Police will be deployed in the Rizoelia area on Friday to ensure public order and safety during a planned protest over the foot-and-mouth measures by a group of livestock farmers.
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A compensation package for livestock farmers resuming operations after foot-and-mouth disease outbreaks has been agreed and will be submitted to the Council of Ministers for approval, the head of the ...
Justice Minister Costas Fitiris has said he takes responsibility for assurances given to the President regarding the handling of the Rizoelia farmers’ protest, while also expressing dissatisfaction with aspects of ...
A 60-year-old cattle farmer from Yeri was admitted to intensive care on Saturday after suffering a heart attack shortly after his animal unit tested positive for foot-and-mouth disease.
The incident ...
Livestock farmers plan to formally request a meeting with Nikos Christodoulides, their spokesperson Stella Petrou said on Friday, as tensions continue over the mass culling of animals linked to the ...
An ongoing livestock farmers’ protest at the Rizoelia roundabout in Larnaca continued on Thursday, with Justice Minister Costas Fitiris attending the site as demonstrators blocked key road access.
Farmers initially ...
Agricultural organisations rejected the ongoing farmers’ protests over the foot-and-mouth outbreak on Thursday, as police warned that gatherings could increase transmission risks and involve individuals unrelated to the livestock sector.
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Livestock farmers will be gathering on Thursday at Rizoelia roundabout in Larnaca to protest the ongoing mass culling of animals due to the foot and mouth outbreak, while the police ...
Cyprus’ main agricultural organisations have called on President Nikos Christodoulides to raise the issue of relaxing EU protocols on animal culling at the upcoming European Council meeting.
In a joint ...
The veterinary services department on Saturday morning implored farmers not to gather, ahead of a planned protest at the presidential palace against the culling of livestock in light of the ...
Livestock farmers have announced a nationwide protest to be held on Saturday in Nicosia, marching to the presidential palace in opposition to ongoing culling measures linked to foot-and-mouth disease.
Demonstrators ...
Strong reactions have been expressed by livestock farmers in the areas of Timi and Anarita in Paphos district over new measures implemented by the agriculture ministry to protect animals from ...
A group of livestock farmers gathered on Wednesday outside a livestock unitin Yeri to protest the planned collection of animal samples by the veterinary services, amid rising tensions over containment ...
Livestock farmers will expect answers from the government by Tuesday to a series of questions they will send, as decided at a meeting held with the participation of livestock farmers, ...
Farmers’ organisations on Sunday announced the temporary suspension of protest measures planned for Monday, following an emergency meeting with Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou.
In a joint statement, the organisations Pek, ...
Local farmers protested on Saturday against the EU’s Mercosur deal at a demonstration outside the European Union House in Nicosia.
During the protest, the farmers presented a resolution addressed ...
Greek farmers drove dozens of tractors into central Athens on Friday to protest over rising production costs and tough competition from abroad, saying that what the government had offered them ...
Farmers will take to the streets in protest against the EU–Mercosur trade agreement, MEP George Georgiou confirmed on Friday, warning that the deal threatens food safety standards and the ...
Severe reductions in water supply to agriculture will have devastating consequences for farmers and consumers alike, agricultural association president Kyriakos Kailas cautioned on Saturday.
Kailas described the scale of the ...
The trade deal signed between the European Union and South American trade bloc Mercosur will bring about greater stability for Cyprus and its farmers, Commerce and Trade Minister Michael Damianos ...
Rice growers in northern Greece had braced for a tough 2026 season as competition from non-EU exporters heated up but many of them now worry that a controversial free trade deal ...
The EU-Mercosur agreement was scrutinised on Wednesday at the House agriculture committee, focusing on the impact it will have on the rural economy, with minister Maria Panayiotou assuring that the ...
French farmers drove tractors into Paris on Tuesday for the second time in a week to protest against an EU-Mercosur trade deal they say threatens local agriculture by creating unfair ...
Greece promised farmers cheaper fuel and full compensation for future output losses on Wednesday in a last-ditch effort to persuade them to end demonstrations that have disrupted travel and hit ...