Person: Franz Fischler

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

farming

Ireland’s voting allies not as clear as they once used to be

It was for a good reason that the Irish Agriculture Minister traditionally cosied up to his French counterpart, when there were big pickings to be decided in EU negotiations in Brussels.

farming

Stephen Cadogan: CAP transformed but food poverty continues

It’s worth listening when an expert who has not been slow to criticise the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy speaks up for it.

business

IFA: Viability of tens of thousands of farmers at risk under CAP reforms

The viability of tens of thousands of farmers will be put at risk if a proposal to flatten direct farm payments is approved as part of CAP reforms being negotiated by EU agriculture ministers, the IFA claims.

farming

Farmers must promote CAP

business

Fischler: Dairy markets to stay demand-driven after financial crisis

news

Irish fishermen take EU to court in Luxembourg

Seeking common ground

ON the face of it, Ireland has more to lose than any other EU country from the current round of World Trade Organisation talks on agriculture.

Mon, 17 Oct, 2005

New IFA leadership must heed the calls of grassroots farmers

NEVER before did those vying for the IFA presidency face such an enormous challenge.

Mon, 03 Oct, 2005

Government to scrap stallion tax break

THE Government will abandon the long-standing tax exemption for stallions in December’s Budget after failing to persuade the European Commission that it is a legitimate state aid.

Fri, 02 Sep, 2005

Irish farmers attack Blair over threat to EU agriculture spending

BRITISH Prime Minister Tony Blair is to be directly asked by the Irish Farmers Association (IFA) to remove his threat to the financing of the Common Agricultural Policy in the European Union.

Mon, 27 Jun, 2005

Beef payments’ solution vital

Portlaoise: A solution to a €95 million cut in the 2004 beef premium payments to livestock farmers must be found, Irish Farmers Association president John Dillon told a producers’ rally in Portlaoise last night.

Wed, 08 Jun, 2005

AgCert delays E400m flotation by 24 hours

Conor Keane and David Clerkin

Fri, 03 Jun, 2005

Livestock farmers’ rally against cut

THE IFA announced yesterday it is to hold a livestock farmers’ rally at the Heritage Hotel in Portlaoise on June 7.

Sat, 28 May, 2005

Farmers almost halved by 2014, says expert

TOP farm and business experts met behind closed doors in Maynooth in a concerted bid to map out the future of Irish agriculture to 2020.

Sat, 27 Nov, 2004

Turkey’s EU bid ‘needs full debate’

The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) cannot be the sacrificial lamb for Turkey’s accession bid, according to Malcolm Thompson, president of The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association.

Thu, 07 Oct, 2004

EC recommends Turkey EU talks

The European Commission today recommended the start of EU membership talks with Turkey but set stiff conditions to prevent it from backtracking on sweeping democratic and human rights reforms.

Wed, 06 Oct, 2004

Moving towards a market-focused system

THIS week the nation’s 120,000 farmers have been informed of their entitlements under the direct payments scheme.

Wed, 15 Sep, 2004

Single farm payment Fischler’s enduring legacy

As EU Agriculture Commissioner Franz Fischler prepares to leave office after a decade presiding over agriculture in the EU, he will be best remembered for the introduction of the Single Farm Payment.

Thu, 19 Aug, 2004

IFA advises new agri commissioner

THE new EU agriculture commissioner Mariann Fischer Boel was described by IFA president John Dillon yesterday as an unexpected choice for the post, but he said she has experience from her current job as Minister for Agriculture in Denmark.

Sat, 14 Aug, 2004

Reformer Boel may take over as next EU Farm Commissioner

DANISH Agriculture Minister Mariann Fischer Boel emerged as favourite for the job of EU Agriculture Commissioner when the line-up of 25 candidates was finalised last week.

Thu, 12 Aug, 2004

Greater clarity on world trade talks deal sought

Ray Ryan, Agribusiness Correspondent

Thu, 05 Aug, 2004

No export refund cut-off before 2015

AN export subsidies cut-off point in 2015 or 2017 is visualised if last week’s framework for concluding WTO negotiations forms part of an eventual WTO trade deal.

Thu, 05 Aug, 2004

Killarney decision by EU triggers draft deal at world trade talks

A DECISION announced in Killarney earlier this year by the European Union was hailed yesterday as having triggered a draft deal at the world trade talks in Geneva.

Tue, 03 Aug, 2004

WTO deal ‘protects’ Irish farmers

A DRAFT deal reached over the weekend in Geneva on a framework for reviving stalled world trade talks was yesterday described by Minister Joe Walsh as most satisfactory for Irish agriculture.

Mon, 02 Aug, 2004

Trade negotiations continue in Switzerland

The day after their theoretical deadline, trade negotiators on today continued painfully slow moves toward a framework for a new global trade treaty intended to boost the world economy.

Sat, 31 Jul, 2004

Revised draft aims to restart talks

A TWENTY-PAGE revised draft framework aimed at reviving stalled world trade talks retains the thrust of eliminating farm export subsidies.

Sat, 31 Jul, 2004

Flak flying at Fischler

SPANISH farmers won't be sorry to see the back of Franz Fischler, when the Agriculture Commissioner retires later this year.

Thu, 29 Jul, 2004

Agri-supports at risk in WTO talks

A REVISED draft of proposals aimed at rescuing global trade talks amid a rift between rich and poor countries over agri-supports is expected to be tabled in Geneva today ahead of a Friday midnight deadline.

Wed, 28 Jul, 2004

Sugar reforms are a matter of simple justice

THE Unites States did the World Trade Organisation’s quest for subsidy-free and open markets no favours when it put import tariffs on imported steel to protect jobs in its own backyard.

Wed, 28 Jul, 2004

Stud farmers face €40m tax bill in EU probe

Ann Cahill and Mary Dundon

Sat, 24 Jul, 2004

Billion on table for six years of rural development

A BILLION euro for rural development in Ireland from 2007 to 2013 is on the cards if we retain our share of the available Brussels funding.

Thu, 22 Jul, 2004

WTO deal ‘could be agreed soon’

Brussels: A World Trade Organisation agreement on cutting tariffs and farm subsidies is possible by the end of this month, European Agriculture Commissioner Franz Fischler said.

Wed, 21 Jul, 2004

MEP calls for new Commissioner for Fishing

Fianna Fáil MEP Sean O' Neachtain has called for the appointment of an EU Commissioner with sole responsibility for the fishing industry.

Sat, 17 Jul, 2004

Walsh hotly tipped if Ireland wins EU farm portfolio

THE prospects of Joe Walsh becoming Ireland's new EU Commissioner improved in the past week.

Thu, 08 Jul, 2004

Leaked plan details EU sugar reforms

MORE details of draft plans to reform the EU's sugar regime have been leaked in Brussels.

Thu, 08 Jul, 2004

EU reform bad news for beet farmers

BEET growers will be offered compensation for only 50 to 60% of their losses, in a proposed reform of the EU's sugar subsidy regime.

Thu, 01 Jul, 2004

Export subsidies agreement closer

AN end to all export subsidies in the agricultural section of the world trade talks was sought by business leaders at the EU-US summit in Dromoland Castle.

Mon, 28 Jun, 2004

Hope on the horizon for WTO agriculture talks

DIFFERENCES in the critical agricultural round of the world trade negotiations have narrowed ahead of the EU-US summit at Dromoland Castle in Co Clare on June 25.

Wed, 16 Jun, 2004

Political clash over cash cut

A DISPUTE over €10 per week for suckler cattle farmers in 2005 has triggered a political row on the eve of tomorrow's elections.

Thu, 10 Jun, 2004

40% sugar price cut proposal fear

IRELAND’S sugar industry is in the front line as the EU enters battle over reforming its near 40-year-old sugar regime.

Thu, 27 May, 2004

Farmers can apply for REPS next week

FARMERS can apply for the new Rural Environment Protection Scheme (REPS) next week, Agriculture and Food Minister Joe Walsh announced yesterday.

Tue, 25 May, 2004

Timing of EC offer criticised

Ray Ryan, Agribusiness Correspondent

Thu, 20 May, 2004

French claim EU has erred tactically

THE French Government says the EU made a "a serious tactical mistake" when Agriculture Ministers in Killarney last week backed the Commissions' proposal to eliminate all its export refunds and subsidies.

Thu, 20 May, 2004

Farmers warn EU not to unravel reforms

Dublin: The umbrella bodies for European farmers and agricultural co-ops have called on EU leaders to ensure that the agricultural reforms they have recently agreed are not unravelled in the world trade talks.

Fri, 14 May, 2004

Adoption of REPS proposals delayed

Ireland: The formal adoption of Ireland's proposals for a new Rural Environment Protection Scheme (REPS) has been delayed by the European Agricultural Structures (STAR) Committee.

Thu, 13 May, 2004

Export refunds plan angers leaders

THE offer by the European Union to end agricultural export refunds as long as nations, including the United States, promise to cut farm grants and lower import tariffs, has been given a hostile reception by Irish agri-leaders.

Thu, 13 May, 2004

A brave new farming world

EU enlargement has ushered in a many changes in European agriculture, bringing challenges and opportunities. RAY RYAN reports.

Mon, 10 May, 2004

Good outcome for Co-op

A good performance in difficult trading conditions was how North Cork Co-op Creameries chairman Seamus Walsh described the society’s results for 2003.

Tue, 27 Apr, 2004

Door open for beef imports

TALK of 106p per lb for beef in the north west by mid-April gives cattle farmers something to look forward to.

Thu, 01 Apr, 2004

EU to lower food restrictions from China

The European Union said it would lower restrictions on some food product imports from China to make up for potential losses by the country when 10 countries join the group on May 1 and adopt EU import rules.

Sat, 27 Mar, 2004

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