Irish and French farming organisation have said they are at one in supporting European Union chief negotiator Michel Barnier and the withdrawal agreement between the EU and the UK. “We are hugely in support of the EU line and Michel Barnier’s work as chief negotiator,” Irish Farmers’ Association president Joe Healy said on Monday at the end of a bilateral meeting in Dublin with the French farming organisation the FNSEA. “No-deal [Brexit] would be very damaging to farmers in France, Ireland and the whole of Europe, as well as for consumers,” said Ms Lambert. “It is up to us to remind them of that in the name of the farmers we represent. Both she and Mr Healy pointed out that the UK produced only 60 per cent of its food needs.

Source: The Irish Times March 12, 2019 00:56 UTC