Schemes
A cross-party group of Irish MEPs have proposed a plan that would go some way to covering the tabled cut to the EU's CAP budget for 2028-2034.
Agri-Business
MEPs have debated the latest developments in the negotiations on the EU's next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF).
Rural Life
The ICMSA has expressed scepticism over comments from Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Martin Heydon on the CAP this week.
Minister Heydon has said he is counting on the cooperation of EU member states to fulfil his aim of a partial deal on CAP by next month.
A reprieve appears to be on the table for pensioner farmers who were in danger of losing direct payments in the next CAP.
Macra has said the European Commissioner for Agriculture "must not drop the ball" on supporting "productive farmers".
An MEP has said that he was left "very impressed" with comments from the French president on the allocation for CAP in the next EU budget.
The leader of the main EU-wide organisation for young farmers has called on agriculture ministers to provide "fair conditions".
Farm Incomes
The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), and the support payments farmers receive through it, is a major contributor to farm incomes in Ireland.
An Irish MEP has called for gender equality for female farmers to be made a core objective of the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).
There will not be a next generation of farmers if we fail to make the sector more viable and attractive to young people, a TD has warned.
The environment committee of the European Parliament has delivered its opinion on the next Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).
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Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has called for Ireland to "stand its ground" in negotiations...
Agri Politics
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has called for Ireland to "stand its ground" in negotiations over the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).
Ireland must use opportunity of EU presidency to get best possible CAP deal for farmers and rural communities, Sinn Féin TD Martin Kenny said.
The main farm organisation in France has said it is "counting on Ireland's negotiating capabilities" on the next CAP.
This week saw the publication a key report by the lead MEP in the European Parliament working on the next Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).
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Organics must be "given priority and not be placed at a financial disadvantage" in the next Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).
The next Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) must include "ambitious measures" to support young farmers, the INHFA said.
An MEP has said he will table amendments to the European Parliament's position on the CAP to secure higher funding for young farmers.
MEPs on the European Parliament's agriculture committee are set to push for mandatory frontloading of 15% in the next CAP.
Representatives of local development companies have met MEPs to present a report outlining the benefits of ringfenced funding under LEADER.
