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Derogation reprieve until 2028

A vote in Brussels on Tuesday has left derogation farmers with certainty on the stocking rate limbo they faced from January.

NEWS 10 December 2025

Derogation reprieve until 2028

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MEPs seek to beef-up Mercosur safeguards

MEPs seek to beef-up Mercosur safeguards

NEWS 10 December 2025

Letter addressing withdrawing support for nature restoration plan

Letter addressing withdrawing support for nature restoration plan

LETTERS 10 December 2025

IFA wants EU officials up before Oireachtas to account for Brazilian beef recall

IFA wants EU officials up before Oireachtas to account for Brazilian beef recall

IFA wants EU officials up before Oireachtas to account for Brazilian beef recall

NEWS 9 December 2025

Commission to ramp up agri-food import checks at EU borders

Commission to ramp up agri-food import checks at EU borders

Commission to ramp up agri-food import checks at EU borders

NEWS 9 December 2025

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MEPs back stronger Mercosur safeguards as Cowen warns 'real risk' it will pass

MEPs back stronger Mercosur safeguards as Cowen warns 'real risk' it will pass

The amendments would oblige the Commission to report on the impact of Mercosur beef on EU markets more regularly and lower the threshold for investigating imports.

NEWS 1 December 2025

Crucial week for nitrates derogation decision

Crucial week for nitrates derogation decision

Member states of the European Union will vote on the European Commission’s proposal to grant Ireland a three-year extension to its nitrates derogation on Tuesday.

NEWS 1 December 2025

Deal struck on allowing gene-edited seeds in the EU

Deal struck on allowing gene-edited seeds in the EU

Farmers across the EU could access varieties developed with NGTs in the future under an agreement struck on Wednesday.

NEWS 1 December 2025

Editorial: EU recall of Brazilian hormone beef undermines promises

Editorial: EU recall of Brazilian hormone beef undermines promises

The EU Commission has always lauded its strong record on controls and checks on product coming into the EU market.

VIEWPOINTS 1 December 2025

Editorial: fresh conditions attached to derogation

Editorial: fresh conditions attached to derogation

Each of the new conditions will require close scrutiny, and the Habitats Directive assessment would still appear to be the most onerous of these.

VIEWPOINTS 1 December 2025

Brazilian beef with banned hormones enters EU foodchain

Brazilian beef with banned hormones enters EU foodchain

Adam Woods reports on an EU investigation into Brazilian beef containing banned hormones entering the EU food chain last month

MARKETS 1 December 2025

EU orders recall of Brazilian beef due to banned hormone presence

EU orders recall of Brazilian beef due to banned hormone presence

Banned hormones have been found in Brazilian beef imported into Europe earlier this month.

NEWS 1 December 2025

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