Tofu steak off the menu as EU bans name
Only meat will be able to use terms like steak, wings or tenderloin under EU rules agreed between farming ministers and MEPs. Negotiators pushed back on proposals to a ban…
Phil Hogan running for UN agrifood chief
The government has formally put forward Phil Hogan as Ireland’s candidate to be the next Director-General of the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Phil Hogan was European Commissioner for…
EU to start applying Mercosur deal
The European Commission plans to put the Mercosur trade agreement into force as soon as possible after the deal was ratified by Argentina and Uruguay. The controversial trade deal between…
Auditors raise concerns about merging EU farm funds
Plans for a radical overhaul of EU subsidies for farmers risks unbalancing the playing field, the European Court of Auditors (ECA) has warned. Under the EU’s budget proposals for 2028…
IFA urges farming budget protected
Protecting the Common Agricultural Policy must be “priority number one”, the Irish Farmers’ Association has told the European Commission. IFA President Francie Gorman met with the European Commissioner for Agriculture…
EU farming commissioner visiting Ireland
The European Commissioner for Agriculture is visiting Ireland today for the first time since the Mercosur trade agreement was signed. The Irish government voted against the deal, but it was…
EU agrees trade deal with India
The EU and India have concluded negotiations on the world’s largest ever free trade agreement. The European Commission said the “historic, ambitious and commercially significant” deal will lead to a…
Mercosur deal stalled by European Parliament
The European Parliament has voted to send the EU-Mercosur trade deal to court, potentially delaying the agreement by up to two years. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen only…
EU to sign Mercosur deal
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is on her way to Paraguay to sign the EU’s controversial trade deal with Mercosur this weekend. The EU-Mercosur deal has been more…
China reopens to Irish beef
The Taoiseach has confirmed that China has agreed to reopen its market to Irish beef. It comes following Micheál Martin’s visit to China last week during which he pushed officials…