Halloumi PDO delayed over issues with Green Line Regulation
Apart from objections raised by various third countries, registering halloumi cheese as a protected designation of origin (PDO) was being delayed by disagreements with the...
Protected Designation of Origin
Cyprus-produced halloumi ‘inferior’ and ‘industrial’ UK cheese makers say
Some UK cheese makers who are fighting Cyprus’ Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) in Brussels say British halloumi tastes better than that produced in Cyprus....
Focus on boosting goat and sheep milk for halloumi
By Andria Kades AGRICULTURE Minister Nicos Kouyialis has announced measures worth €35 million aimed at supporting sheep and goat farmers for the next three years...
EC chief breaks deadlock in halloumi/hellim PDO dispute
By Jean Christou EUROPEAN Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said yesterday he had, with the leaders of the two sides over a working lunch, resolved the...
Recognising the Paphos sausage
By Bejay Browne A PAPHOS butcher, his brother and two other village butchers have applied for EU recognition of Paphos sausages, which they say are...
EU convinced over halloumi’s traditional Cypriot character, Minister says
The process of designating halloumi cheese as a Cypriot traditional product is at an advanced level, Minister of Agriculture Nicos Kouyialis has stated on Wednesday....
Kouyialis to seek EU support to designate local cheese as PDO
Nicos Kouyialis, Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment, will stress to EU and third countries’ Ambassadors the determination of Cyprus to proceed with the...
‘Halloumi is not a political issue’
By Evie Andreou HALLOUMI does not fall within the responsibilities and mandate of UN Secretary General’s Special Adviser on Cyprus Esper Barth Eide government spokesman...
Minister grilled over halloumi row
By Constantinos Psillides DAIRY farmers and cheese makers vowed yesterday to fight Cyprus’s application to register the traditional halloumi as a protected designation of origin...
Halloumi PDO to be filed next month
By George Psyllides A FILE to register halloumi as a product of protected designation of origin (PDO) will be submitted to the European Commission early...