Agriculture and Fisheries Council, 14-15 October 2019

Summary:

A meeting of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council was held on 14-15 October 2019. The agenda includes the following items:

• Adoption of general approach on fishing opportunities in the Baltic Sea for the forthcoming year;
• Adoption of further details of the general approach relating to the proposed European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) for the MFF 2021-2027;
• Exchange of views on the EU position at the annual consultations with Norway in the framework of their bilateral fisheries agreement;
• Exchange of views on the EU position at the annual meeting of the International Commissioner for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT);
• Discussion on a progress report relating to the proposals setting up the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) for the MFF 2021-2027;
• Exchange of views on a Communication from the European Commission on EU action to protect and restore the world's forests;
• Briefing from the European Commission on the latest developments in the most important agricultural markets;
• Discussion on the effects of the announcement by the United States on the imposition of additional duties on a list of EU agro-food products;
• Briefing on a number of other matters:
  • the state of play of African swine fever;
  • the state of play of the major food safety issues;
  • the damage caused by the Asian stink bug in Italy;
  • the outcome of two conferences on the bioeconomy and the transfer of knowledge and innovation in rural areas.

Official

Outcome of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council, 14-15 October 2019 https://www.consilium.europa.eu/media/41065/st12921-en19.pdf

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