CAP / Schemes
Report: EU auditors find errors in direct farm payments
The European Court of Auditors (ECA) has published its annual report for 2022, where it undertook an audit of EU...
EU Budget
Agri-Business
EU budget for 2022 includes €53bn for CAP
The European Parliament and the Council of the European Union have provisionally agreed on an EU budget for 2022 that...
CAP / Schemes
Council adopts EU budget for 2021 to 2027
The Council of the EU, which brings together the government ministers from each member state, has formally adopted a budget...
Agri Politics
2 countries veto EU 2021-2027 budget
Two countries have vetoed the EU’s Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for 2021 to 2027 over a number of political differences....
CAP / Schemes
EU Council and Parliament reach political agreement on next budget
The German presidency of the Council of the European Union has reached a political agreement with the European Parliament’s negotiators...
Agri Politics
EU budget 'must reflect level of ambition we have on farms'
The European Commission’s proposals for an increased EU budget than previously planned to the tune of €750 billion, to take...
CAP / Schemes
EU recovery fund increases EU budget - but CAP still faces cut after inflation
While the European Commission has presented a new set of proposals for the EU budget for 2021 to 2027 –...
Agri Politics
Next EU budget 'will have to reflect impact of Covid-19 crisis'
The EU budget – the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) – will be used to “reflect the impact of the Covid-19...
Agri Politics
EU may have to fund budget through 'own resources' - Irish MEP
An Irish MEP has warned that the EU may have to fund its 2021-2027 budget through “its own resources” rather...
Agri Politics
EU budget meetings to go ahead, but Covid-19 'closely monitored'
European Council meetings and summits, including those in relation to the EU budget, are set to go ahead as planned...
CAP / Schemes
85% of all funding Ireland gets from EU is linked to CAP
As it stands, Ireland currently spends about €2.3 billion per year contributing to the EU budget. And in terms of...
CAP / Schemes
CAP funding set for 'firing line' at EU budget crunch talks
Pressure is mounting on Taoiseach Leo Varadkar to protect Irish farm payments under the next Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) ahead...
Agri Politics
5% CAP cut is 'best possible proposal' - Brussels budget chief
The recommended 5% reduction to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) budget is “the best possible proposal” for agriculture, Frank Bollen...
Agri Politics
NI farmers may be in a position to receive CAP subsidies until end of 2019
Farmers in Northern Ireland may be in a position to continue receiving EU payments under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)...
Rural Life
'Farmers must be supported' through EU climate policies
Irish family farms must be supported and included in climate action policies as the EU prepares its budget for 2020....
CAP / Schemes
EU budget: 'Intense negotiations' lie ahead
The European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Phil Hogan, stated that “intense negotiations” lie ahead regarding the final decision...
CAP / Schemes
'If the cake is smaller, nobody will be happy' - Creed on CAP
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, recently reiterated his strong stance that the Common Agricultural Policy...
Beef
Creed hints at 'early slaughter premium' to support sucklers
The Minister of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, is considering the introduction of an “early slaughter premium” as...