IFA to stress importance of single farm payment to new commissioner

THE new European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Dacian Ciolos, who took office yesterday, will meet with the Irish Farmers’ Association in Brussels today.

Mr Ciolos has said his main objectives are to deliver a Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) that delivers food security for consumers and a decent income for farmers.

IFA president John Bryan said he will stress to Mr Ciolos the importance of the single farm payment for Irish farmers and of securing the maximum CAP budget in the upcoming negotiations on the EU financial perspectives.