Agri Politics
With discussion about a proposed trade deal between the European Union and some South American...
The Social Democrats accused government of trying to railroad ratification of the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)
Agri-Business
The Mercosur trade deal, in its current form, will "destroy" Irish and European beef farming according to a national livestock chair.
The EU-Mercosur agreement is "not a good deal" for Irish farmers and it is "really important that...
Farmers have expressed their lack of confidence in the 'safeguards' that are to be included in the...
The EU-Mercosur deal, formally called the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement (EMPA), has caused...
The government will be examining the European Commission's proposal to ratify the EU-Mercosur...
The Mercosur trade deal "is a bad deal for Irish and EU farmers and always has been" the Sinn Féin spokesperson on Agriculture has warned.
The IFA president Francie Gorman said now is the time for the Irish government to "stand up" for farmers on the EU-Mercosur trade deal.
Dairy
The commitment given by the EU to allow a greater amount of US dairy produce into the bloc tariff free "inevitably raises questions".
Does EU trade policy ensure that imported agricultural products meet the same high standards as...
Dairy Industry Ireland (DII) said a new EU-US trade deal provides a "degree of stability" and avoids the escalation of a tariff war.
The EU has reached a trade deal with the US just days out from the August 1 deadline. US...
Beef
The President of the European Council has said that the EU-Mercosur trade deal will not destroy...
The US Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins plans to visit the UK next week as farm orgs voice concerns about the new US/UK trade deal.
The EU-Mercosur trade deal poses poses "the gravest threat to Irish farmers in a generation", according to a Sinn Féin TD for Carlow-Kilkenny.
Irish MEPs joined European farm organisations, their members and other politicians in a second flash action against the Mercosur deal.
Farmers will gather outside the European Parliament on Wednesday (January 22) to protest against the proposed EU-Mercosur trade agreement.
Environmental non-government organisations (NGOs) in Ireland are urging the next government to "reject" the EU-Mercosur agreement.
The next government must make opposition to Mercosur a "red line" issue, major Irish farming organisations have urged.
The EU trade commissioner has "refused" to attend a meeting of MEPs on the agriculture committee to discuss the Mercosur trade deal.
As the Mercosur deal discussions resume following the European Parliament elections, a group of farming organisations has expressed concerns.
The EU Commission said EU exports to New Zealand could grow by up to €4.5 billion annually as a new trade agreement enters into force today.
