Christophe Hansen

Opinion: proposed CAP will squeeze the squeezed middle more

As the days of reckoning for CAP grow closer, the European Commission's focus on "active farmers" is bad news for the drystock sector.

OPINION 9 May 2026

Opinion: proposed CAP will squeeze the squeezed middle more

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Shake-up in CAP funds needed - Hansen

Shake-up in CAP funds needed - Hansen

NEWS 29 April 2026

Two tales that could hurt support for CAP

Two tales that could hurt support for CAP

DEALER 29 April 2026

Payment redistribution needed to save CAP’s ‘public image’ – Commissioner

Payment redistribution needed to save CAP’s ‘public image’ – Commissioner

Payment redistribution needed to save CAP’s ‘public image’ – Commissioner

NEWS 27 April 2026

Ireland has an opportunity to make change with EU presidency

Ireland has an opportunity to make change with EU presidency

Ireland has an opportunity to make change with EU presidency

NEWS 26 April 2026

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Hansen rules out CBAM suspension

Hansen rules out CBAM suspension

Commissioner Hansen said a suspension of CBAM was not in Europe’s long-term interests.

NEWS 3 February 2026

Farm commissioner still frosty on idea of dropping CBAM levy

Farm commissioner still frosty on idea of dropping CBAM levy

Commissioner Hansen wants to see the EU become more self-sufficient in fertilisers.

NEWS 3 February 2026

Dempsey at Large: land prices soaring in places as western Europe stagnates

Dempsey at Large: land prices soaring in places as western Europe stagnates

Ireland has an extremely open land market, with no restrictions on who can purchase land and in what amount.

VIEWPOINTS 3 February 2026

Editorial: dialogue needed on older farmer payments

Editorial: dialogue needed on older farmer payments

Pension reform has started in Ireland, but a lot more reform and support would be needed if CAP payments were to be cut from older farmers.

VIEWPOINTS 3 February 2026

Commission holds cards tight on Mercosur

Commission holds cards tight on Mercosur

While the Commission has a mandate to provisionally implement Mercosur before EU courts give their ruling on the matter, no decision has yet been taken, according to Hansen.

NEWS 3 February 2026

Murrin mess needs a resolution

Murrin mess needs a resolution

While Irish farming's fault lines are exposed by the controversy over Larry Murrin being chair of Bord Bia, CAP's defining days are hurtling toward us.

DEALER 3 February 2026

Minister calls on IFA to de-escalate protest action

Minister calls on IFA to de-escalate protest action

“Blocking the building impacts all of the work Bord Bia carry out and is not in farmers’ best interests,” Minister Heydon told the Irish Farmers Journal.

NEWS 3 February 2026

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New Zealand dairy tech open day to take place on Laois farm

Irish dairy farmers will have the opportunity to see the latest technologies from New Zealand at an on-farm open day at Camcloon Dairy, Ballyfin, Co Laois, on Tuesday 19 May 2026 from 10am.

New Zealand dairy tech open day to take place on Laois farm

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