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Title: Beef quota removed from Mercosur proposal
The Irish Farmers Journal understands that the European Commission has decided to remove beef imports from its proposed trade deal with South American Mercosur countries.
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The Irish Farmers Journal understands that the European Commission has decided to remove beef imports from its proposed trade deal with South American Mercosur countries.
ICSA president Patrick Kent hands in letters asking for beef to be left out of Mercosur trade talks at the European Commission's Dublin office during a protest on Wednesday.
A Commission source said that the proposed tariff-rate quota for 78,000t of beef would be removed from the draft offer expected to be sent to Mercosur next week as trade negotiations open with the bloc of South American countries.
The college of European commissioners met on Wednesday and the source said that the decision was made after 14 EU member states expressed concern at the proposal.
Sensitivity of beef
The current situation of agricultural markets and the sensitivity of the beef industry are understood to be the key factors in the Commission’s decision to leave beef out of the initial phase of talks.
Farm organisations have lobbied hard against the prospect of large-scale cheap beef imports from South America, where production standards are reported to be less strict than in Europe.
On Wednesday, IFA president Joe Healy called for the unconditional removal of beef from the proposed trade deal, saying: “Any negotiating strategy based on concessions on sensitive products, including beef, and sacrificing European farmers in the process, is totally flawed.”
The ICSA also voiced its opposition and held a protest outside the Commission’s Dublin office on Wednesday, chanting: “Slam the door on Mercosur.”
A Commission source said that the proposed tariff-rate quota for 78,000t of beef would be removed from the draft offer expected to be sent to Mercosur next week as trade negotiations open with the bloc of South American countries.
The college of European commissioners met on Wednesday and the source said that the decision was made after 14 EU member states expressed concern at the proposal.
Sensitivity of beef
The current situation of agricultural markets and the sensitivity of the beef industry are understood to be the key factors in the Commission’s decision to leave beef out of the initial phase of talks.
Farm organisations have lobbied hard against the prospect of large-scale cheap beef imports from South America, where production standards are reported to be less strict than in Europe.
On Wednesday, IFA president Joe Healy called for the unconditional removal of beef from the proposed trade deal, saying: “Any negotiating strategy based on concessions on sensitive products, including beef, and sacrificing European farmers in the process, is totally flawed.”
The ICSA also voiced its opposition and held a protest outside the Commission’s Dublin office on Wednesday, chanting: “Slam the door on Mercosur.”
The Irish government has submitted a request to Europe to use €240 million in funding to increase renewable energy, improve energy efficiency of public buildings and invest in sustainable transport
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