UPDATE 1-EU agrees no-deal Brexit compensation for Irish farmers - report
Farmers would be in line for hundreds of millions of euros in emergency aid to offset a market collapse and the loss of British customers, the newspaper reported. Agriculture Minister Michael Creed said last month Dublin would seek that amount for its farming and fishing industry. With close trading links with Britain, especially in labour intensive sectors like agri-food, Ireland's export-led economy is considered the most vulnerable of the remaining 27 European Union members to a disruptive exit by its neighbour.
The details of the scheme were finalised between Creed and the commission's agriculture chief Phil Hogan, the report said. A spokesman for Creed said the two met last Monday to discuss the potential impact of a disorderly Brexit on the Irish agri-food and fisheries sectors.
In a statement, the minister said he had stressed the need to deploy market response measures, including exceptional aid, and that Commissioner Hogan reiterated the EU's readiness to respond and support Ireland. A spokesperson for the Commission could not immediately be reached for comment.
The Sunday Times said the compensation, similar to measures taken when Russia banned EU farm produce, could also apply to Dutch and Belgian flower producers and Danish dairy and bacon farmers, all of whom export heavily to Britain. Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said this week he had alerted the commission that Dublin would seek aid for firms if Britain leaves the European Union without a deal next month, alongside other potential emergency EU and domestic funding.
(Reporting by Padraic Halpin; Editing by Janet Lawrence and Alexandra Hudson)
(This story has not been edited by Devdiscourse staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
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