Rural Life
EU proposal to exempt farms under 10ha from CAP conditionality
As part of an effort to ease the administrative burden on farmers, the European Commission is set to propose that...
Rural Life
As part of an effort to ease the administrative burden on farmers, the European Commission is set to propose that...
Agri-Business
The European Parliament has adopted its proposals to better prevent and reduce waste from food and textiles across the European...
Environment
The European Commission has announced it will refer Ireland to the Court of Justice of the EU for alleged failure...
Agri-Business
The European Commission has published a “transition pathway” for the agri-food processing industry in the EU to enhance the environmental...
Rural Life
The Nature Restoration Law (NRL) “neither interferes with nor amends” regulations around payments under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), according...
Agri-Business
Farmers and small suppliers across the food supply chain have been urged to share their views on their experiences with...
Rural Life
The proposal from the European Commission last week to reduce the administrative burden of farmers has been described as “meaningless...
Agri Politics
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue has said that European politicians and policymakers need “to consider and...
Agri-Business
A public consultation on EU rules on nitrates to protect water quality by the European Commission remains open for submissions...
Rural Life
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has welcomed the European Commission’s proposal to reduce the number of on-farm...
Agri-Business
A study assessing the potential impact of 10 free trade agreements (FTAs) – recently concluded or currently under negotiation –...
Environment
The European Commission has referred Ireland to the Court of Justice of the EU for failing to fully report its...
Environment
The group representing farmer organisations across the EU has welcomed the announcement of the European Commission’s recommendation to pursue a...
Environment
The EU is to move toward setting a target of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 90% by 2040 compared...
Agri Politics
Irish MEP Maria Walsh said that the proposal by president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen to withdraw...
Agri-Business
The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen has said she will propose the withdrawal of the Sustainable...
Rural Life
Copa Cogeca, the umbrella group of EU farming organisations, has told the president of the European Commission that an “agri-protection...
Rural Life
The president of the European Commission has said that the commission will develop a proposal to reduce the administrative burden...