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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…
The European Parliament’s Agriculture Committee endorsed new rules to better protect farmers against buyers’ unfair trading practices earlier today (Wednesday, January 23). The…
Plans to reuse treated wastewater for agricultural irrigation to counter water scarcity were backed by the European Parliament’s Environment Committee yesterday (January 22).…
Plans to increase trust in the EU approval procedure of pesticides, by making it more transparent and accountable, were given the green light…
The European Parliament is set to hold a major vote on the EU policy regarding pesticides later today (Wednesday, January 16). The vote…
EU pesticide policy is under scrutiny and review – but is in danger of being overly politicised, with scientific rigor taking second place…
The emergence of a growing number of farm representative entities across the country will ultimately “dilute the strength” of the Irish farmers’ voice…
