Memo: Preparation Agriculture/Fisheries Council of October 2008

The Agriculture & Fisheries Council will meet in Luxembourg on Monday 27 and Tuesday 28 October, under the Presidency of Michel Barnier, French Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries. Commissioners Joe Borg and Mariann Fischer Boel will represent the Commission at the meeting. Fisheries points will be dealt with first on Monday, and a joint press conference will be held at the end of these discussions. A press conference on the Agriculture points will be held on Tuesday at the end of the Council meeting.