Informal working group on Halloumi/Hellim

The European Commission has established an informal working group on Halloumi/Hellim.  The group shall bring about an exchange of information as well as the sharing of experience and good practices among stakeholders relating to their participation in the PDO scheme for Halloumi/Hellim and will review the functioning of the inspection system for Halloumi/Hellim. 

The group shall be composed of up to ten members of whom an equal number shall be drawn from the Greek Cypriot community and from the Turkish Cypriot community.  Members shall be individuals appointed to represent a common interest, such as representatives of Chambers of Commerce, representatives of farmers’ organisations or representatives of dairies involved in the production of Halloumi/Hellim, representatives of relevant professional interests and representatives of civil society organisations.  The group will meet periodically. 

The Commission now wishes to invite individuals to apply to become members of the group.  Full details of the group and of the application procedure can be found in the Terms of Reference and Call for Applications.  Applications should be sent to: REFORM-CYPRUS-SETTLEMENT-SUPPORTec [dot] europa [dot] eu (REFORM-CYPRUS-SETTLEMENT-SUPPORT[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu). The deadline for submission of applications is 10 May 2022.