Displaying items by tag: EUROPEAN UNION

Tuesday, 18 May 2021 07:55

Mission impossible

Agriculture and Trade Minister Damien O'Connor is off to Europe soon to try and breathe some life into free trade talks between NZ and the UK, and NZ and the European Union.

Published in World News
Wednesday, 14 October 2020 06:25

UK/EU trade scrap worries exporters

Britain's decision to break its deal with the EU over Brexit is creating uncertainty for NZ dairy exporters, according to Malcolm Bailey — chair of the Dairy Companies Association of NZ (DCANZ).

Published in General News
Tuesday, 06 October 2020 05:25

Clock ticking on EU meat deal

Trade experts are warning that time is running out to secure the future of New Zealand red meat exports to the European Union.

Published in General News
Tuesday, 08 September 2020 09:55

A potential bogey for NZ/EU trade deal

The fallout from a golf match out in the west of Ireland could have negative repercussions on the outcome of New Zealand’s Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the European Union.

Published in General News
Wednesday, 24 June 2020 07:56

Free trade proposal a slap in the face

Dairy companies Association of NZ chairman, Malcolm Bailey has launched a scathing attack on the European Union’s proposed free trade agreement.

Published in General News
Wednesday, 17 June 2020 10:07

Reality bites — Editorial

OPINION: Hopes for any quick outcome of free trade talks with the European Union have hit the wall following a “paltry” market access offer for our agriculture sector.

Published in Opinion
Tuesday, 16 June 2020 08:56

EU's "unacceptable" offer for NZ

A pathetic trade offer by the European Union has raised the ire of New Zealand politicians and farmer groups, which have strongly condemned the EU’s actions.

Published in General News

The Government is brushing away grower concerns about a looming potato invasion from the European Union.

Published in General News
Monday, 02 March 2020 13:39

EU talks getting ‘tricky’

New Zealand's negotiations with the European Union on a free trade agreement are beginning to get tricky.

Published in General News
Tuesday, 25 February 2020 09:43

NZ to bend on GIs

The European Union wants New Zealand to bring in a much stricter set of rules for Geographical Indicators (GIs) on food, says an intellectual property (IP) expert.

Published in General News
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