Minister Rushed to Rome as Mullooly Warns Mercosur Will ‘Destroy’ Irish Beef Incomes - 07/01/2026
Midlands-North-West MEP Ciaran Mullooly has called on the Minister for Agriculture Martin Hayden to reject the so-called Mercosur “safety clause” proposals, describing them as wholly inadequate and completely unacceptable.The Minister for Agriculture Martin Hayden was asked to travel to Rome on Tuesday for urgent crucial discussions with his Italian counterpart ahead of another attempt by the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to force a vote on the controversial EU Mercosur trade deal.The Independent Ireland MEP said he has spoken in the last 24 hours to farming…
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