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📢 From Stockholm, Europe's leading farming organisations are sounding the alarm.
In a landmark declaration addressed to EU Heads of State and Government meeting in Brussels for the European Council meeting, the European farming community is sending a clear warning:
European agriculture is approaching breaking point, and the window to rebuild it on solid foundations is rapidly closing.
Agriculture has always been at the heart of the European project. Food security has never been merely an economic concern. It is a foundation of Europe's sovereignty, stability and peace.
At a time of mounting geopolitical uncertainty, farming must be recognised as a pillar of Europe's security and defence. This means maintaining a strong, common and properly funded Common Agricultural Policy.
🇪🇺 Europe cannot strengthen its security or aspire to be a global power while weakening its own agricultural foundations.
Defending the CAP is therefore not just about defending European agriculture. It is about defending Europe itself!
🔗Read Full #StockholmDeclaration >>>> copa-cogeca.eu/publications
ICOS President Edward Carr and IFA President Francie Gorman were in Stockholm last week with co-op and farm leaders from across the EU where they signed the Stockholm Declaration.
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Copa President @masgiansanti and Cogeca Vice-President Florentin Bercu met this afternoon with incoming Irish Presidency Minister @martinheydonfg 🇮🇪 and with Commissioner @MarosSefcovic 🇪🇺
2️⃣ high-level talks to underline the priorities of the farming community with the Irish Presidency and on trade, in particular:
🖍️For a strong #CAP, with an increased budget up to inflation. No cuts!
🖍️To present @COPACOGECA's positions on MFF/ CAP/ NRPP/ CMO/ European Competitiveness Fund
🖍️To ask rules-based trade and export opportunities for EU agri-food and a trade policy politically accountable and economically sustainable for farmers
🔴 #Mercosur is the test case: EU must control TRQs, enforce safeguards, mirror standards & monitor transparency !
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Edward Carr, @ICOS1894 president speaks of anger, confusion & uncertainty of recent months for dairy farmers. Now there is clarity from Commissioner @VSinkevicius - stabilise or improve water quality and Ireland will keep its #nitrates derogation.
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Mark Jordan of @icosskillnet outlines the critical importance of #dairy industry €16bn and 85,000 jobs. Workforce skills are essential to keep Irish industry to the fore & new courses will be integral to this.@ICOS1894
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The 2023 edition of #COGECA's Presidency Business Forum is currently underway on "Fostering the Future of Farming: The Importance of Cooperatives in Cultivating Our New Generation of Young Farmers” in 🇪🇸👇
#AgriCoopForum #YoungFarmers #JovenesCoops
@tirlan_ and @DairygoldCo_Op have collaborated to expand FarmGen Solar PV programme to farm families across Ireland #hereforgood shorturl.at/pwzGJ
Congratulations to the McNamara family and to all the finalists @NDC_ie @KerrygoldIRL
And the overall winner of the 2023 NDC & @KerrygoldIRL Quality Milk Award 🏆 is 🥁…
… the Macnamara family from Co Limerick! 👏🐄🎉
#MadeForThis #IrishDairy
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Spoke to the USA Dairy Club in Dublin today about EU policy as part of their week long visit to Ireland north and south. These 50 farmers in room own 1m dairy cows between them. 18,000 Irish dairy farmers own 1.5m cows between them. As they say in US, do the math!
@TjflanaganTipp ICOS CEO taking part in the #finetuningirishdairy conference today with nitrates and animal welfare key discussion items @ICOS1894 @FarmersMonthly
Ray Doyle addressed a conference hosted in the @Europarl_EN promoting high Animal Welfare in Transport standards. It was hosted by MEPs Billy Kelleher & Asger Christiansen, & organised by ICOS & the Danish Agriculture & Food Council. @DamienOhReilly ICOS EU Affairs moderated.
Outgoing ICOS President addresses the 128th AGM of ICOS, highlighting the dairy industry's achievements and capability to meet future challenges bit.ly/3qlrkia
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Tirlán was delighted to have the opportunity to highlight the positive actions being taken by our farm families at the EPA Climate Conference yesterday. Thomas Ryan was there to discuss our Living Proof sustainability strategy. #HereForGood #FarmFamilies
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Human Capital investment is key to the success of skills and talent attraction and retention. #euyearofskills @SprojectField @ICOS1894 @COPACOGECA
In 1973 Ireland joined #theEU and ICOS opened its office in Brussels. We celebrated this milestone with @IFAmedia in Brussels and we were joined by friends and colleagues from across Europe @COPACOGECA #EuropeDay2023 #IrelandEU50
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The ICOS board visited the EU Parliament in Brussels yesterday and met MEPs @BillyKelleherEU and @ColmMarkey as part of the ICOS/IFA Brussels office 50th anniversary celebrations.
Congratulations to all at @callancoopagri on the launch of their new store in Callan, Co. Kilkenny today. And very best wishes for the future. #coops
We are delighted to celebrate our launch today! 🥳
A huge thank you to our customers, staff, board and other supporting members for making this truly, a day to remember!
#storelaunch #callan #kilkenny #homevalue #diyprojects
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Minister @McConalogue announces two-week extension for the submission of dairy excretion rate band and Nitrates Derogation applications for 2023.
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ALT Photograph of a river. Minister McConalogue announces two-week extension for the submission of dairy excretion rate band and Nitrates Derogation applications for 2023.