Agri Politics
Independent Ireland MEP Ciaran Mullooly said a decision to suspend customs duties on selected...
Agri-Business
The Council of the EU today (Friday, May 22) confirmed it will suspend customs tariffs on key nitrogen-based fertilisers for one year.
EU member states and the European Parliament have agreed to implement the trade deal with the US that was hammered out last year.
Forestry
EU agriculture ministers have raised the possibility of using the Common Agricultural Policy as a way to better prevent wildfires.
NGTs
EU member states have voted to establish rules for allowing and regulating new genomic techniques (NGTs) for crops and other plants.
Rural Life
Minister Martin Heydon has told a meeting of EU agriculture ministers that EU laws on nitrates, habitats and nature should be simplified.
The European Commissioner for Agriculture has moved to downplay the possibility of the CBAM being suspended on fertiliser imports to the EU.
Minister Martin Heydon has said he will support the suspension of the CBAM on fertiliser at a meeting of EU agriculture ministers today.
Member states in the Council of the EU have backed a proposal from the European Commission for a common bioeconomy strategy for the bloc.
Ireland will take up the rotating presidency of the Council of the EU from July 1, and will hold that position until December 31.
Dairy
The European Milk Board (EMB) has said that it "regrets major loopholes" for the dairy sector under upcoming new rules on agri-markets.
Beef
EU member states have officially adopted the safeguard regulation for agricultural products in response to the EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement.
A meeting of EU agriculture ministers will take place in the Council of the EU today, with the future of CAP again on the agenda.
The proposed suspension of some tariffs on fertiliser imports is unlikely to make a significant difference to the costs of the CBAM.
Schemes
The government has marked six months to Ireland's EU Council presidency, with Minister McEntee citing agriculture as a highlight.
Environment
Representatives of the European Parliament and the presidency of the EU have agreed to a delay of the EU Deforestation Regulation.
Farm organisations are calling for “further finetuning” of the EU’s climate targets for 2040 to ensure a just transition for farmers.
Several EU agriculture ministers have expressed concerns over planned moves to strengthen capping and degressivity in the next CAP post-2027.
Minister Heydon has told his EU counterparts that capping and flattening farm payments could have "unintended effects" on productivity.
EU member states have agreed to work towards cutting emissions of greenhouse gases by around 66% to 72% by 2035.
An MEP has called for member states in the Council of the EU to back a proposal to increase the amount of payment available to small farmers.
The EU is to move to reduce or remove customs duties on several agri-food products imported from Ukraine, following a council decision.
EU member states have formally adopted controversial changes to a tax on carbon intensive imports into the EU, which will include fertiliser.
