Environment
Environment MEPs back Nature Restoration Law deal
MEPs on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee have adopted the provisional political agreement on the Nature Restoration...
European Parliament
Agri Politics
EU enlargement is inevitable - commissioner
European Union enlargement is a very distinct possibility with Ukraine the country most likely to make this a reality, according...
Agri-Business
'Relief' for farmers as MEPs vote on packaging waste
The European Parliament has voted on new EU-wide rules on packaging, including food packaging, to tackle constantly growing waste and...
Agri Politics
EU farming group welcomes vote against pesticides cut
The decision by MEPs to reject a proposal for tighter regulation of pesticides “invalidates the ideological approach” by the European...
Tillage
Pesticides: EU Parliament rejects 50% cut by 2030
The European Parliament has voted in a plenary (full) session to reject a European Commission proposal for tighter regulation of...
Environment
Carbon removal framework 'making great strides' - Copa
Copa Cogeca has welcomed the vote in the European Parliament yesterday (Tuesday, November 21) in favour of setting up a...
Agri-Business
MEPs vote in favour of carbon removal framework
MEPs have today (Tuesday, November 21), voted in favour of setting up a framework to improve the EU’s capacity to...
Agri Politics
Concerns about Nature Restoration Law agreement - farm org
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has described the provisional agreement reached between the European Parliament and the Council on the...
Tillage
EU parliament vote on pesticides 'hardline' and 'unrealistic' - Copa
The vote in the European Parliament’s environment committee yesterday (Tuesday, October 24) to drastically reduce the use of pesticides in...
Environment
EU Parliament environment MEPs propose 'drastic' pesticides cut
The environment committee of the European Parliament has voted in favour of a “drastic” cut in the use of pesticides,...
Rural Life
Macra and CEJA welcome EU parliament vote on young farmers
The vote on Thursday (October 19) in the European Parliament on young farmers has been welcomed by both Macra and...
Rural Life
EU Parliament calls for further €40m for European young farmers
The European Parliament has called on the EU to increase its funding for young farmers by €40 million for 2024,...
Rural Life
EU Parliament plenary vote today on 2 key agri issues
A plenary (full) session of the European Parliament is set to hold two votes today (Thursday, October 19) on key...
Agri-Business
Geographic indication of Irish whiskey highlighted in EU parliament
Representatives from the Irish whiskey industry highlighted the importance of products holding a geographical indication (GI) at an event held...
Environment
EU farm org calls for 'balanced' MEP vote on use of pesticides
The umbrella association of EU farm organisations and co-ops has called for MEPs on the European Parliament’s environment committee to...
Agri Politics
Generational renewal gains support in EU Parliament
The European Parliament has taken steps to support the future of young farmers as MEPs have voted to ensure generational...
Agri-Business
'We need to work together with farmers' - von der Leyen
The president of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen has announced that the EU is to embark on a...
Agri-Business
MEPs vote to reduce water pollution from pesticides
The European Parliament has today (Tuesday, September 12) adopted its position on reducing groundwater and surface water pollution, including through...
