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…
Environmentalists criticise EU nitrates derogation
Environmentalists have criticised a decision to give Ireland another derogation from strict rules in the EU’s nitrates directive. The European Environment Bureau (EEB) which works in Brussels on behalf of…
EU to propose three-year extension to Ireland’s nitrates derogation
The European Commission has prepared the legal text to renew Ireland’s nitrates derogation. It is understood that the EU will propose an extension for another three years. The document has…
EU agency warns of bird flu ‘surge’
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has issued an advisory for enhanced surveillance and stricter biosecurity measures to try to counter a “surge” in bird flu cases across Europe. Between…
EU considering inflation pay rises for farmers
Farmers could receive inflation-linked pay rises under the next EU budget, European Commission President von der Leyen has suggested. Von der Leyen is trying to build support for her €2…