Compensation for Beef sector needed if CETA damages industry – McGuinness

The Irish beef sector will have to be compensated if the new EU-Canada trade deal ultimately damages the industry. That’s according to the Fine Gael MEP Mairead McGuinness. The European Parliament today backed the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement which will see most tariffs disappear on goods and services between the two trading blocs. Under the deal Canada will be able to export a defined tonnage of beef to the EU. This will be phased in over 3 to 7 years. But those imports could damage the Irish beef sector. Mairead McGuinness says the EU Commission is aware of these concerns.

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