I’m scratching my head as to how we’re exporting over a billion€ a year in petro-products without extracting a single drop.
raiseurfist on
Ah yes. Of course our rich deposits of fossil fuels and oils are 61% of our exports.
We are basically swimming in oil and use halloumi as armbands to float.
Fun_Success_45 on
[https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_21_1623](https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_21_1623)
After 2021, only Χαλλούμι/Halloumi/Hellim produced in Cyprus that meets the product specification is allowed to use the registered name.
Captain_Mumbles on
I don’t understand the figures in that article.
“In August alone, Cyprus sent €74.6 million worth of goods to EU countries, with Greece (€18.8m), Germany (€5.5m), and Romania (€5.0m) among the top destinations.
Outside the bloc, North Africa stood out with €238 million in exports, followed by €113.3 million to the Near and Middle East and €32.7 million to other Asian countries. Smaller but steady flows went to North America (€5.7m) and other African and European markets.”
The UK isn’t mentioned at all and presumably comes in the smaller other markets category, but in 2024 the UK imported €143m of just halloumi or €12m a month, so should be the top country behind Greece.
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I’m scratching my head as to how we’re exporting over a billion€ a year in petro-products without extracting a single drop.
Ah yes. Of course our rich deposits of fossil fuels and oils are 61% of our exports.
We are basically swimming in oil and use halloumi as armbands to float.
[https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_21_1623](https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_21_1623)
After 2021, only Χαλλούμι/Halloumi/Hellim produced in Cyprus that meets the product specification is allowed to use the registered name.
I don’t understand the figures in that article.
“In August alone, Cyprus sent €74.6 million worth of goods to EU countries, with Greece (€18.8m), Germany (€5.5m), and Romania (€5.0m) among the top destinations.
Outside the bloc, North Africa stood out with €238 million in exports, followed by €113.3 million to the Near and Middle East and €32.7 million to other Asian countries. Smaller but steady flows went to North America (€5.7m) and other African and European markets.”
The UK isn’t mentioned at all and presumably comes in the smaller other markets category, but in 2024 the UK imported €143m of just halloumi or €12m a month, so should be the top country behind Greece.