Memo: Preparation of Agriculture and Fisheries Council, 19-20 March 2012

The Agriculture & Fisheries Council will meet in Brussels on 19 and 20 March. It will be chaired by Mrs Mette Gjerskov, Danish Minister of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries. Commissioners Maria Damanaki and Dacian Cioloş will represent the Commission at the meeting.

Fisheries issues will be dealt with on Monday and Agriculture issues on Tuesday. Over lunch on Tuesday, ministers will discuss CAP Reform issues related to the 1st and 2nd Pillars. A press conference on the Fisheries points will be held at the end of the day on Monday, and a press conference on the Agriculture points is scheduled for just before the lunch on Tuesday.

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