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The EU should commit to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 at a major upcoming UN conference, and include aviation and shipping in…
Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have expressed deep concerns over the collateral damage borne by EU agriculture and food sector due to a…
A senior official from the European Commission has said that the losses in the Chinese pig herd from African swine fever (ASF) and…
The future of the European beef sector will be discussed tomorrow, Tuesday, November 5, at a session of the European Parliament’s agriculture committee,…
There could be up to 1,000 farmers losing their farms per day across the EU, according to the prospective European Commissioner for Agriculture…
A new European Parliament resolution will focus on demonstrating the strength of EU support for the Irish position in the Brexit negotiations. The…
Ireland will oppose the EU proposal to end seasonal clock changes, according to Minister for Justice and Equality Charlie Flanagan. The Government has…
The European Parliament’s Agriculture and Rural Development Committee has elected its chair and two vice-chairs for the first two-and-a-half years of the parliament’s…
Mairead McGuinness has been re-elected First Vice-President of the European Parliament securing over 93% of the votes in parliament. The MEP received 618…
Mairéad McGuinness (Fine Gael) has just been returned to the Midlands-North West constituency in the European elections for the fourth time, after securing…
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has argued that farmers should vote for candidates who will be willing to ‘fight on their backs’ for…
The decision by MEPs to back another round of proposals to reform the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) post-2020 “will benefit everyone in rural…
The European Parliament has today (Tuesday, March 26) voted to end the practice of changing the clocks for spring and autumn. The traditional…
Independent MEP Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan has said that he is “excited by the prospects” of reaching “full convergence” on direct payments to farmers…
Today’s formal adoption and overwhelming support by the European Parliament on the directive to tackle unfair trading practices in the agricultural and food…
Andrew Doyle, the Minister of State for Food, Forestry and Horticulture, has announced that he will seek the Fine Gael nomination for the…
Some concern is mounting over the possible need for “transitional arrangements” to be implemented ahead of the introduction of the next Common Agricultural…
The EU and its member states must “get tougher” on enforcing existing rules on protecting transported animals and penalise all offenders, the European…
