Environment
EU calls on Ireland to finalise 'late' water management review
The EU has formally called on Ireland and seven other member states to finalise reviews of river basin management plans...
European Commission
Agri-Business
Paraguay issues ultimatum on EU-Mercosur trade deal
The president of Paraguay has threatened to pull out of negotiations on the EU-Mercosur trade agreement if a deal is...
Environment
Commission proposes glyphosate use in the EU to 2033
A proposal has been published today (Wednesday, September 20) by the European Commission to renew “the authorisation for the herbicide...
Agri Politics
Taoiseach 'is misleading farmers' - Cairns
The Taoiseach has been accused of giving farmers “false hope” over the nitrates derogation by the Social Democrats leader Holly...
Agri Politics
MEPs vote to increase farm protein production
MEPs have called for an increase of protein production in the EU in a vote in the European Parliament today...
Agri Politics
Commissioner for the Environment to visit Ireland - McConalogue
The European Commissioner for the Environment, Virginijus Sinkevicius, has told the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine that he...
Dairy
Taoiseach to invite environment commissioner to Ireland on nitrates
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has agreed to invite the European Commissioner for the Environment to Ireland to speak with agriculture sector...
Dairy
Lombard: Minister's nitrates comments 'at odds' with commissioner
Comments from Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue on the nitrates derogation are “at odds” with comments...
Rural Life
State of the EU: Copa welcomes von der Leyen's farmer comments
Copa Cogeca, the umbrella group of EU farming organisations and agricultural cooperatives, has welcomed comments from European Commission President Ursula...
Environment
Ireland's reporting of grassland emissions of 'lower quality'
An environmental charity has accused the government of not reporting the impact of nitrogen fertilisers on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions...
Agri-Business
'We need to work together with farmers' - von der Leyen
The president of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen has announced that the EU is to embark on a...
Agri Politics
Healy-Rae: Minister 'failed Irish farmers' on nitrates derogation
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine has “failed Irish farmers” when it comes to the nitrates derogation, according...
Environment
Von der Leyen proposes new climate action commissioner
President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen has proposed a candidate to take over from Frans Timmermans as...
Dairy
Production of milk increased in EU in first half of 2023 - report
A European Commission report shows that the production of raw milk increased in the EU by 0.8% in the first...
Forestry
'A lot of ambiguity' about new Forestry Programme - Kerrane
While €308 million has been approved by the European Commission for afforestation in Ireland, “ambiguity” remains over the remaining €1...
Agri Politics
EU Green Deal boss Timmermans resigns ahead of Dutch elections
The vice-president of the European Commission with responsibility for the EU Green Deal has officially resigned in order to run...
Agri-Business
Ukraine: Exporting 4m tonnes of grain a month is 'possible'
The European Commissioner for Agriculture, Janusz Wojciechowski has said that exporting four million tonnes of grain per month from Ukraine...
Dairy
ICMSA claims milk reduction scheme on commission 'agenda'
The Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICMSA) has claimed that a temporary milk supply reduction scheme, similar to the one...
