The Irish Farmers' Association has criticised the allocation of funds under the new Common Agricultural Policy, which was agreed at overnight talks in Brussels.
The new CAP budget is €356.3 billion, a €35.2bn reduction on what was original proposed. IFA President Tim Cullinan said the deal agreed does not match with the EU’s Green Deal aspirations, which seek to develop more environmentally friendly and sustainable farming practices. "On the one hand the Commission wants farmers to take costly actions to implement the Farm to Fork and Biodiversity strategies, but on the other hand they don’t want to provide the necessary funding," Mr Cullinan said.