Beef
The agriculture committee in the EU Parliament has voted in favour of stronger protections for farmers under the Mercosur Trade Agreement.
Safeguards under the EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement could kick in even if the 10% 'threshold' for activating the safeguards is not reached.
Dairy
Minister Martin Heydon kept his cards close to his chest on the conditions for a proposed new nitrates derogation at the AGM of the ICMSA.
An Irish MEP has welcomed the withdrawal of an "urgent" motion to bring forward a vote on Mercosur safeguard measures.
Agri Politics
An Irish MEP has challenged the EU Parliament president on a decision to stall referring the Mercosur trade deal to the EU Court of Justice.
Rural Life
A "pan-European" day of farmer protests is being organised for December 18, ahead of Ursula von der Leyen's planned trip to Brazil.
The EU-Mercosur trade agreement betrays European farmers, workers, consumers and the environment, European agri-food and trade groups said.
Agri-Business
The European Commissioner in charge of the EU's trade policy has stood by the safeguards included in the EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement.
The European Commission's proposals for the future of CAP and the EU's trade policies will be the key topics at a meeting today.
One farm organisation leader has said that there are three issues that will dominate discussions at this year's Ploughing.
The process of ratifying the EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement is now underway, following its adoption today by the European Commission.
The EU has confirmed that there will be no role for national parliaments to ratify or reject the trade elements of the Mercosur deal.
ICMSA said the decision by European Commission to adopt a proposal to ratify the EU-Mercosur free trade agreement is a “a calculated betrayal"
The European Commission has today (Wednesday, September 3) put forward its proposal to ratify the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement (EMPA).
The ratification process for the controversial EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement is expected to get underway imminently.
An Irish MEP has raised concerns that the EU-Mercosur Trade deal may be 'split', which may deprive member states of the chance to veto it.
Former leaders of two farm organisations joined forces at the 2025 Tullamore Show to opposed the EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement.
An Irish MEP said that he is confident of gathering support from other MEPs in opposition to the proposed EU-Mercosur trade deal.
A new report published today by Eurostat shows that EU-Mercosur trade was "up substantially in the last decade".
An Irish MEP has claimed that Brazil underreports the level of use of antibiotics in its livestock and food production sector.
Beef News
The presidents of Brazil and France spoke of their differences on the EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement yesterday.
Beef Plan is asking farmers to sign a petition calling on the European Parliament to reject the EU-Mercosur Trade Deal in its current form.
IFA president Francie Gorman has met with the ambassador of France to Ireland to discuss a range of issues, particularly Mercosur.
