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‘Retaining Ireland’s nitrates derogation is top of my agenda’ - Cowen
Noel Bardon
Irish MEP Barry Cowen has said that retaining the derogation tops his agenda in Brussels, alongside fairness in trade deals and the next CAP.
22 January 2025 News
Brexit, Beef Plan, COVID-19 and Golfgate
From Brexit to COVID-19 and Golfgate, with the protests by the Beef Pan Movement and dairy farmers over the derogation cut, the last decade has had its fair share of controversy.
17 December 2024 News
Cowen gets key job on future of EU farming and CAP report
Barry Cowen said that a key focus of his CAP reform agenda will be the creation of a third distinct environmental pillar.
Common sense needed on new calf transport proposals - Mullooly
Limiting animal road journey times, increasing space allowances on lorries and minimum travel ages are among the new calf transport proposals.
12 December 2024 News
Agriculture can't be sacrificed to boost European car manufacturing - Cowen
The Mercosur deal must not leave Irish farmers at a disadvantage, Fianna Fáil MEP Barry Cowen has said.
3 December 2024 News
Delegation of AGRI MEPs to travel to Ireland in 2025
The mission, proposed by MEPs Barry Cowen and Ciaran Mullooly, follows a similar proposal made by MEP Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan and was adopted by AGRI political co-ordinators at its last meeting.
2 December 2024 News
Cowen wants CAP to go back to its roots
New environmental schemes must be separate and distinct from CAP, Fianna Fáil MEP Barry Cowen has said.
12 August 2024 News