IRELAND’S BEEF INDUSTRY MAY NEED QUOTA PROTECTION WITHIN TTIP DEAL, IRISH GOVERNMENT SAYS
April 21st, 2015
THE IRISH government has predicted to globalmeatnews.com that American beef exports to the European Union (EU) will be limited by quotas in future, even if the EU and USA successfully negotiate a Transatlantic Trade & Investment Partnership deal.An official for Ireland’s department of jobs, enterprise and innovation explained: “The position of beef as a sensitive sector for Ireland is well known by the government and the EU Commission. For this reason we expect that full market liberalisation will not apply to the beef sector and that the sector will ...
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