Agri Politics
'Farmers are put in a Greening straight-jacket out of which they cannot wiggle'
In Europe’s efforts to implement better environmental and climate farming practices, measures such as Greening can put farmers into straight-jackets,...
Agri Politics
In Europe’s efforts to implement better environmental and climate farming practices, measures such as Greening can put farmers into straight-jackets,...
CAP / Schemes
It is essential that all areas of land that are currently designated as Areas of Natural Constraint (ANC) are maintained...
Agri Politics
Irish MEP Mairead McGuinness has been elected the First Vice-President of the European Parliament after topping the poll. McGuinness was elected...
Agri Politics
Fine Gael MEP Mairead McGuinness has announced that she is running again this week for the position of Vice-President of...
Agri Politics
Budgetary pressures in the EU and frustration among farmers with the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) form the backdrop to potentially...
Agri Politics
Italian MEP Antonio Tajani is the European People’s Party (EPP Group) candidate for the Presidency of the European Parliament. He is...
Agri Politics
Fine Gael MEP Mairead McGuinness has confirmed that she is running for the Presidency of the European Parliament to Europarl...
Beef
Irish MEP Mairead McGuinness has called on the European Commission to keep its eyes on the Irish meat sector to...
Agri-Business
The European Commission is currently investigating the proposed acquisition by the ABP Group of Slaney Meats and are due to make...
Agri Politics
Informal discussions on the priorities for the next review of the CAP are already taking place in Brussels, according to...
Agri Politics
Europe can’t be held hostage by the UK’s decision to leave the EU and the EU needs to get on...
Agri Politics
Reductions in methane emission, which emanate from the agriculture sector, will not now be mandatory following an agreement at EU...
Dairy
EU-wide compulsory measures to reduce milk production, new legislative measures to tackle unfair trading practices and credit tools are needed...
Agri Politics
The depth of the farm crisis was brought to the fore this week in Strasbourg as one French MEP recalled...
Agri Politics
The recent investigation which found that Tesco UK breached the Groceries Supply Code of Practice (the Code) confirms the worst suspicions...
Agri Politics
In response to the European Commission’s report into unfair trading practices in the food supply chain, MEP Mairead McGuinness has...
Agri Politics
If Britain were to leave the EU, it would be like saying to other Member States that we don’t need...
Agri Politics
The Agriculture Committee of the European Parliament has voted in favour of legislation to tackle unfair trading practices (UTPs) and...