Juncker: I’m no fan of ‘rubbery’ halloumi
Former European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker has said he was not a fan of halloumi, despite consuming enough to last him a lifetime. In an...
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President gives stakeholders a month to sort out halloumi mess
PRESIDENT Anastasiades has given the two sides at odds over the registration of halloumi as a PDO (pdo) one month to agree on whether the...
Our View: Clock is ticking down to save halloumi as uniquely Cypriot
Champagne is to cheap sparkling wine what halloumi is to bland, generic ‘white’ or ‘squeaky’ cheese. It is the desire to make such an ambitious...
‘Political solutions’ being used to secure halloumi as Cyprus product
Agriculture minister Costas Kadis reassured stakeholders on Tuesday the government is doing all it can to safeguard halloumi as a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO)...
Government blunders threaten halloumi production, producers say
The steps the government has taken to protect Cyprus’ halloumi industry are impossible to follow say cheese producers European Commission approval of Cyprus’ application to...
‘Will we eventually end up importing halloumi?’ farmers ask at protest (Updated)
Sheep and goat farmers on Friday protested outside the ministry of commerce over delays in the registration of halloumi as a Protected Designation of Origin...
Halloumi standing takes a further knock (updated)
A recent statement by a top European judge that a Bulgarian cheese can be called BBQloumi is a further failure of the Cyprus government to...
No-deal Brexit would hit Cyprus hard, UK warns
A Brexit deal is in the interests of both UK and Cyprus, which share significant business relations, as a potential no-deal scenario would have “disruptive”...
President briefed on halloumi battle
A meeting was held at the palace on Wednesday chaired by President Nicos Anastasiades to discuss the various issues affecting the halloumi sector. The meeting,...
Farming organisations complain about faux-halloumi import
Cyprus’ farming organisations on Tuesday demanded the ministries of trade and agriculture take measures to stop the import of a white cheese similar to halloumi....
Cheesemakers upset by ministry clampdown on ‘non-standard halloumi’
CHEESEMAKERS are unhappy by the sudden fervor by the commerce ministry to clamp down on non-specification halloumi, arguing the state would not be have been...
Airport authorities seize two shipments of non-specification halloumi
Larnaca airport authorities on Thursday seized two shipments of non-specification halloumi cheese due to be exported to Romania and Bahrain, reports said on Thursday. The...
‘Stop defaming our halloumi’ Cyprus tells Sweden
Cyprus defends its famous cheese against Swedish smear, alludes to ‘trade war’ By Evie Andreou and Lizzy Ioannidou Angry cheese producers, farmers and officials on...
Swedes warned off eating Cyprus halloumi
Eating Cyprus halloumi could be worse than eating meat because of the high levels of antibiotics Cypriot farmers give their animals, a Swedish food expert...
Increased halloumi demand drives prices up in UK
Increased demand from China and elsewhere for halloumi cheese has reportedly driven prices up by 12 per cent in UK supermarkets, some of which have...
Brits eat 12,000 tonnes of halloumi a year
Britons consume over 12,000 tonnes of halloumi cheese a year, the British High Commission said in a tweet on Saturday. The High Commission added the...
Halloumi PDO delay due to trade issues for Turkish Cypriots
The delay in the registration of halloumi as a PDO product is due to disagreements between the government and the European Commission with the latter...
President wants Brussels to expedite halloumi PDO
President Nicos Anastasiades has written to the European Commission president over the delays in registering halloumi cheese as a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) more...
Ministers say all measures being taken to protect halloumi
After Cyprus lost the halloumi trademark in the UK, the legal service told the House agriculture committee on Tuesday it will be undertaking new battles...
Anastasiades gives halloumi producers ultimatum
President Nicos Anastasiades has given halloumi producers and cow farmers an ultimatum, saying they need to fall in line with the legal service’s standards for...
