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THE EUROPEAN Commission has ruled that the operator of Belgium’s Charleroi airport must pay EUR6 million illegal ‘state aid’ to the Belgian government, generated from being granted an unfairly low concession fee. The decision follows a 12 year competition inquiry by the Commission into Charleroi, including the access deal offered by operator Brussels South Charleroi Airport (BSCA) to Ryanair, the main user of the regional airport.…

IRELAND has been especially hard hit by the latest expansion of Russia’s ban on European Union (EU) meat exports, figures released today by the European Commission reveal.
Moscow has expanded its existing import restrictions to cover beef offal and beef fats.…

NOMINATED European Union (EU) agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan has promised an urgent review of “unfair practices” by supermarkets, which can hold meat producers to price ransom when negotiating with farmers.

He acknowledged to members of the European Parliament (MEPs) that the present voluntary discussions between producers and retailers are unsatisfactory in many cases, agreeing with one MEP “that producers are still in fear of supermarkets.”…

THE NEW European Union (EU) agriculture Commissioner has promised to carefully prepare for the planned abolition of EU sugar production quotas in September 2017. Speaking at a confirmation hearing at the European Parliament on October 2, former Irish environment minister Phil Hogan, 54, said he welcomed the liberalisation which is part of the recent reforms to the EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).…

IRISH Environment Minister Phil Hogan has been nominated as the new agriculture commissioner for the European Union today. Assuming he is confirmed by the European Parliament, he should start his new job on Nov 1. Meanwhile, Vytenis Andriukaitis of Lithuania will become the EU’s new health and food safety commissioner.…

International airports worldwide are working hard to install biometric border controls that they hope will speed passenger movement, while maintaining, or even enhancing security.

A key example of such new installations has been at Ireland’s biggest hub Dublin Airport, where since April 2013, travellers arriving at the 74-year old airport – which handles more than 20 million passengers per year – have had the option of passing through biometric identification gates in the airport’s immigration hall.…

A NEW software and sensor system designed to reduce carbon emissions and energy costs by 20% in airports is being trialled at Rome’s Fiumicino and Milan’s Malpensa airports. This new CASCADE system has been developed through a EUR2.6 million European Union (EU) research project.…

THE EUROPEAN Commission has approved public subsidy investments into three airports in Germany (Dortmund, Leipzig/Halle and Niederrhein-Weeze) and three in France (Angoulême, Pau Pyrénées and Nîmes). In all cases, it found government-related financial injections were in line with European Union (EU) state aid rules.…

IRISH Environment Minister Phil Hogan has been nominated as the new agriculture commissioner for the European Union (EU), with responsibility for ensuring a smooth production of food ingredients across Europe. Assuming he is confirmed by the European Parliament, he should start his new job on November 1.…

THE CONCLUSION of a Transatlantic Trade & Investment Partnership (TTIP) currently being negotiated between the European Union (EU) and the US could have serious adverse consequences for the EU suckler cows sector, European experts claim. A new study presented yesterday (Wednesday) in the European Parliament in Brussels argues US-sourced beef imports could increase in volume and fall in price.…