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A vote to extend the ban on the use of certain insecticides – neonicotinoids or neonics – has been passed by the Standing…
The European Parliament’s approval of a key piece of legislation on 2030 climate targets has been welcomed as a “pragmatic” move by Sean…
Ministers of agriculture from across the EU are meeting in Brussels today to adopt the European Council’s conclusions on the commission’s draft paper…
Less than a week after the Italian general election delivered an inconclusive result; Antonio Tajani, President of the European Parliament (EP), has stated…
MEP Mairead McGuinness is in line to succeed the current president of the European Parliament (EP) – pending the results of Italy’s general…
John Comer, the former president of the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICMSA), has put his hat in the ring for a seat…
As Europe’s leaders meet to discuss the future of the EU budget post-Brexit, AgriLand caught up with the country’s front-line MEPs at the…
Sweden, Finland, Austria, the Netherlands and Denmark have been listed as countries that are unwilling to make up the budget shortfall from Brexit.…
It’s been just 10 weeks since John Comer stepped down as president of the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICMSA) – but he…
MEPs are set to examine the potential of abolishing Europe’s Daylight Savings Time (DST) – which could mark the end of clocks being…
The European Commission Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed (SCOPAFF) voted on the criteria which determine endocrine disruptors at its meeting…
New “omnibus” rules to simplify the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) from January 2018 provide a “step forward” for young farmers, according to Irish MEP…
Environment committee MEPs have backed a full ban on glyphosate, one of the world’s most widely used weedkillers, at a sitting of the European…
Mairead McGuinness, MEP and Vice-President of the European Parliament, led a group of influential members of the European Parliament (MEPs) on a series of…
MEPs have voted to adopt a non-legislative resolution which encourages EU States to re-shape their land policies to provide better access to land for small, young, new…
Irish MEP Mairead McGuinness has been elected the First Vice-President of the European Parliament after topping the poll. McGuinness was elected with 466 votes…
Italian MEP Antonio Tajani is the European People’s Party (EPP Group) candidate for the Presidency of the European Parliament. He is the EPP’s nominee…
Fine Gael MEP Mairead McGuinness has confirmed that she is running for the Presidency of the European Parliament to Europarl Radio. Currently a…
