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AKEL Leader Calls for Urgent Meeting on Foot-and-Mouth Disease

Published March 13, 2026, 17:12
AKEL Leader Calls for Urgent Meeting on Foot-and-Mouth Disease

The General Secretary of AKEL, Stefanos Stefanou, is calling for an urgent meeting with the participation of President Christodoulides and livestock farmers, due to the crisis caused by foot-and-mouth disease. The request of Cyprus for an exemption from the European protocol was rejected by the European Commissioner, leading to mass culling of animals. Stefanou warns of the devastating consequences this will have on livestock farming, the economy, and society, and calls on the President to take immediate action.