Environment
European Parliament votes in favour of glyphosate - 7 year extension granted
The European Parliament has voted to renew glyphosate for a further seven years, following a meeting of MEPs in Luxembourg...
European Parliament
EU
New antimicrobial drugs should be developed - MEPs
The use of existing antimicrobial drugs should be restricted and new ones should be developed, Environment and Public Health Committee...
EU
Commission approves new GMOs despite opposition from MEPs
The European Commission has adopted two Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) for food or feed uses, despite MEPs from the European...
EU
The EU's 2016 budget discussions start - what's proposed for agriculture?
This week, a three-week conciliation period starts with the aim of reaching a deal between the Council and the European Parliament...
EU
European Parliament rejects national GMO bans proposal
A draft EU law that would enable any EU Member State to restrict or prohibit the sale and use of...
EU
There's not much to gain from going down the GMO route - Sean Kelly MEP
Ireland hasn’t much to gain from going down the genetically modified organism (GMO) route, according to Fine Gael MEP, Sean...
EU
8 things you should know about GMOs in Europe
A draft EU law that would enable any Member State to restrict or prohibit the sale and use of EU-approved...
Environment
Environment MEPs oppose national GMO import bans proposal
A draft EU law that would enable any member state to restrict or prohibit the sale and use of EU-approved...
Agri-Business
Poll: Should cloning for food be banned - MEPs vote that it should be
Today, (Tuesday) September 8 MEPs voted yes on amendments to a European Commission proposal to ban the cloning of farm animals...
Dairy
'European dairy farmers need more help facing volatility'
The EU must bring more balance into the supply chain, introduce better tools against market disturbances and help dairy farmers...
EU
EU institutions reach provisional agreement on animal health laws
The European Parliament and the Council of the EU reached a provisional agreement on the outstanding issues concerning the proposal...
Environment
Agriculture MEPs oppose new emissions reduction targets
Members of the European Agriculture Committee have asked to scrap the European Commission’s plans to set new binding reduction targets...
EU
EU Parliament to host third dairy industry hearing
The European Parliament’s agriculture committee is fully aware of dairy farmers’ deep concerns regarding their prospects for 2015 and beyond,...
Agri-Business
Member States to determine own rules on GMOs
The European Parliament has ruled that Member States should be allowed to determine their own stance on the cultivation of...
Agri-Business
Consumers unwilling to pay for premium food
Food companies face the challenge of consumers not willing to pay a premium for high standards, a new report has...
EU
‘Today’s farmers are new Renaissance men’
“Today’s farmers are new Renaissance men: they must possess the right mix of science, economics, entrepreneurialism, and environmental awareness to...
EU
UFU attends COPA COGECA congress of EU farmers
An Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) delegation was in Brussels this week to participate in the COPA Cogeca Congress of European...
EU
Poll: Will Phil Hogan make a good EU Agricultural Commissioner?
Ireland’s European commissioner-designate Phil Hogan won the support of over 70% of the European Parliament’s agriculture committee to become the...
