Indicative programme - Agriculture and Fisheries Council of 15 July 2019

Met dank overgenomen van Raad van de Europese Unie (Raad) i, gepubliceerd op vrijdag 12 juli 2019.

Place:

Europa building, Brussels

Chair:

Jari Leppä, Minister for Agriculture and Forestry of Finland

All times are approximate and subject to change

from 08.30

Arrivals

+/- 08.55

Doorstep by Minister Leppä

+/- 10.00

Beginning of the Council meeting

Adoption of the agenda

Adoption of non-legislative A items

+/- 10.10

Work programme of the Presidency (public session)

+/- 10.25

Any other business (public session):

  • African swine fever
  • Animal welfare during transport in high temperatures during the summer months
  • Progress report on low-risk plant protection products and integrated pest management

+/- 11.45

Report from the high-level group on sugar

+/- 12.45

Any other business:

  • Common declaration on the future role of the BIOEAST Initiative within Horizon Europe

+/- 13.05

Lunch break

+/- 14.55 (roundtable)

Post 2020 Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reform package: environmental and climate related aspects (public session)

+/- 17.25

Any other business:

  • Free trade agreement in principle between the EU and Mercosur

+/- 19.10

Any other business:

  • Outcome of the third African Union - European Union agriculture ministerial conference, Rome - 21 June 2019
  • Increase in imports to the EU of Japonica rice

+/- 19.55

Press conference (Main press room - Justus Lipsius building, live streaming)