Agri Politics
The EU-Mercosur trade agreement betrays European farmers, workers, consumers and the environment, European agri-food and trade groups said.
Agri-Business
The European Commissioner in charge of the EU's trade policy has stood by the safeguards included in the EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement.
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.
One farm organisation leader has said that there are three issues that will dominate discussions at this year's Ploughing.
Beef
The process of ratifying the EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement is now underway, following its adoption today by the European Commission.
The EU has confirmed that there will be no role for national parliaments to ratify or reject the trade elements of the Mercosur deal.
ICMSA said the decision by European Commission to adopt a proposal to ratify the EU-Mercosur free trade agreement is a “a calculated betrayal"
The European Commission has today (Wednesday, September 3) put forward its proposal to ratify the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement (EMPA).
The ratification process for the controversial EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement is expected to get underway imminently.
An Irish MEP has raised concerns that the EU-Mercosur Trade deal may be 'split', which may deprive member states of the chance to veto it.
Former leaders of two farm organisations joined forces at the 2025 Tullamore Show to opposed the EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement.
An Irish MEP said that he is confident of gathering support from other MEPs in opposition to the proposed EU-Mercosur trade deal.
A new report published today by Eurostat shows that EU-Mercosur trade was "up substantially in the last decade".
An Irish MEP has claimed that Brazil underreports the level of use of antibiotics in its livestock and food production sector.
Beef News
The presidents of Brazil and France spoke of their differences on the EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement yesterday.
Beef Plan is asking farmers to sign a petition calling on the European Parliament to reject the EU-Mercosur Trade Deal in its current form.
IFA president Francie Gorman has met with the ambassador of France to Ireland to discuss a range of issues, particularly Mercosur.
Minister Martin Heydon has said that the EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement has been "adjudged" to cost the beef sector here €50 million.
Farmers will gather outside the European Parliament on Wednesday (January 22) to protest against the proposed EU-Mercosur trade agreement.
The IFA said that new analysis of the proposed EU Mercosur Trade Agreement shows the "real danger for the Irish beef sector".
Rural Life
An Irish MEP is calling for independent TDs to make opposition to the EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement a "red line" in government formation talks.
An Irish MEP has branded the signing of a trade agreement between the European Union and Mercosur counties as "hypocrisy on a grand scale".
The European Milk Board (EMB) expressed "strong reservations" on the free trade agreement signed by the European Union and Mercosur countries
