21 h. ago MEP Warns that deal on new tariffs and import restrictions on fertilisers from Russia offers no protection to Irish farmers

This article first appeared on Galway Bay FM A compromise deal endorsed by the European Parliament on new tariffs and import restrictions on fertilisers from Russia has been rejected by Midlands North West MEP Ciaran Mullooly. The agreement, reached between major political groups in the Parliament will see tariffs phased in from July beginning at […] The post MEP Warns that deal on new tariffs and import restrictions on fertilisers from Russia offers no protection to Irish farmers appeared first on Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune.

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9 d. ago Local MEP says CAP budget must reflect inflation to ensure future of Irish food security

This article first appeared on Galway Bay FM Local MEP Maria Walsh says the CAP budget must reflect inflation to ensure future of Irish food security MEP Walsh, who’s a member of the European Parliament’s Agriculture Committee, has tabled over 30 proposals to strengthen CAP certainty and income stability for Irish farmers She has made […] The post Local MEP says CAP budget must reflect inflation to ensure future of Irish food security appeared first on Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune.

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2 w. ago Trump in 'no rush' to reach a deal with EU on tariffs as he meets Italian PM Giorgia Meloni

Trump maintains that rivals and allies alike have taken advantage of the US on trade.

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2 w. ago Trump joins Japanese tariff talks as America aims to lock in trade deal

The US leader attended the meeting alongside fiscal leaders from both nations.

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2 w. ago Ireland’s main tariff response is ‘putting everything’ into EU

Peter Burke outlined a 16-point plan to improve competitiveness including Ceta progress

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2 w. ago Ireland had a surprising way to deal with Trump's tariff hike

Ireland had a surprising way to deal with Trump's tariff hike  TheStreet

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3 w. ago Portumna farmer wins two prestigious national agriculture prizes

This article first appeared on Galway Bay FM A Portumna farmer has won two prestigious national agriculture prizes Mella Briscoe from Ballycrissane took home the RDS Economic Breeding Index Award and Dairy Cow Award. The awards aim to showcase farmers who are at the forefront of economic and environmental sustainability in Irish agriculture. The post Portumna farmer wins two prestigious national agriculture prizes appeared first on Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune.

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3 w. ago Trump tariffs live updates: US president says he would ‘love’ deal with Beijing as levies on China total 145%

EU pauses reciprocal tariffs against US; Taoiseach says ‘we are not out of the woods yet’ after cut for 90 days

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3 w. ago 90 days not enough time to negotiate deal over tariffs, says CEO of exporters association

'90 days, it's definitely not enough to negotiate a trade deal with any single country'

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3 w. ago European Commission will continue to deal with US tariffs 'in a calm, coherent way'

“The European Commission will continue to talk to our member states, will continue to talk to industry and we will plot a careful course forward on that basis," European Commission Spokesperson Olof Gill said.

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3 w. ago Trump tariffs chaos may change EU thinking on Mercosur trade deal

Europe letter: US tariffs prompt bloc to explore options for taking its business elsewhere

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3 w. ago Germany’s Merz secures coalition deal as Trump tariffs threaten recession

New government formed as far-right AfD tops opinion polls for first time

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3 w. ago Trump says world leaders 'dying to make a deal' with the US as he digs in on tariffs

The US president said he did not want global markets to fail but ‘sometimes you have to take medicine’.

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