Indicative programme - Agriculture and Fisheries Council meeting of 17 and 18 July 2017
Place:
Justus Lipsius building, Brussels
Chairs:
Tarmo Tamm, Minister of Rural Affairs and Siim Kiisler, Minister of Environment
All times are approximate and subject to change
Monday 17 July
+/- 09.45
Doorstep by Minister Tamm
+/- 09.25
Doorstep by Minister Kiisler
+/- 10.00
Beginning of the meeting (Roundtable)
Adoption of the agenda
Adoption non-legislative of A items
Adoption of legislative A items (live streaming)
+/- 10.15
Presidency work programme (live streaming)
+/- 10.35
Fishing opportunities for 2018
+/- 11.50
Any other business:
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-antimicrobial resistance (live streaming)
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-African swine fever (live streaming)
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-symposium on the future of food (live streaming)
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-food origin labelling (live streaming)
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-dual quality of foodstuffs
+/- 15.05
Organic farming (live streaming)
+/- 16.35
Future of the common agricultural policy
Implementation of May 2015 Council conclusions on simplifications
Any other business:
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-meeting of the extended Visegrad group
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-reflection paper on the future of the EU finances
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-conference on GMO-free agriculture
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-AU-EU conference on "Making sustainable agriculture a future for youth in Africa"
+/- 19.25
Press conference (live streaming)
Tuesday 18 July
+/- time to be confirmed
Doorstep by Minister Tamm
+/- 10.00
Beginning of the meeting (Roundtable)
Trade-related agricultural issues
Any other business:
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-trade practices of third countries vis-à-vis EU member states
+/- 11.50
Wine grape varieties and their synonyms on labels
+/- 12.20
Any other business:
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-drought in Portugal and Spain and Belgium
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-farmland trade in the EU