Political tensions rise in Agriculture Committee over foot-and-mouth disease crisis

The Parliamentary Agriculture Committee session today became a hotbed of political tension, as lawmakers sharply criticized the government’s handling of the rapidly spreading foot-and-mouth disease outbreak, which has now affected 38 farms, following new cases in Dromolaxia. MPs unleashed fierce criticism over “delayed responses,” while Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou outlined the government’s extensive operational plan. […]

By Angelos Nicolaou