Agriculture and Fisheries Council, 15/04/2019, Luxembourg

Arrival and doorstep by Petre DAEA, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of Romania, at the Agriculture and Fisheries Council, taking place on 15 April 2019, in Luxembourg.

Agenda highlights

Future of the CAP post 2020

The Council will discuss the post 2020 Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reform package.

Ministers will exchange views on the green architecture:

• a regulation on the CAP strategic plans

• Future of the CAP post 2020 (background information)

EU-Africa            

The Council will exchange views on the final report of the Task Force Rural Africa. The task force was set up in April 2018 to provide recommendations on how to strengthen the African rural sector and how to enhance the role of the EU in creating jobs and fostering economic development.

• Task Force on Rural Africa (European Commission)
• Agriculture and Fisheries Council, 19/11/2018

Any other business

Ministers will be informed about the following items:

• deforestation and forest degradation
• renewable energy directive post 2020
• research and agriculture