The Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and the Environment, Maria Panayiotou, announced on Tuesday a set of measures to combat foot-and-mouth (FMD). The immediate completion of culls, increased compensation for sheep and goats, stricter fines for animal movements and transactions with the occupied territories, sampling using two methods for detecting foot-and-mouth disease, and the rapid completion of the island-wide vaccination campaign are among the measures decided. Prior to the announcement, the President of the Republic held separate meetings with the Epidemiological Team and agricultural organizations at the Presidential Palace.