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Brazilian meat processors bought cattle from farms that used 'slave labour' - reports
A number of meat processors in Brazil have been found to have bought cattle from ranches that exploit ‘slave labour’,...
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A number of meat processors in Brazil have been found to have bought cattle from ranches that exploit ‘slave labour’,...
Agri Politics
The trade agreement struck between the EU and Mercosur has suffered a blow in recent months – but the threat...
Agri Politics
Member states of the EU and the Mercosur countries – Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay – as well as representatives...
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The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has said that the ratification process for the EU-Mercosur trade deal is...
Environment
The European Parliament has voted for an amendment to the EU Common Commercial Policy that has been described as a...
Agri Politics
All farm organisations have been urged by the Individual Farmers of Ireland to pressurise the government to reject the Mercosur...
Agri Politics
Serious concerns regarding the Mercosur trade agreement among many in the farming community was a key talking point between Sinn...
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Researchers from Oxford University have found that the trade agreement between the EU and Mercosur “fails across sustainability criteria”. In...
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Comments made by Germany’s agriculture minister in which she seemingly criticised the EU-Mercosur trade agreement have been picked up on...
Agri Politics
The president of the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICMSA), has said the very first item the newly appointed EU Chief Trade...
CAP / Schemes
Reducing the distance between farm and fork was a key theme outlined by European Commissioner for Agriculture Janusz Wojciechowski in...
Agri Politics
The EU-Mercosur trade agreement and whether the accord is compatible with the new European Green Deal was a key topic...
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The Government has tendered for a contract to carry out an economic and sustainability impact assessment for a potential Mercosur...
Environment
Deforestation in the Amazon rainforest is at its highest level since 2008, with almost 10,000km² of trees destroyed in the...
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Fianna Fáil has accused the Government of “playing politics” by not conducting an economic assessment on the EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement...
Agri-Business
Two of the largest meat processors in the country have set up their own stalls at the world’s largest food...
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The decision of the Parliament of Austria to vote against the EU-Mercosur trade agreement has been labelled as a “major...
Agri Politics
The Government committed to undertake full economic and environmental sustainability assessments of the Mercosur agreement. The Department of Jobs, Enterprise...