Landbouwraad beëindigt eerste zitting onder Zweeds voorzitterschap (en)

On 13 July, the Agriculture and Fisheries Council met in Brussels. This was the first meeting of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council of the Swedish Presidency. Minister for Agriculture Eskil Erlandsson chaired the meeting and gave a presentation on the Presidency’s priorities in the area. The Council was then given a presentation of the Commission’s proposal on an extension of the intervention periods for butter and skimmed milk powder. The Commission also presented a communication on a coherent strategy for a European Agricultural Research Agenda, as well as a document addressing the adaptation of the EU’s agriculture and rural areas to a changing climate. The ministers also reached an agreement on certain plant protection products.