Minister calls for duty-free halloumi exports to Australia

During a discussion on negotiations towards an EU-Australia Free Trade Agreement, Agriculture Minister Petros Xenophontos argued that halloumi should be exported to the country duty-free. He participated in the EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council regarding the state of Europe’s agricultural market and trade with Ukraine. The Swedish Presidency of the Council briefed the ministers on the progress in negotiations towards an EU-Australia Free Trade Agreement for agricultural products. Xenophontos requested that halloumi be included in the list of products that can be exported to Australia without tariffs. He said that future revisions of the l…