Agriculture minister calls for halloumi exports to Australia without tariffs
Agriculture Minister Petros Xenophontos put to the table on Tuesday, his proposal that halloumi should be exported to Australia as duty-dree. He was speaking in...
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Greek Cypriots thwarting north’s attempts to produce halloumi
The EU has claimed that halloumi/hellim production will form a ‘mini-reunification laboratory’. There is no sign of that yet By Fahri Zihni The much loved...
EU court rules in favour of halloumi imitators
The General Court of the EU (CJEU) on Wednesday rejected the appeals filed by the Foundation for the Protection of the Traditional Cheese of Cyprus...
European court to rule on halloumi imitators on Wednesday
The General Court of the EU (CJEU) is on Wednesday set to announce a decision regarding two appeals submitted by the Foundation for the Protection...
Government welcomes first TC halloumi/hellim PDO
The government on Thursday welcomed the first PDO certificate being awarded to a Turkish Cypriot producer of halloumi/hellim as proof of the role the EU...
First Turkish Cypriot halloumi gets PDO
The European Commission said on Tuesday it had awarded the first PDO certificate for halloumi (or hellim in Turkish) to a Turkish Cypriot producer. The...
Buffalo pose new threat to halloumi
A British company is being grilled by the agriculture ministry over its ‘buffalomi’ product – a “halloumi style cheese” made from buffalo milk. “After many...
Chamber of commerce pleased with new halloumi PDO specs
The new developments in PDO specifications will widen prospects for the development of halloumi, the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce (Keve) said on Thursday. In a...
Cheesemakers request changes to halloumi PDO
The agriculture ministry on Wednesday said it accepted the request of the Cyprus Cheesemakers’ Association that called for the addition of halloumi in unfolded blocks,...
Halloumi and Akamas ‘most significant’ achievements of agriculture ministry
Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis on Wednesday said €443 million euros in grants and subsidies had been allocated to the agricultural sector between 2018 to 2022,...
