Agri-Business
Achill Island Sea Salt moves closer to EU protected status
The application for a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) for Achill Island Sea Salt to the European Commission has moved...
Geographical Indications
Agri Politics
Progress on new rules for geographical indications of agri products
The European Parliament has adopted its position for talks on new rules on European Union (EU) geographical indications (GIs) for...
Agri-Business
EU-China agreement protecting geographical indications enters into force
As of today (Monday, March 1), the EU-China bilateral agreement on protecting geographical indications (GIs) has entered into force. The...
Agri-Business
First bilateral trade agreement signed between EU and China
The first significant bilateral trade agreement has been signed between the European Union (EU) and China this morning, Monday, July...
Tillage
Will Irish whiskey have to contain Irish grain?
In last week’s Farm to Fork Strategy, it was announced that the EU Commission “will strengthen the legislative framework on...
Agri-Business
How the return of border controls would pose a serious threat to Irish farming
The European Parliament’s Agriculture & Rural Development committee should recognise the particular challenges presented to Irish farming by Brexit and the...