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 given by the European Commission was set to expire on July 9, but with disagreements ongoing between various stakeholders regarding milk quotas and the implementation thereof, the requisite progress was not made.

With this in mind, the agriculture ministry said on...