Agriculture and Fisheries Council, 15 April 2019

Summary:

A meeting of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council was held on 15 April 2019. The agenda includes the following items:

• Exchange of views on the green architecture of the legislative package relating to the post-2020 reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP);
• Briefing on the final report produced by the Task Force Rural Africa, followed by the exchange of views on its recommendations ahead of an EU-AU agriculture ministerial conference;
• Briefing on the situation in the main agricultural market, with particular emphasis on the sugar, fruit, dairy, meat and olive oil sectors;
• Exchange of views on the impact of large carnivores on agriculture;
• Briefing on a set of issues, including:
  • EU action against deforestation and forest degradation;
  • Joint declaration of the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia on the renewable energy directive post-2020;
  • Outcome of a high-level conference on agricultural research and innovation.

Official

Council of the European Union: Press Release, 15/04/2019: Legislative acts adopted by the Agriculture and Fisheries Council https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2019/04/15/legislative-acts-adopted-by-the-agriculture-and-fisheries-council/

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