Agri-Business
The European Parliament’s Agriculture Committee has voted to increase funding for female farmers and entrepreneurs
Agri Politics
MEP Nina Carberry, has revealed the parliament’s two largest parties are weighing an outright rejection of a major part of the EU budget
Former European Commissioner, Mairéad McGuinness has been elected to a vice president position in the European People's Party (EPP).
Environment
The EU's LIFE programme may have funded "undue lobbying activities" by NGOs, the European Commission has acknowledged.
An Irish MEP, has stated that the next European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development will be selected from the EPP, should Ursula von der Leyen retain her position as the president of the European Commission.
The EPP, of which Fine Gael is a member, has called on the European Commission to postpone new deforestation legislation.
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Video: EPP conference Carlow
Rural Life
Over eight people in the farming community have died by suicide in the last 10 days, according to Macra president, Elaine Houlihan
Taoiseach Simon Harris has said that he wants to see the tillage sector expanding, despite weather challenges this year
The EPP conference gets underway this morning (Friday, April 19) and will focus on the future of European agriculture
Seán Kelly MEP and European People's Party (EPP) group member for the Ireland South constituency...
MEP Flanagan has called for amendments tabled to a report on defective concrete blocks to be 'withdrawn with immediate effect'
Several agriculture sectors across the European Union are being "severely impacted" by "unlimited" imports from Ukraine, the EPP said.
In a vote today, a proposal to renew the use of glyphosate for ten years did not receive the required majority from EU member states.
The largest group of parties in the European Parliament has announced that it is pulling out of negotiations on the Nature Restoration Law.
The EPP has adopted a resolution rejecting the controversial EU Nature Restoration Law and the Sustainable Use of Pesticides Regulation (SUR).
The European People's Party says the debate in the European Parliament on CAP is "too concentrated" on sustainability and the environment.
Simon Coveney has been handed a significant boost to his campaign from MEP Mairead McGuinness who has declared her support for him.
Mairead McGuinness MEP and Vice-President of the European Parliament led a group of influential MEPs on a series of visits on Thursday.
