Turkish Cypriot daily Haberdar newspaper (13.06.12) reports that Sara Ludford, Member of the European Parliament with the Liberal Democrat Party has called on the European Commission not to give to the Republic of Cyprus the name of “Halloumi” cheese as protected designation of origin (PDO). Ludford met yesterday with a delegation from the occupied area of Cyprus and argued that it would not be fair for the same cheese “to be treated in two different ways”. She alleged that the EU did not keep the promises it had given to the Turkish Cypriots in 2004 and that the European Commission should not allow the deterioration of the problem with the issue of halloumi cheese.
British MEP supported the Turkish views on the “Halloumi” issue
