Call for second bicommunal EU halloumi group
The European Commission on Wednesday launched an application for the second assembly of the informal working group on Halloumi/Hellim.
The first assembly had a two-year mandate, which has now ...
Goat, sheep milk to ‘surpass’ cow’s in PDO halloumi ‘in 2029’
The quantity of goat and sheep milk in halloumi compliant with the European Commission’s Protected Designation or Origin (PDO) regulations will surpass the quantity of cow’s milk in ...
Halloumi specs ‘death sentence’ for small cheesemakers
Over a dozen small cheesemakers have written to the president with a “plea for help” as they fear their businesses will shut down following the halloumi requirements which come with ...
Cow farmers dismiss calls for halloumi meeting
Cow breeders on Thursday said a meeting called by Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou to discuss halloumi production incentives is unnecessary.
In an announcement, cow breeders said the meeting, slated for ...
Incentives for farmers to produce more halloumi
With one day left till the initial ten-year transition period for producing halloumi according to PDO guidelines expires, Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou on Monday presented incentives and measures to help ...
Cow breeders call for halloumi meeting with president
Cow breeders on Friday called for a meeting with President Nikos Christodoulides to discuss outstanding problems over halloumi production.
In a letter addressed to Christodoulides, the cow breeders highlighted the ...
Commission gives Cyprus five more years to comply with Halloumi regulations
The European Commission on Tuesday extended Cyprus’ transition period to comply with the Protected Designation or Origin (PDO) regulations for Halloumi for another five years.
The initial ten-year transition period ...
‘Still a lack of trust on halloumi issue’
President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday received delegations from associations involved in the halloumi making process.
The meeting was attended by Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou and other state officials.
After the ...
Cypriot grannies back fast food item
Burger King in the UK has announced that it will be filling the gap left by McDonald’s when it decided to discontinue it’s halloumi fries, the rival chain ...
Christodoulides to meet halloumi stakeholders in April
President Nikos Christodoulides will hold a meeting with “all those involved in the production of halloumi” in April, Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou said on Sunday.
Speaking to the Cyprus News ...
EU extends delays to changes to halloumi for five years
The extension of the percentage of goat and sheep milk used in halloumi production for another five years was approved by the EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council in Brussels on ...
Halloumi maverick: Reviving tradition in the battle for halloumi’s soul
On a cold winter evening in a car park in the capital Nicosia, queues are already forming before former airline pilot Pantelis Panteli arrives in a small van to sell ...
Our View: The halloumi PDO saga is now verging on the absurd
Will there ever be an end to the halloumi PDO (protected designation of origin) saga or will the irrationality of the last few years continue? It seems set to run ...
EU top court dismisses bid to drop halloumi protected status
A top court in the European Union on Wednesday rejected an attempt to drop the protected status of halloumi, staving off a challenge on the prized cheese that is one ...
Halloumi remains priority for ministry
Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou reiterated the government’s goal of safeguarding halloumi exports, adding that the protection of halloumi as a national product remains unchanged during a meeting with the ...
Halloumi decision post EU court ruling in February
The government will take decisions on halloumi during a wide-ranging meeting with all stakeholders after February 21, when an EU Court is expected to issue its decision over the halloumi appeal, ...
Sheep, goat farmers slam halloumi decisions
The sheep and goat farmers’ coordinating committee expressed dissatisfaction on Monday with decisions taken in their absence at last week’s presidential meeting with cheesemakers over halloumi production.
The farmers ...
Cheesemakers suspend protest measures
Cheesemakers decided on Friday to suspend protest measures they announced to shut down dairy farms over an ongoing spat on halloumi.
The looming threat had also led cattle farmers to ...
Government proposes quick fix to cheesemakers (Updated)
By Nikolaos Prakas and Elias Hazou
The government on Thursday proposed extending to February 21 the validity of an existing decree regulating the composition of halloumi cheese, in a last-ditch bid ...
PDO Halloumi production ‘up in the air’
The future of the production of halloumi as a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) product is “up in the air”, after producers on Wednesday repeated their decision to close their ...
President to meet cheesemakers in growing Halloumi milk ratio debate
President Nikos Christodoulides will be meeting with cheesemakers on January 4 it emerged on Sunday, a day after cattle farmers threatened to dump milk outside the presidential palace.
On Saturday the ...
Milk to be dumped outside presidential palace as a ‘matter of survival’
Cattle farmers on Saturday threatened to dump milk at the presidential palace starting January 10 if the cheesemakers stay true to their threat to shut shop next year.
“It’s a ...
Cheesemakers’ association to close dairy farms in protest
The administrative board of the Cyprus Cheesemakers’ Association unanimously agreed to close all dairy farms associated with the group starting January 10
In a statement released on Friday, the association said ...
Turkish Cypriots to be able to export PDO halloumi ‘by June’
Turkish Cypriot halloumi producers should be able to export their product to the standards of the protected designation of origin (PDO) by June, the European Commission’s Cyprus Settlement Support ...