Agri Politics
'I am extremely disappointed at proposed CAP cuts' - Creed
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, has stated that he is “extremely disappointed” at cuts proposed...
Agri Politics
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, has stated that he is “extremely disappointed” at cuts proposed...
Agri Politics
The French Minister for Agriculture and Food, Stephane Travert, has rejected the European Commission’s proposal for a 5% reduction in...
Agri Politics
Proposals to cap direct payments at €60,000 means the “average farmer” with 40ha or less should not be affected by...
Agri-Business
The proposed 5% reduction to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) budget is a “very fair outcome” for farmers, EU Commissioner for Agriculture...
Agri Politics
The “modernised” Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) will have a budget of €365 billion and will continue to be built around...
Agri Politics
The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is being reduced by 5% under proposals presented by Gunther Oettinger, the European Commissioner for Budget...
Agri-Business
Ireland must defend agricultural subsidies and limit increases in Irish contributions as the European Union’s next long-range budget plan takes...
Rural Life
Hard-line demands from farm organisations on increasing or maintaining the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) budget have been criticised as “wishful...
Agri Politics
Ministers of agriculture from across the EU are meeting in Brussels today to adopt the European Council’s conclusions on the...
Agri-Business
There is no provision made for an emergency tillage fund in the EU’s draft budget for 2017, according to Sinn...
Agri Politics
This week, a three-week conciliation period starts with the aim of reaching a deal between the Council and the European Parliament...