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Cypriot Halloumi Cheese to be Designated as PDO
Cypriot Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment Nicos Kouyialis will seek the support of European Union member-states and other countries to proceed with the application to designate the infamous local halloumi cheese as a PDO (Protected Designation of Origin).
Furthermore, according to...
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UN Secretary General Special Adviser on Cyprus to Visit Island on March 16
United Nations Secretary General Adviser on Cyprus Espen Barth Eide is scheduled to visit the island on March 16-18 in order to hold meetings with both the Republic of Cyprus officials and representatives of the illegal Turkish-Cypriot entity. The...
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Turkish-Cypriots Create Controversy Over Halloumi Cheese
The Turkish-Cypriot community objected to halloumi cheese protected designation of origin (PDO) status and claims a separate production control mechanism in the Turkish-occupied territories.
Cyprus first made an application to secure PDO status for halloumi cheese in July 2014. Halloumi is...
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British Tories MP Brings Cyprus Problem to the House of Commons
North London Conservative MP David Burrowes has once again raised the Cyprus' long standing issue at the House of Commons Foreign Policy Session. Burrowes, a well-known friend of Cypriot people, brought the burning issue back to date with a question to his...
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Ankara: Turkish-Cypriots Have Right to Exploit Natural Resources
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' statements during a joint press conference with the President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nicos Anastasiades, during his first official visit abroad, in Nicosia, caused Ankara's fierce reaction.
"Tsipras' statements during his visit to the...
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Cypriot Parliament President: We Need to Begin a Campaign to Annul Turkish Plans
The President of the Cypriot House of Representatives, Yiannakis Omirou, has denounced statements of Turkish President Recep Tayip Erdogan earlier today on the Cyprus problem and the hydrocarbons reserves in the island's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). At the same...
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High Commissioner Todd: Britain Supports Efforts to End Tragedy of Missing Cypriots
The British High Commissioner to Cyprus, Ric Todd, highlighted that the British government supports efforts aiming to bring the tragedy of missing persons from the 1974 Turkish Invasion to an end. Furthermore, the British official said his country's government is...
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Cypriot President: No to Dialogue as Long as Turkey Violates Cyprus' Sovereignty
Cyprus’ President Nicos Anastasiades has ruled out his country’s participation in talks with the Turkish-Cypriot side as long as the Republic of Cyprus is subjected to the violation of its sovereignty rights. Furthermore, the Cypriot President also underlined that...
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Victoria Hislop: 'The Island' Author Hurts Cyprus
Frustration is spread in Cyprus for the highly anticipated new book on the occupied city of Famagusta, as British writer Victoria Hislop "whitewashes" the Turkish intruders, in what was originally presented as a novel that would spread the word of...
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Endangered Cypriot Community
The Republic of Cyprus is entering into an unpredictable phase in its troublesome history. If the economic crisis was not bad enough, it is also facing constant provocation by Turkey while the bi-communal negotiations have come to a dead-end...