Union in discussions with EU

Although this country is heading out of Europe, there are still mitigation measures where European politicians can play a role following the recent severe weather.

The impact of the late spring on both livestock and arable farmers was one of the issues raised by NFU Scotland (NFUS) leaders yesterday when they met the European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Phil Hogan, in Edinburgh.

Union president Andrew Mccornick, chief executive Scott Walker and Political Affairs manager Clare Slipper also discussed the European Commission’s forthcoming announcement on Unfair Trading Practices in the supply chain.

The Union stressed the importance of the package delivering a fair and responsible supply chain 0 From left to right: Andrew Mccornick, Phil Hogan, Scott Walker and Clare Slipper that worked for farmers alongside the Groceries Code Adjudicator which already exists in the UK.

Prior to his arrival in Edinburgh to address an OECD conference, Hogan had expressed his views on Brexit saying it was obvious the UK did not have a better idea of life outside the EU. “It does not have a replacement for the (European) Union as a way to improve the life quality of its citizens, its businesses, and its standing in the world.

“Yes, it will leave the Union but it only wants to go some of the way towards leaving. We can see, now that things have become clearer, that there is a lot of the Union that the UK wants to retain. An awful lot.

“You might say it doesn’t want to change its EU outfit, just its shoes.”