New Irish government gauges ‘potential damage’ of Mercosur/EU trade talks

Wednesday, March 2nd 2011 - 17:44 UTC

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Mercosur negotiations and Ireland’s share of the EU agriculture spending are seen as the main challenging demands for the new Agriculture minister of the Fine Gael-Labour coalition government in Dublin. Read full article

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Rhaurie-Craughwell
Irish Agriculture?....Now that's a laugh XD Their like the French, all bloody small holdings heavily subsidised by the EU.

My dear old Great Aunt in Tra Mhor even managed to claw some money from the EU with what was nothing more than an impressive vegetable patch :)
Mar 02nd, 2011 - 06:48 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Martin_Fierro
And we all know Argentina couldn't possibly compete with a vegetable patch ;-)
Mar 03rd, 2011 - 02:56 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Redhoyt
Martian, for once I agree with you :-))
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GeoffWard
Well, at least the EU beef farmers will not have to pay REDD+ carbon offset payments for methane production if all the beef production gravitates to Mercosur. Brasilian beef farmers may well have to pay their ministry of the environment to replant the very forests that they burned off to make grazing range.
Ironic!
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