A delegation of livestock farmers, led by the ‘voice of the livestock breeders’ president Neophytos Neophytou, later went to the Agriculture Ministry after being invited for discussions. The demonstration comes despite repeated government assurances that the vast majority of compensation payments have already been completed. “I want to stress that these are the last 15 livestock farmers. The protest follows weeks of tension between livestock farmers and the veterinary services over the handling of compensation claims. In June, Neophytou accused the veterinary services of attempting to avoid payments by exploiting “legal loopholes”, despite President Nikos Christodoulides’ commitment that affected farmers would be compensated.