Agriculture and Fisheries Council, 17-18 October 2022

Summary:

A meeting of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council (AGRIFISH) was held on 17-18 October 2022. The agenda includes the following items:

• Political agreement on draft law fixing fishing opportunities in the Baltic Sea for 2023;
• Guidance to prepare the EU's position ahead of annual meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT);
• Discussion on the agricultural markets situation in the context of Russia's invasion of Ukraine;
• Exchange of views on the impact of the war in Ukraine on the EU's trade in agricultural products and inputs, and its impact on food security;
• Exchange of views on trade negotiations with third countries, including Mercosur and Australia;
• Discussion on the importance of close cooperation between Member States when preparing a common framework for forest monitoring and strategic plans;
• Briefing on the joint declaration on EU carbon farming signed by several Member States;
• Discussion on an EU-wide end to the systematic killing of male chicks;
• Discussion on the importance of tackling co-financing constraints of phytosanitary and veterinary programmes;
• Discussion on the possibility of using RENURE products;
• Discussion on the issue of organic protein feed from Ukraine;
• Adoption of conclusions contributing to enhanced security of the EU's ICT assets;
• Endorsement of draft Women on Boards Directive.

Official

General Secretariat of the Council: Background Brief for the Meeting - Agriculture and Fisheries Council, 17-18 October 2022 https://www.consilium.europa.eu/media/59645/background-note-final_en_for-publishing.pdf

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