Agri Politics
Independent Ireland MEP Ciaran Mullooly has accused the European Commission of offering farmers a "pig in a poke" in the next EU budget.
Fine Gael MEP Nina Carberry has welcomed the EU Commission's move to "back down" on some controversial elements of the proposed EU budget.
Agri-Business
Farmers have gathered at the European Parliament building in Strasbourg this morning (Tuesday,...
Policymakers are being urged "to restore credibility and ambition for young farmers" in the...
Rural Life
CEJA has criticised the EU Commission's proposals for the future MFF and the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).
Dairy
The EMB said the European Commission's current budget proposals "give rise to fears that European cohesion will lose strength".
The INHFA said that a proposal by the European Commission to cut the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) budget "must be reassessed".
As part of its range of proposals for the next CAP, the EU Commission is aiming to provide more supports to allow farmers take a break.
The European Commission is proposing that member states develop "starter packs" for young farmers under the next CAP.
EU Commissioner for Agriculture Christophe Hansen defended a proposed budget of €300 billion for the next CAP despite criticism from MEPs.
Macra president Josephine O'Neill has said that any "dilution" of a stand-alone dedicated CAP fund is not in farming's strategic interest.
Renew Europe, a grouping of political parties from across Europe, which includes Fianna Fáil and...
Ahead of today's anticipated release of both the post-2027 Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and the...
Tanks and guns "seem to be more important than farmers and food security" to the EU according to Roscommon-Galway TD, Michael Fitzmaurice.
Deputy Martin Kenny expressed serious concern at reports of a proposal by the EU Commission to end the two pillar CAP budget,.
It looks likely that the new budget for the European Union, known as the Multi-annual Financial...
CAP, the nitrates derogation, US tariffs, and the Mercosur agreement are all on the agenda at the EU Council meeting today
Minister of State Byrne said during Ireland's presidency of the EU Commission it will "in effect" be in charge of the MFF negotiations.
Any attempt to weaken agricultural policy within the EU would be a "deal-breaker" in terms of the...
The European Parliament's Agriculture and Rural Development Committee (AGRI) called for an increased and standalone budget for the CAP.
The Irish Natura and Hill Farmers' Association (INHFA) is concerned about the "possible unravelling" of the Common Agriculture Policy (CAP).
Funding for the next Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) must be "protected and reinforced" in upcoming EU budget, according to a Sinn Féin MEP.
Fianna Fáil MEP Billy Kelleher said there is "no doubt" that there is a lot of concern about the next CAP budget.
