Greece's fur industry hub hit hard in wake of Ukraine crisis

STORY: Greece's fur industry hub hit hard in wake of Ukraine crisis DATELINE: May 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:54 LOCATION: Athens CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. aerial view of Kastoria 2. various of fur clothes 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): DINO SALAGIANNIS, Owner of fur business 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Greek): AKIS TSOUKAS, President of the Hellenic Fur Federation 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Greek): GIANNIS KORENTSIDIS, Mayor of Kastoria STORYLINE: Kastoria, a city in northern Greece, has been a bustling center of the fur trade for generations. However, its fur industry has been hit hard by the impact of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, as it is heavily reliant on exports to Russia. Under the European Union's (EU) sanctions on Russia over the conflict in Ukraine, fur is listed among the luxury goods that can no longer be exported to Russia since March 14. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): DINO SALAGIANNIS, Owner of fur business "When 90 percent of my sales are all of a sudden illegal, something must be done." Akis Tsoukas, president of the Helle

GREECE-KASTORIA-FUR INDUSTRY

GREECE-KASTORIA-FUR INDUSTRY

(220517) -- KASTORIA (GREECE), May 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on April 26, 2022 shows an empty exhibition center that used to host the Kastoria International Fur Fair in Kastoria, Greece. A bustling center of the fur trade for generations, Kastoria, a city in northern Greece, has been eerily quiet this spring. (Photo by Angelos Tsatsis/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Greece's fur industry hub hit hard in wake of Ukraine crisis

GREECE-KASTORIA-FUR INDUSTRY

GREECE-KASTORIA-FUR INDUSTRY

(220517) -- KASTORIA (GREECE), May 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on April 26, 2022 shows an empty exhibition center that used to host the Kastoria International Fur Fair in Kastoria, Greece. A bustling center of the fur trade for generations, Kastoria, a city in northern Greece, has been eerily quiet this spring. (Photo by Angelos Tsatsis/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Greece's fur industry hub hit hard in wake of Ukraine crisis

GREECE-KASTORIA-FUR INDUSTRY

GREECE-KASTORIA-FUR INDUSTRY

(220517) -- KASTORIA (GREECE), May 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on April 26, 2022 shows Dino Salagiannis, a second-generation trader in the family-owned business Ego Group SA, holding a fur coat from their latest collection in Kastoria, Greece. A bustling center of the fur trade for generations, Kastoria, a city in northern Greece, has been eerily quiet this spring. (Photo by Angelos Tsatsis/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Greece's fur industry hub hit hard in wake of Ukraine crisis