EU
Hogan confirms October pay out of EU aid package
All EU aid monies will be paid out to farmers by the end of October, according to European Agriculture Commissioner...
Phil Hogan
Dairy
Here's why the Commission won't budge on intervention prices
The European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Phil Hogan has been clear all the way through the current dairy...
EU
My proposals are a better solution than intervention price increase - Hogan
The measures included in the recently announced EU aid package for the dairy and pigmeat sectors constitute a better solution than...
EU
European dairy farming has challenges, not a crisis - Hogan
European dairy farmers are not in a ‘crisis’ but the sector has challenges, the European Commissioner for Agriculture Phil Hogan...
Dairy
More countries put product into intervention but volumes down
Germany is the latest EU28 country to put dairy product into intervention – the latest figures from Europe show. Germany...
Dairy
Hogan hasn't ruled out raising dairy intervention price
The European Commissioner for Agriculture Phil Hogan has said he has not ruled out raising the current intervention price for...
EU
Hogan meets Baltic States ahead of 'emergency' meeting
Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Phil Hogan has met with the leaders of Lithuania and Latvia in Brussels ahead...
Dairy
'Dairy farmers are in for a rough ride'
Dairy farmers are in for a rough ride for the next couple of years, according to Cork farmer John Landers....
Dairy
Phil Hogan is living in an ivory tower, says North's Minister of Agriculture
The European Commissioner for Agriculture Phil Hogan is living in an ‘ivory tower’ and is not recognising the economic pressures...
EU
'We need to improve access to finance for agriculture'
Wilhelm Molterer, the Vice President of the European Investment Bank told the EU financial instruments conference that with over half...
EU
EU financial instruments will help attract private money - Hogan
New financial instruments will attract private investment to rural Europe, according to the EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development...
EU
CAP simplification a priority over next five years - Hogan
CAP simplification is a priority over the next five years for the EU Agricultural and Rural Development Commissioner Phil Hogan....
Agri-Business
Agri Aware highlights the benefits of CAP in new campaign
A campaign to communicate the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) to the general public and farmers, across the island has been launched...
EU
Impasse continues in Europe on Organic regulations
The European Council failed to reach agreement on organic farming regulations at its latest meeting. While significant progress was made at...
EU
Hogan gets mandate to simplify CAP
The way is now clear for Brussels to introduce a raft of CAP simplification measures later this year, according to...
EU
Improving broadband coverage in rural areas 'crucial' - Hogan
The European Commission recently outlined its plans for the EU Digital Single Market (DSM). One of the aims of the...
Agri-Business
Hogan accused of U-turn on penalties for farm safety issues
European Commissioner Phil Hogan has been accused of doing a U-turn in relation to penalising farmers for poor farm safety...
Dairy
Dairy sector must become more export focussed - Hogan
EU Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan believes that Europe’s dairy industry must develop an aggressive export policy in order to overcome...
