Indicative programme - Environment Council of 4 March 2016

Met dank overgenomen van Raad van de Europese Unie (Raad) i, gepubliceerd op dinsdag 1 maart 2016.

Place: Justus Lipsius building, Brussels

Chair: Sharon Dijksma, Minister for Environment of the Netherlands

All times are approximate and subject to change

+/- 09.35

Doorstep by Minister Dijksma

+/- 10.00

Beginning of the Council meeting (roundtable)

Adoption of the agenda

Adoption of non-legislative A items

+/- 10.10 Climate change: follow-up to COP 21 (public session)

+/- 12.10 AOB: Energy transition

+/- 12.20 Endocrine disruptors

+/- 12.40 AOBs:

  • 7th EAP
  • Minamata package (public session)
  • EU action plan on wildlife trafficking
  • Real driving emissions

+/- 13.30 Working lunch - Discussion on the ratification of the Paris Agreement

+/- 15.00 Circular economy - Action plan (public session)

+/- 17.00 AOB: Innovation deals

+/- 17.10 European Semester

+/- 18.00 Press conference (live streaming)

Photos and videos from the meeting, Environment Council, 4 March 2016

Live streaming of public sessions and press events