Agriculture and Fisheries Council, 29 January 2018

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Series Details 29.01.18
Publication Date 29/01/2018
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A meeting of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council was held on 29 January 2018. The agenda includes the following topics:

+ Presentation by the Bulgarian presidency of its work programme and priorities for these specific areas;

+ Exchange of views on the Communication on 'the future of food and farming';

+ Update on the latest development in the most important agricultural markets and on the state of play of trade-related agricultural issues;

+ Debate on a possible coordinated approach on the EU's participation in the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and the process for election of its director-general.

+ Information on the Polish sugar and pig meat markets, the management of public stocks of skimmed milk powder, the outcome of a ministerial conference on xylella fastidiosa, the African swine fever and the 10th Global Forum for Food and Agriculture.

Source Link http://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/agrifish/2018/01/29/
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