European news for Ireland
Changes to the way farmers are paid will save farmers across Europe more than €1.5 billion and cut administration costs by a further €210 million, the European Commission says. The…
Ireland has started lobbying the EU to keep pumping billions of Euro into farming well into the future. The European Union spends around one-third of its entire budget on agriculture.…
The European Union will not compromise on food standards, EU negotiators have told the US. Just a few days into the pause on across-the-board US tariffs, the EU is trying…
EU ministers are meeting in Brussels to discuss their relations with the United Kingdom amidst hope of improving on the Brexit deal. Ireland’s Minister of State for European Affairs and…
Farming, fisheries and food are critical assets for Europe, the EU’s Agriculture Commissioner told the European Parliament this morning. Christophe Hansen has been setting out the European Commission’s “Vision for…
Thailand is reopening for Irish beef exports, Agriculture Minister, Martin Heydon TD, has announced. “This decision represents an endorsement by the Thai Administration of Ireland’s high food safety standards”, said…
The Irish Farmers Association (IFA) says that it broadly welcomes a new plan for agriculture announced by the European Commission. European Commission President von der Leyen promised to deliver her…
Faster progress is needed across Europe to protect water and better manage flood risks, the European Commission has warned. “Ireland has failed to comply with its legal obligation” and did…
The European Food Safety Authority has warned that bird flu could morph into a human pandemic. The Irish government instructed farmers to keep poultry and other birds inside last month…
The EU needs to relieve farmers of the burden of red tape, said the European Commissioner for Agriculture, Christophe Hansen, on his first visit to Ireland since being appointed last…