Media advisory – Agriculture and Fisheries Council of 22 and 23 March 2021

Indicative programme

Place:
Justus Lipsius building, Brussels

Chair:
Ricardo Serrão Santos, Minister of the Sea of Portugal and Maria do Céu Antunes Minister for Agriculture of Portugal

All times are approximate and subject to change

from 08.45
Arrivals (live streaming)

10.00
Beginning of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council
Adoption of the agenda
Approval of non-legislative A items

10.10 Approval of A items (public session)

10.15 EU-UK consultations for fishing opportunities for 2021, and, for deep-sea stocks, for 2021 and 2022

12.15 Other business:

14.15 Phytosanitary measures to protect against plant pests (public session)

15.45 Use of biological control agents against pests (public session)

+/- 17.15
Press conference in live streaming

17.45 Preparation of CAP strategic plans (public session)

09.00 EU-UK consultations for fishing opportunities for 2021, and, for deep-sea stocks, for 2021 and 2022 (continuation)

+/- 10.00
Press conference in live streaming

Post 2020 CAP reform package:

10.30 Regulation on CAP Strategic Plans (public session)

14.15 CAP new delivery model + AOB on CAP simplification (public session)

15.45 Regulation on financing, management and monitoring of the CAP (public session)

17.30 Regulation on common market organisation (CMO) of agricultural products (public session)

19:30 Other business:

At the end of the meeting (+/- 20.15) press conference in live streaming

Please note that there will be no physical press conference. EU accredited journalists will be able to ask questions remotely using this link.

Journalists who already registered for previous Agriculture and Fisheries Council press conferences do not need to register again.

Deadline for registration: Monday, 22 March 2021, 16.15

Further instructions will be sent to all registered participants approximately half an hour after the deadline.