Agri Politics
Spreading superlevy bill over a number of years gaining traction in Europe - ICOS
The idea of spreading the 2014/15 superlevy bill over a number of years, at an interest free rate, first mooted...
Agri Politics
The idea of spreading the 2014/15 superlevy bill over a number of years, at an interest free rate, first mooted...
Opinion
Irish-based policy makers need to start pursuing more vigorously the trade opportunities emulating from the EU rather than just viewing...
Agri Politics
Simplification of the CAP is not simple, according to Professor Alan Matthews, who says that while EU Agriculture Commissioner Phil...
Agri Politics
The first quarter of 2015 promises to be very busy from an EU agri-legislation front. As January looms, the new...
Agri Politics
A total of €102 million of EU agricultural policy funds, unduly spent by Member States, is being claimed back by...
Agri Politics
The European Commission has given the green light to a further six Rural Development Programmes (RDPs) for the 2014-2020 period...
Agri Politics
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Simon Coveney, has called on the Commission to consider all possibilities including...
Agri Politics
The European Commission has today approved the first three of 118 Rural Development Programmes. EU Agriculture and Rural Development Commissioner...
Opinion
EU Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan has declared that he will drive forward a process of CAP simplification over the next...
Agri Politics
The EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Phil Hogan has outlined how he plans to simplify rules and cut...
Agri-Business
If nothing is done to promote potatoes, annual consumption levels in Ireland will fall to below 100,000 tonnes over the...
Agri Politics
Among a range of measures currently being discussed at EU level to support young farmers is a proposal allow zero...
Dairy
The European Commission recently voted in favour of extending applications for Private Storage Aid (PSA) for butter and SMP by...
Opinion
With less than four months go to until milk quotas are abolished, calls are being made for the introduction of...
Agri Politics
The European Commission is set to reimburse Irish farmers to the tune of €27,196,811, reinstating monies previously taken as part...
Agri-Business
The European Commission has adopted a ‘Partnership Agreement’ with Ireland setting down the strategy for the optimal use of European...