Intent: Ammendments to the CAP as follows: 10 core asks and then, more importantly, made a list of 16 areas we are proposing changes to the CAP articles, and a further 4 changes to the recitals.
We sent our CAP asks to Irish MEPs & europeen Groupings The Greens/EFA, Andrzej nowakowskThe Left, damien thomsonRenew Europe, kristin moutschen, Katerina BoucherEPP, Alwyn StrangeS&D, Cristina Martínez Pérez, Maria Rosa Montanella Doria Lamba, Evangelia Sali - Email
Intent: That Irish MEPs within the European Parliaments AGRI Committee table progressive environmental amendments to the AGRI Committee report on the post-2027 CAP
Details: Amendments to the AGRI Committee report on the post-2027 CAP
Intent: To welcome the announcement by the EU Commission that Brazilian meat imports will be banned in the EU from September 3rd, unless Brazil demonstrates compliance withe the bloc's rules on antimicrobial resistance.::To highlight that during an IFA and IFJ investigation into Brazilian meat last year any amount of antibiotics were freely available without any details of the animal type or symptoms, a prescription or farm identifier.::To highlight that the Brazilian authorities do not have a good track record of compliance with EU auditors and trade requirements as evidenced by the finding of the DG Sante inspections.::To emphasise that there must be a comprehensive database of all bovine animals in the country to allow prescribing of antibiotics for farm animals and the infrastructure must then be built around that to incoproprate prescribing, dispensing and treatment records similar to what is in the EU.
Intent: To highlight that the introduction of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) at the beginning of 2026 has brought increased fertiliser prices that have since been compounded by the recent energy crisis.::That the European Commission had recognised the potential for destabilisation of the market by introducing Article 27a in the proposed regulation which provides for a safeguard mechanism allowing the temporary suspension of CBAM on specific goods in times of crisis. In January this year, the Council of Agriculture Ministers recognised this measure and fully endorsed its inclusion.::To stress that IFA and European farmers are deeply concerned that the Environment Committee has deleted Article 27a in their draft report. Fertilisers typically account for between 15% and 30% of farmers' production costs and recent price increases have negatively impacted farmers' margins. In January and February this year, following the implementation of CBAM, prices increased on average by 15% comp
Intent: To write to Irish MEPs to share the enclosed Copa-Cogeca amendments (of which IFA is a member) and ask for their support in their adoption to better acknowledge and advance, through dedicated allocated funding and fair governance rules for the participation of agriculture actors.::That the integral role of EU Agriculture and Food Security as a core pillar of EU Competitiveness and Security, spanning multiple domain and ECF priority areas are::• Clean transition and decarbonization::• Digital transition::• Health, biotechnology, agriculture and bioeconomy::• Security, defence and space.::To highlight that they complement in many instances the Compromise Amendments (CA) of COMAgri, and the Opinion by Rapporteur Fidanza, on the ECF::To stress that farmers and rural areas cannot do more, seek to innovate or advance competitiveness / current practices, with less dedicated support.::To emphasise that The common Agricultural Policy (CAP) has been continually eroded in real terms in successive
Intent: To continue to highlight the problems linked to rising input costs, particularly fertilisers, as IFA believe the Commission has been slow to take measures to address the scale of the situation in a satisfactory manner.::To highlight that the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) will cost EU farmers almost €900m in 2026 and the announcement by the Commission of a Fertiliser Action Plan without addressing CBAM will do nothing to address either the availability or price of fertiliser.::To stress that without fertiliser, a critical raw material in the production of crops there will be massive food shortages across Europe and the globe. There must be an immediate suspension of CBAM on fertiliser.
Intent: To invite the Minister of State for Nature, Heritage and Biodiversity to address IFA's three regional meetings on the draft Nature Restoration Plan.::To invite local TDs to attend IFA's three regional meetings on the draft Nature Restoration Plan.::To invite MEPs to attend IFA's three regional meetings on the draft Nature Restoration Plan.
