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Calculate climate emissions at point of consumption, farmers say

Farmer ‘get the same milk price today that our parents were getting 30-odds years ago’

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Peronist revival set to plunge Argentina into economic turmoil

Populist Alberto Fernández wins presidential election in first round

Ireland determined to get right deal on next EU budget, Taoiseach says

Varadkar says Mercosur trade deal bad for beef sector but beneficial for dairy, drinks

MEPs block commission nominees from Romania and Hungary

Decision represents a setback for incoming commission president Von der Leyen

Beef farmers have real problems and they will get worse

Brexit, removal of EU protections and rise of meat alternatives are death knell for sector

Meat plant blockades ‘doing immeasurable damage’ to beef sector, Minister warns

Creed appeals to protesters to ‘step back for the sake of fellow farmers’

Phil Hogan nominated as EU trade commissioner

Hogan will be tough and very fair crafting future trade deal with UK, Ursula von der Leyen says

G7 summit dominated by Franco-American discord over Iran

Trump resistant to Macron’s effort to mediate in crisis over Tehran’s nuclear capability

Opposing Mercosur to protect the rainforest

Varadkar cleverly marries opposing interests of beef and climate change

Macron outlines plan to rediscover G7’s ‘life force’

French president clashes with Bolsonaro over Amazon fires on eve of leaders’ summit

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European Commission says it supports Macron on Amazon

French president said rainforest fires should be at the top of the G7 agenda

Brazil’s president has haircut instead of meeting French minister

Jair Bolsonaro cancels appointment with Jean-Yves Le Drian at short notice

Miriam Lord’s Awards: Winners of this year’s political gongs

Dáil movers, shakers, losers and inbetweeners, plus the prestigious George Clooney Award

Beef deal concerns ‘pale into insignificance’ in event of no-deal Brexit

Taoiseach says State will vote against Mercosur deal ‘if it is not in Ireland’s interests’

New quota ‘good start’ for Brazilian beef farmers

Mercosur will have the right to export 99,000 tonnes of beef annually to the EU at a reduced tariff of 7.5 per cent

Protesting farmers say beef industry ‘as good as dead’

Farmers gather at Dáil to protest at Mercosur trade deal

Phil Hogan has played a good hand in Brussels

Outcome of budget negotiations is most substantial legacy of Kilkenny man’s first term as agriculture commissioner

Ireland could ‘frustrate’ South American countries in beef deal, Creed says

Minister repeats claims they could ‘thwart, limit, frustrate’ South American countries

‘We have been pushed into the same protests as the nurses’: beef farmers take to the streets

Cork farmer Helen O’Sullivan says Mercosur deal is ‘final nail in coffin’ for Irish sector

Fintan O'Toole: Too many claims about Irish beef are pure bull

If the Irish beef industry is to fight off competition from Brazil, it has to be more credible in its claims to the moral high ground

Hogan rejects ‘inaccurate’ criticism of EU-Mercosur deal

European commissioner’s position questioned amid row over Irish beef industry

Government welcomes ‘good bits’ of Mercosur beef deal

Doherty rejects claims Phil Hogan being made ‘scapegoat’ in beef deal

Government denies it is at odds with Michael Creed over beef deal

Minister for Agriculture has vowed to ‘dismantle’ EU-Mercosur agreement

Creed pledges to ‘frustrate and thwart’ beef deal as it currently stands

Humphreys says impact of Brexit will be key to economic assessment of Mercosur

The Irish Times view on the Mercosur trade deal: the EU puts down a marker

Whatever threat the Irish beef industry faces as a result of the trade deal is a side-show compared to the threat of a no-deal Brexit

Creed insists EU-Mercosur agreement is not a ’done deal’

Trade deal could be ‘death knell’ for Irish beef sector, FF leader says

Farmers seek urgent meeting with Taoiseach over ‘sellout’ Mercosur deal

EU pulling the rug from under the beef sector, Irish Farmers’ Association says

South America gives mixed response to EU trade deal

Mercosur countries show little euphoria following conclusion of beef agreement

Mercosur trade deal: Phil Hogan urged to defend farmers

Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed calls on commissioner to safeguard Irish farmers

What is the new South American beef deal that will affect Ireland?

Mercosur deal has been accused for ‘selling out’ Irish farmers

Ireland may vote against EU and South American trade deal

Strong backlash from farmers concerned about potential European beef import surge

EU’s Mercosur deal ‘very disappointing for Irish beef sector’ – Creed

Allowing Mercosur states supply 99,000 tonnes of beef to EU ‘a very significant negative’

Farmers have serious beef with EU’s landmark Mercosur deal

Furious reaction to trade breakthrough over potential for surge in European meat imports

Alcohol minimum pricing rules to be fast-tracked by Cabinet

Seen & Heard: Bidding war for Green Reit; EU beef deal; and Virgin’s Love Island boost

Irish farmers furious over EU-South American deal to cut tariffs

Mercosur agreement reached after 20 years of talks criticised on environmental grounds

The left always thinks it is right about housing crises

Caveat: The best way out of our current crisis is paved with measures upon which the left will chafe

China beef deals a safeguard against Brexit, says ABP

Company secures €50m deal with Asian firm Wowprime to supply beef to outlets in China

Smith settlement is a difficult pill to swallow for IFA

Lobby group will now end up paying out more than the original severance package

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