Environment
Farm organisations are calling for “further finetuning” of the EU’s climate targets for 2040 to ensure a just transition for farmers.
Agri Politics
Several EU agriculture ministers have expressed concerns over planned moves to strengthen capping and degressivity in the next CAP post-2027.
Schemes
Minister Heydon has told his EU counterparts that capping and flattening farm payments could have "unintended effects" on productivity.
EU member states have agreed to work towards cutting emissions of greenhouse gases by around 66% to 72% by 2035.
Rural Life
An MEP has called for member states in the Council of the EU to back a proposal to increase the amount of payment available to small farmers.
Agri-Business
The EU is to move to reduce or remove customs duties on several agri-food products imported from Ukraine, following a council decision.
EU member states have formally adopted controversial changes to a tax on carbon intensive imports into the EU, which will include fertiliser.
The European Commission's proposals for the future of CAP and the EU's trade policies will be the key topics at a meeting today.
Denmark has taken over the six-month rotating presidency of the Council of the EU, and will hold that role until December 31.
Forestry
EU agriculture ministers have given their backing to a forest monitoring framework, which will make it possible to track progress on targets.
12 EU member states have supported a call for the European Commission to introduce protections on traditional animal-sourced food names.
New tariffs imposed by the EU on fertilisers coming from Russia and its geopolitical ally Belarus will come into effect on or before July 1.
EU member states have given their backing to a proposal from the European Commission to reduce the protection status of wolves.
The Council of the EU (council of ministers) and the European Parliament have reached an agreement on a new soil monitoring law.
Tánaiste and Minister for Trade Simon Harris will take part in an extraordinary meeting of EU trade ministers in Luxembourg today.
Minister Heydon is set to tell his counterparts in other EU member states that the CAP "must remain a core EU priority".
Department officials believe that it is likely that most, if not all, of the work to agree the next CAP will take place on Ireland's watch.
Agriculture ministers from EU member states have signaled their views that the CAP should retain its format of having two pillars.
Minister Martin Heydon has said that there are some points in the Vision for Agriculture and Food that "will require further clarification".
Machinery
The EU will adopt a common set of rules and measures for harvesters and other non-road mobile machinery, unifying rules across member states.
A majority of agriculture ministers in the EU have again supported a call to increase the threshold for 'de minimis' state aid.
A meeting of EU agriculture ministers has heard calls for predictable policies for farmers, with Minister McConalogue supporting those calls.
The Council of the EU has agreed its negotiating mandate on the directive which will amend the water framework and other directives
