The Director of the Press Office of the President of the Republic Mr. Andreas Joseph received today on behalf of the President of the Republic Mr. Nicos Anastasiades a memorandum with the demands of the sheep and goat farmers, who were protesting outside the Presidential Palace.
Addressing the sheep and goat farmers, Mr. Joseph said that "the President of the Republic understands the difficult position you are in.
On behalf of the President of the Republic, what I want to tell you is that by the end of the month you are expected to receive financial aid of eight million euros. And this will cover both sheep and goat farmers and cow and pig farmers.
At the same time, on the instructions of the President of the Republic, next week the Minister of Agriculture, Mr. Kadis, will go to Brussels, where he will participate in the EU Council of Ministers, during which he will ask for additional aid.
The issue of haloumi is in the Legal Service, an opinion from the Attorney General is expected. What we recommend is patience.
The Government is on your side. The aim is to develop the primary sector, which the Government supports and has demonstrated many times.
During the pandemic, this Government has given you more than 25 million euros.
(PM/MB/SX)
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