In today’s episode, farmers demonstrated in front of the EU House on Monday with hundreds of tractors and pickup trucks, over the controversial nature bill currently being debated in the EU parliament, which will see further axing of pesticide use.

Meanwhile, given the large drop in fuel prices compared to a year ago the ending of the VAT on fuel is justified, the president of the Cyprus Consumers Association said.

Elsewhere, parliament on Monday gave the green light for unlocking more than 1,800 positions in the public sector, as requested by the government.

All this and more in the Cyprus Beat briefing brought to you by the Cyprus Mail.