Agri Politics
EU trade commissioner Maros Sefcovic has been asked for assurances that Brazilian beef can't find a route to the EU through Northern Ireland.
Schemes
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.
Agri-Business
An Irish MEP is set to push Brittany Ferries again on its decision to end its involvement in the live trade.
Beef
Irish MEP Ciaran Mullooly has met with members of the Ulster Farmers' Union (UFU) on Brazilian beef and poultry products.
CAP
Agriculture "cannot be forced to compete with other national spending priorities", MEP Ciaran Mullooly has said.
Independent Ireland has been called on to ramp up its campaign against the Mercosur trade deal in light of the ban on Brazilian products.
Ciaran Mullooly has said the office of the EU's health chief has confirmed to him that a ban on beef from Brazil will start from Thursday.
Dairy
Ciaran Mullooly said he will raise reland's live exports with the French president when he meets him as part of a group of MEPs.
Ciaran Mullooly has said that he will raise the decision by Brittany Ferries to end livestock transport services with the European Commission.
The European Commission president has been urged to provide “absolute clarification” on the decision-making process over Brazil meat imports.
MEP Ciaran Mullooly has challenged Minister Martin Heydon on country-of-origin labelling and food-safety concerns surrounding Brazilian beef.
An Irish MEP urged the EU Commission to assess the combined impact of the EU-Australia trade agreement and the UK-Australia trade agreement.
Rural Life
An MEP has said he will table amendments to the European Parliament's position on the CAP to secure higher funding for young farmers.
An Irish MEP has called on the government to "match the EU's 150% increase in fertiliser support funding".
The Seanad saw some fiery scenes yesterday over claims by an Irish MEP that Brazilian beef could end up in school lunch meals.
Independent Ireland MEP Ciaran Mullooly has been elected as a full voting member of the European Parliament’s AGRI Committee.
Fianna Fáil MEP Billy Kelleher has called for a short-term fertiliser exemption from the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM).
An Irish MEP has warned of what he called a food security crisis of the EU's "own making" due to the high cost of fertiliser.
Mercosur
An Irish MEP has called on the government here to join a court action taken by Poland against the EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement.
Midlands-North-West MEP Ciaran Mullooly has been appointed shadow rapporteur on the EU agri-food promotion file.
An Irish MEP has called on the government to invite fuel protesters into government buildings to address their concerns.
An Irish MEP has called for an immediate emergency EU response to the spiralling fuel and home-heating costs.
An Irish MEP has reacted angrily to the lack of agreement at this week's meeting of agriculture ministers on suspending the CBAM.
