Cyprus has much to do post-climate deal, minister says
Cyprus has much work to do especially in the area of electricity production and renewable energy but also other issues in the wake of the...
Agriculture Minister Nicos Kouyialis
Minister files police complaint over Facebook pages
Agriculture Minister Nicos Kouyialis has filed an official complaint with the police that several Facebook pages that appear linked to him are not his, an...
Thousands sign petition against dolphinarium
Some 13,000 people have signed a petition against the operation of an a dolphinarium in Cyprus, handed over by Green Party leader Giorgos Perdikis to...
Minister says landfills to close under proposal headed to cabinet
A proposal will be submitted to the cabinet by the end of October on waste management, that will see the closure of the landfills in...
Minister tours Pittas factory
Agriculture Minister Nicos Kouyialis on Monday toured the Pittas dairy factory in Nicosia, sampling the produce as he went along. Kouyialis, accompanied by the directors...
Cyprus among EU nations seeking GM opt-out
Cyprus is among 19 EU member states have requested opt-outs for all or part of their territory from cultivation of a Monsanto genetically-modified crop, which...
Fisheries staff allowed back in but rent dispute drags on
By Evie Andreou The owner of the office building that houses the fisheries department agreed to let the employees back into their offices after a...
Kouyialis among EU ministers to meet Pope on climate change
Agriculture Minister Nicos Kouyialis, along with his EU counterparts, met Pope Francis on Wednesday in the Vatican under the umbrella of the Pontiff’s initiative on...
Cabinet approves bill allowing industrial hemp production
A bill for the cultivation and marketing of industrial hemp was adopted by the Cabinet on Wednesday, Agriculture Minister Nicos Kouyialis said. To avoid being...
Opposition to halloumi PDO shows its importance, minister says
By Andria Kades The fact that foreign companies have vowed to fight Cyprus’ application to have halloumi registered as a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO)...
