everything not only approved your team. How does that feel?
We do focus on indie rock. Certainly you can creatively but cleared legally for air, and that’s It’s fantastic. How rewarding is that? That
find me on my MySpace page for submissions challenging. The creative process is we’re making an impact. That is super
(www.myspace.com/chopshoprecordlabel). I challenging in general. Sometimes it takes a rewarding. I would love very much to go to a
don’t see branching out of my comfort zone little while to find the perfect music for conference in Greece sometime. I’m sure
too much. something. there’s a music business conference that takes
place in Athens. I get a lot of e-mail from
When it comes to actual music How is the experience different when you Greece, actually.
supervision as opposed to the record are supervising the music for a show like
label, how do you feel about branching Without A Trace where the music is How did you feel when you learned you
out of your comfort zone? setting the tone and the mood as opposed had been nominated for a Grammy?
I enjoy that. I enjoy the music challenges of a to a show like Gossip Girl where it’s What better honor than to be honored by
different musical era. Mad Men takes place in practically another character on the your peers? The Grammy committee is made
1961-1962 New York. Carnivále took place show? up of our peers so it was very exciting –
in 1934. I’ve done period movies, I’ve done It’s really about the executive producers’ especially for a television soundtrack, which
movies that focus on country music, we’ve expectations for what the music is going to almost never gets nominated.
done episodes based on classical music or mean. I think when music is a character we
ballet music, . . . that’s what makes this job so certainly focus a lot on the music culture When did you first feel like you got to a
interesting. It’s the constant challenge of a surrounding the character. On Gossip Girl I place where you could call your own
hip-hop episode, of a historical episode. It’s a do a video blog, we have character playlists – shots?
different scenario than a label. we create an interactive way for the fans to In the beginning, when I first started music
become interested and part of the music supervising, bands were much less apt to feel
Would you say this is your dream job right culture of the show. like it was a good idea to allow their music to
now? be used in a film or television show. They were
I couldn’t imagine a better job than the one Your job sounds really glamorous. Is it as not so into the idea of marrying their piece of
that I have. glamorous as it sounds? art with a picture. It’s gotten much easier over
No. (laughs) There are certainly very the years. Artists are into the opportunity
What does your job as music supervisor glamorous things about it. But mostly I am in now, and that’s changed everything more
actually entail? my office with my headphones on or on the than anything else.
The music supervisor is hired by the director phone. I keep very regular hours and then
of a film or the executive producers of a
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GREEKS IN POLITICS
Jane Mitakides for “an America
of opportunity
and optimism”
A native Daytonian with a background in strategic
communications and investor relations, Jane Mitakides
understands the importance of a sound economic policy, fair
trade agreements and policies that will bring encourage business
growth and add jobs to our community. As founder of Ohio-
based Helsley Advertising, she has worked with businesses all
over America, gaining an in-depth knowledge of business and
investor relations that will serve our region well. Awards for her
work include prestigious ANDY, ADDY and CLIO.
“I am running for Congress because I believe it is time for
leadership focused on an America of opportunity and optimism,
beginning with an economy that works for both families and
business,” she stated for NEO. “We have it within our power to
make health care affordable, accessible and reliable; and to
increase investments in infrastructure, energy independence,
and education.”
Jane Mitakides has served on a diverse variety of boards and
organizations including the Development Board of St. Elizabeth
Hospital, Women in Leadership, the Political Action Committee
of the NAACP, and the various arts.
She also brings 20 years of political and campaign experience to
her role as candidate for OH-3. She is a founding member of
both the Women's Council of the Democratic Senatorial
Campaign Committee and The Small Business Council of the
Democratic National Committee. Jane is also active with
organizations focused on issues of interest to Greek Americans,
and was recently honored by PSEKA, the International
Coordinating Committee for Justice for Cyprus.
“In Ohio, we are staggering under the burden of jobs loss,
housing foreclosures and failed leadership. But I believe this is a
once-in-a-generation election, an election that can be a turning
point for America. I believe we can make real change, and do it
sooner, rather than later.”
According to Jane Mitakides, “it is time to put the partisanship
Jane with husband John Mitakides
of the past few years behind us, and work toward long-term
and children Katie and Andrew.
solutions to the challenges facing America here and abroad. We
must return America to its role as a world leader in education,
innovation and international understanding.”
“As a local businesswoman, Jane understands what it takes to
bring good jobs to our community and strengthen the middle
class. In Congress, she will bring people together to get the job
done for our families on issues such as healthcare, the
environment, and education,” said Ohio Governor Ted
Strickland.
Married for 26 years to John Mitakides, a dentist who has
practiced in the Dayton area for over 30 years, Jane is also the
very proud mother of two children: Katie, who is completing her
PhD in International Relations, and Andrew, a recent graduate
of Hampden-Sydney College.
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Senator Skelos also wrote the law eliminating
the unfair New York City “Commuter Tax”
and, during his tenure as the Senate Aging
Committee Chairman, the law creating the
Elderly Pharmaceutical Insurance Coverage
(“EPIC”) program.
As the Chairman of the Senate’s NextGen
Task Force, Skelos wrote a comprehensive
plan that resulted in the enactment of various
tax credits and other incentives designed to
promote the creation of high-paying jobs in
the fields of high-technology and
biotechnology. Moreover, he developed the
landmark HELP program and passed the
Long Island Workforce Housing Act to make
homeownership more affordable for Long Jim hammers home the idea that he will
Jim Trakas takes a look at the big picture
Islanders, the New York State Center for work to revitalize Greater Cleveland's With Jim on the campaign trail,
- Greater Cleveland is in need
Excellence and Innovation in Homeland economy, to empower families things are looking up for Greater Cleveland!
of new leadership.
Security and, in 2002, the $71.5 million Long and strengthen America.
Island Biotech Investment and Job Creation
Program.
Meet congressional hopeful
”I am truly honored by my election as leader
of the Senate Republican Conference and as
Majority Leader of the New York State
Senate. It is a privilege to be chosen for this Jim Trakas
new challenge and opportunity to serve the
people of this great State,” he said after the
Dean Skelos NY Senate Majority Leader sworn-in-ceremony. “All of us owe a
tremendous debt of gratitude for the
leadership and service of Senate Majority
Greek-American State Senator Dean Skelos chairman of the legislative task force on Leader Joe Bruno. He led our conference and Second generation Greek American Jim Church in North Royalton, Ohio, Jim was Ohioans on the role that the Greeks played in
(R-Rockville Centre) was elected Senate Demographic Research and the State Senate for 14 years and Trakas (R-OH 10th District) is running for elevated as a Reader of The Holy Orthodox establishing the democratic-republican ideas.
majority leader late last June, entrusted with Reapportionment. distinguished himself as one of the greatest Congress this coming November along with Church by His Grace Gerasimos, Bishop of
preserving his party's slim hold on its only leaders in the history of the State.” Jane Mitakides (D-OH 3rd District) and Adydos at Pittsburgh. He was an altar boy for Trakas was married at The Annunciation
power base in state government. He Building upon his record of combating fraud Dina Titus (D-NV 3rd District). The 10th nearly ten years and was captain of the altar Greek Orthodox Church in Columbus Ohio
succeeded Joseph Bruno, 79, who announced and abuse in government, Senator Skelos He also expressed his commitment “to Congressional District is in northeast Ohio boys for five years at St. Paul. to Anne Kennedy Trakas. They live in
he would not seek re-election this fall to the negotiated an agreement ensuring that school working with Governor David Paterson and and contains part of the city of Cleveland. It Independence, Ohio and carry on the
seat he's held since 1976. Skelos, 60, was district lawyers who are ineligible for public we welcome his efforts to work with us on encompasses the western and southern A member of the John M. Manos Cleveland traditions of Greek American families. Jim is
crucial to Bruno becoming majority leader in pensions cannot access the state’s public these and other priority issues. We also look portion of Cuyahoga County. In the March Chapter of the Order of AHEPA, Trakas has active in cultural and art organizations that
1994. Speaking after being sworn in he listed retirement system, making school districts’ forward to working in a bipartisan spirit with 4th primary election, he won the Republican won the Periclean of the Year Award as well as glorify Greek culture and has spoken out
his top priorities as property tax relief and job administrative costs more transparent and Assembly Speaker Silver and leaders Malcolm primary by getting 79.31% of the vote! the Socratan of the Year Award at his local about the continued Turkish Occupation of
creation. establishing new safeguards to end school Smith and Jim Tedisco, to achieve our chapter. He is also a member of The American Cyprus as a public figure. As a member of the
superintendent ‘double-dipping’ practices common goals.” "As a Greek American, I have chosen to run Hellenic Institute and contributes to IOCC in American Nationalities Movement he has
Dean Skelos has been in the Senate since 1985 that have cost property taxpayers millions of for Congress with the wisdom that those who the Cleveland Area. He has been recognized championed freedom’s causes around the
and is steeped in the ways of power Albany, dollars. invented our democracy, can help perfect it,” for his leadership by American Hellenic world, and has won that organization’s Man
including the authority of strong majority he stated for NEO. “It is my duty to go to Institute and United Hellenic Organizations. of The Year Award for his commitment to the
leaders to determine what bills even get to the Washington for the betterment of my Greek community.
floor for debate. Born and raised in Rockville constituents and to de-emphasize politics, As a legislator, he has twice been Grand
NY Senater Majority Leader
Centre, a member of South Side High School's and solve very real problems, many of them Marshall in the Cleveland Greek Contribution checks should be made to the
Dean Skelos with New York
class of 1966, he received a B.A. in History created by Washington. As an Orthodox Independence Day Parade, and has helped to order of Trakas for Congress and mailed to:
Mayor Mike Bloomberg
from Maryland's Washington College in Christian, I plan to govern in a moral and commemorate the holiday by sponsoring 1500 West 3rd Street, Suite 120, Cleveland,
1970. He earned a law degree in 1975 from effective manner that will bring pride to my resolutions in The Ohio House of OH 44113. For on-line contributions go to
the Fordham University School of Law and is constituents and rich cultural heritage." Representatives, where he was a Member http://www.jimtrakas.org/contribute.php.
from 1999-2006. Jim also passed resolutions
counsel to the Mineola-based law firm Ruskin
Former Ohio State Representative Jim Trakas through the Legislature encouraging the U.S. The maximum contribution for an individual
Moscou Evans & Faltischek.
has deep roots in Greater Cleveland’s Greek Department of State to include Greece in the is $2,300 for the primary election which was
Serving in the state Assembly for two years, community. His maternal grandparents hail Visa Waiver Program, as well as encouraging held on March 4, 2008, and another $2,300
Skelos was elected to the state Senate in 1984. from Platanos, Samos, Greece. His paternal the U.S. Department of State to not recognize for the general election on November 4,
He is the author of Megan's law, which grandparents come from Roino, Arcadia. His FYROM with a traditional Greek name as 2008.
created the New York state Sex Offender grandparents all came to the USA from 1920- wrong diplomacy for the U.S. Trakas also has
Registry, and serves as the senate 1921. Vasilios Trakas fought for seven years in co-sponsored legislation to recognize the
representative on the Metropolitan the Balkan Wars and WWI in the Greek Armenian Holocaust and called on the
Transportation Authority's four-member Army as an infantryman and won the Turkish Government to apologize to the
Capital Program Review Board, and co- regimental dance contest in 1916 as a Armenian people. He was instrumental in
machine gunner. working to install a bust of Clisthenes in The
A member of St. Paul Greek Orthodox Ohio House Chamber and help educate
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PERSPECTIVE
FROM GREECE
New Greek
food products
knocking at
the US door
Deputy Minister
Kostas Kiltidis
with Prime Minister
Kostas Karamanlis.
By Konstantinos Rhompotis
Greek agricultural products are well During your recent visit to the US, you producers, processors and exporters comparative advantages our products have in of Attica and Halkidiki. During my meeting
said that the American market is in representatives, to make our products the comparison to those of other countries. Also I with the US Director of the Forestry Service
placed to conquer the European and
demand of more high quality Greek best in the world. would like to mention the rapid increase of Tom Harbor, who is in charge of wildfires and
international markets, according to products, including and besides the organic products’ demand as well as of aerial fire extinction, we exchanged views on
staple olive oil, wine and cheese. Is production capable of proving a steady products of highly dietary value. The latter the structure and function of forest services as
Deputy Minister of Rural
supply to the US market without altering was pointed out during my visit by the US well as on the mechanisms for fire fighting. In
Development and Food of Greece Besides these particularly Greek agricultural the quality? Deputy Minister of Agriculture Mark the course of our discussion the need for the
products, we are promoting and Keenum. So, the products’ promotion is more re-establishment of the Forest Service came
Kostas Kiltidis, who himself belongs
simultaneously demonstrating a series of We believe, as I said before, that the Greek intensive in the U.S market and with joint up. In the US, man power is primarily utilized
to a new breed of leadership, willing to other products in the U.S market, as agriculture is competitive, provides efforts and initiatives we will succeed. for fire prevention, since technology alone
dis. make bold moves and take risks in derivatives by the processing of the organic significant comparative advantages and has a (cameras, detectors etc,) has been proven not
alKilti order to open doors and ways.“Our aim Dpreosdigunctast ioans owf eOll riagsi np (rPoDduOct)s anodf PPrrootteecctteedd hfuigtuhreer. Aqulla lwitey noefe dt hies tGo rdeeekm oangsrtircautlet utrhael cHoams petthitei vewneesask o f dthoell Garr eeakf fpercotdeduc tst hine eTfhfeec tAivme eerniocaung-hG.reek community is helping
nister of RurFood Kostas aisd vtaon tbargiensg o f oouutr aaglrli cuthltousree irne loartdivere awGthltheiesoer grnnerea awtpiGv hseier ceccaetrlok oIr pn esdpm i(rcaoearrdtogiumoicnnatg st( PiicnG o pftI rh)o.e odS rUuog,c. aStwns m,ei c cta rarorkagcneuetdst, nFcporeinoiugadnhlultbycr,oti wesr she,io nmo educs.soptm eschpioaawrlil syoo fnf tthhtooe s et ohspnoeseecs i aoli fqn u oatolhiuteyrr eIth ctoehn Uion.mkS imct hacarotkn eijnut ?nscptuitree ,o of utrh ec oaudnvteryrs eh aws onroldt oeFfrxfoo aumtmnh dept ahletaei,f o fibsen ecl getPeailnddan ninaitngr egy tao hsiune. r e TnfRfuhoomero tte rsfreo osirnup r soeG nfwosrreaee yescost.efa ,tT tifohhoneer
Mid for our products to gain the position of Kozani, truffles, chestnuts, pomegranate characteristics and point out the importance been affected that much. American Hellenes was immediate and
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Deputy pment a othf etyh de emserinvei,s”tr hy e issa yfosr. “oTurh ec bouansitcr ya itmo Ientc .)w cahni ccher tawinalyys f inwdi tllh eiyro pula cseu.pport the itonhf tteeh ren UMat.ieSodn iatmel rmraarankrekeaetnt. s d isAeutcl, rhine a aosdr dCye,h ri tniona c, oJnlaaqpruagneer, GHroewe kc-aAnm theeri Acamne croicmanm, uanndit ye,s pheeclpia lilny tthhee utosu pcrhoiundg ,f orre coountf cirommimngo nan a nafcfeinstirtyy. that makes
Greek Develo obtain a strong and competitive edge in production of these organic products? EAUus tcroaulina,t rCieasn, awdea , hRauvses isau cacnede daelmd oinst dino inalgl aruftrearl ladsetv yeelaorp’sm deinsats torfo uGsr weeilcdef,i reessp?ecially HDoemw ewtraiso sy?our meeting with Archbishop
the agriculture-livestock sector, with Greece is following the common European that. We have established transparency in the
orientation and within this framework there production stage (pesticides, fertilizers etc.) Before I answer your question, allow me to My meeting with Archbishop Demetrios was
main advantage points the exceptional quality and the safety for the consumer
is an incentive of subsidies for the production and traceability (control in every production say a few words about the catastrophic fires as a special experience for me. His presence can
that our products are already famous for.” Important assurances as the outcry of the organic products aiming at the and processing stage). well as about the actions taken by the be compared to a beacon of light, not only for
infrastructure enforcement for their long Ministry of Rural Development and Food. the Greek Orthodox people in America, but
over damaged Chinese goods, and recently the salmonella-infected tomatoes are
term produce and disposal in the market. After the meeting you held in the US, are The reconstruction of the areas hit by the for all Hellenes. We had the opportunity to
yet to subside, leaving American consumers as preoccupied as ever. In the I would like to point that, during my recent you more optimistic about opening this catastrophic fires in 2007 is a huge challenge discuss in detail the initiatives taken by his
visit to the U.S., as you previously mentioned, market to Greek products, a goal of many for us. We proceed based on plans and we are Office in order to alleviate the suffering of the
meantime, the buzz over the so-called Mediterranean diet – different
I had the opportunity to ascertain that the of your predecessors as well. attempting step by step the regeneration of people in the areas affected mostly by the
Mediterranean versions of Greek cuisine basically – is constantly on the rise, respective subsidies’ strategy is compatible the burned areas of our country. We are wildfires. I would like to thank once again the
with U.S practices. We take advantage of Certainly. The Greek agricultural products as implementing the reconstruction of the rural Americans of Greek descent, all the Greeks
thanks not only to taste but to health benefits as well, leaving the space wide open every possibility, by participating to the the olive oil and the olives, the wine and the and forestry areas, taking specific actions. living abroad, all those who contributed in
for high quality, naturally produced Greek goodies. Kostas Kiltidis’ interview international exhibitions, exchanging views cheeses (mainly feta) present a continuous Within this framework I would like to point the healing of wounds caused by this
with colleagues, inviting to Greece penetration and un upward trend to the out that we activated the Special Forestry nightmare.
with NEO was done in the wake of his recent visit to the US, where he had the representatives of other countries and always international markets and especially in the Agency financing the forestry interventions.
opportunity to hold a series of meeting with key American officials, among them with the contribution of the competent inter- U.S, not because over three millions Greeks We also proceeded to the immediate drawing
professional organizations as well as the live and work there, but due to the of the forest maps giving priority to the areas
Deputy Minister of Agriculture Mark Keenum, and people from the industry.
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