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A no-deal Brexit scenario “will be the end of the Irish beef sector”, according to Tim Cullinan, president of Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA).…
Brexit readiness for businesses and challenges to the agri-sector are top of agenda for Ireland’s newest MEP Colm Markey, who officially began working…
The European Parliament and Council reached a provisional deal on an EU recovery package for farmers, food producers and rural areas that should…
The German presidency of the Council of the European Union has reached a political agreement with the European Parliament’s negotiators in talks aimed…
Parliament should “back the deal between the EU and China that would protect 200 European and Chinese products”, the European Committee on International…
The European Parliament’s vote on the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and decision to “enhance the protection of EU dairy terms” has been welcomed…
The European Parliament has voted to reserve the names of dairy products for produce that is derived from actual milk. As part of…
The position of the European Council on the next Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), that was adopted this week, won’t be “fully satisfactory” to…
Sinn Féin MEP for the Midlands North West Chris McManus has said that serious reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is needed…
A schedule has been set for a debate in the European Parliament on a proposed regulation to ban lead ammunition in and around…
MEPs have voted in favour of a 60% greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction target by 2030. The issue has caused divisions in the…
The European Parliament is to vote on EU climate targets for 2030 this evening (Tuesday, October 6). According to Reuters, “lawmakers in the…
Ireland’s Commissioner-Designate for the European Commission, Mairead McGuinness, is appearing before a European Parliament hearing in Brussels this morning (Friday, October 2) to…
A local councillor in Leitrim has made a plea to the European Union (EU) to help deliver real policies and finance for rural…
The European Parliament’s Environment Committee has voted to make climate neutrality mandatory in EU law by 2050, and to increase emissions reduction targets…
Independent TD Michael Lowry has said that the “EU wants farmers to jump through hoops” for funding under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).…
The European Parliament remains concerned that the next EU budget “will be weakened by horse-trading between member states”, Mairead McGuinness has confirmed. The…
The European Parliament has adopted a resolution “deploring” an apparent conflict of interest involving the prime minister of the Czech Republic and the…
