CAP / Schemes
EU Council and Parliament reach political agreement on next budget
The German presidency of the Council of the European Union has reached a political agreement with the European Parliament’s negotiators...
CAP / Schemes
The German presidency of the Council of the European Union has reached a political agreement with the European Parliament’s negotiators...
Agri-Business
Parliament should “back the deal between the EU and China that would protect 200 European and Chinese products”, the European...
Agri-Business
The European Parliament’s vote on the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and decision to “enhance the protection of EU dairy terms”...
Dairy
The European Parliament has voted to reserve the names of dairy products for produce that is derived from actual milk....
CAP / Schemes
The position of the European Council on the next Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), that was adopted this week, won’t be...
Agri Politics
Sinn Féin MEP for the Midlands North West Chris McManus has said that serious reform of the Common Agricultural Policy...
Rural Life
A schedule has been set for a debate in the European Parliament on a proposed regulation to ban lead ammunition...
Agri Politics
MEPs have voted in favour of a 60% greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction target by 2030. The issue has caused...
Environment
The European Parliament is to vote on EU climate targets for 2030 this evening (Tuesday, October 6). According to Reuters,...
Agri Politics
Ireland’s Commissioner-Designate for the European Commission, Mairead McGuinness, is appearing before a European Parliament hearing in Brussels this morning (Friday,...
Rural Life
A local councillor in Leitrim has made a plea to the European Union (EU) to help deliver real policies and...
Environment
The European Parliament’s Environment Committee has voted to make climate neutrality mandatory in EU law by 2050, and to increase...
Agri Politics
Independent TD Michael Lowry has said that the “EU wants farmers to jump through hoops” for funding under the Common...
Agri Politics
The European Parliament remains concerned that the next EU budget “will be weakened by horse-trading between member states”, Mairead McGuinness...
Agri Politics
The European Parliament has adopted a resolution “deploring” an apparent conflict of interest involving the prime minister of the Czech...
Agri Politics
The European Parliament is set to establish a committee of inquiry on animal welfare standards during transport, and possible breaches...
CAP / Schemes
Meat production and consumption was under the spotlight during a meeting of the European Parliament’s Environment (ENVI) Committee in Brussels...
Agri Politics
Environmental sustainability of farming must go hand in hand with the economic one so that food security continues to be...