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Fine Gael MEP and First Vice-President of the European Parliament, Mairead McGuinness, has said on-farm slaughter capacity is important in the cases of…
Calls to cut the budget of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) have been condemned by a Midlands-North West MEP in her address to…
Mairead McGuinness, Vice-President of the European Parliament, has criticised the European Court of Auditors over its report into the reform proposals for the…
The “artificial divide” between farmers and environmentalists has been criticised by MEP Mairead McGuinness, who said that many farmers are “acutely conscious” of…
Discussions in the European Parliament on legislation to stop Unfair Trading Practices (UTPs) in the food supply chain will intensify this week, according…
The Agriculture Committee of the European Parliament has voted in favour of an agreed EU/UK approach on trade policy post-Brexit as applied via…
A total of 85% of people in Ireland believe that Ireland should remain in the EU, according to a recent survey. The latest…
MEPs in Europe have backed an amendment tabled by MEP Mairead McGuinness stating that an increase in the CAP budget may be required…
EU Plant Protection Product legislation, one of the strictest in the world, is not working effectively – giving rise to duplication of effort…
It may be time to consider linking farm safety standards on farms to direct payments under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) in “extreme”…
Seeing the potential implications of a no-deal Brexit should be a wake-up call for the UK about the importance of reaching a withdrawal…
Brexit cannot be allowed to undermine the dairy sector on the island, according to MEP Mairead McGuinness The First Vice-President of the European…
The current fodder crisis is a European-wide problem that needs to be addressed at European level as well as at national level, according…
The “idyllic portrayal” of the family farm is “far removed” from the hard reality of day-to-day tasks undertaken by farmers dealing with heavy…
The fodder situation on many family farms in the country is extremely serious and requires detailed and urgent attention, according to MEP and…
The European Parliament’s adoption of the Integrated Farm Statistics Regulation will result in a new requirement to record details of farm accidents and…
A dispute over which of the European Parliament committees has control over drafting the European Parliament’s position on the reform of the Common…
Rising concern about resistance to antibiotic treatment – and the potentially catastrophic consequences for humans and animals – is behind an agreement just…
