(The Minister of State
for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food): As the
provisional agenda stands, the only item for fisheries will be a
Council Regulation on Atlantic and North Sea TACs and Quotas for
2019, for which a political agreement is sought.
The primary focus for agriculture will be on the Post 2020 Common
Agriculture Policy (CAP) reform package. Council will consider a
progress report, covering three regulations: one on CAP strategic
plans; a second on financing, management and monitoring of the
CAP; and a third on common market organisation (CMO) of
agriculture products.
Council will also hold an exchange of views on the updated EU
Bioeconomy Strategy.
There are currently six items scheduled for discussion under ‘any
other business’:
- information from the Croatian delegation on the
interparliamentary conference "The role of Parliaments in shaping
the future of food and farming" (Zagreb, 22-23 November 2018)
- information from the Commission on the current legislative
proposal on a Regulation amending Regulations (EU) No 1305/2013
and (EU) No 1307/2013 as regards certain rules on direct payments
and support for rural development in respect of the years 2019
and 2020
- information from the Presidency on the conference "The
development of Plant Proteins in the European Union –
Opportunities and Challenges" (Vienna, 22-23 November 2018)
- information from the Presidency on massive forest damage in
Europe
- information from the Commission on the follow-up to the
fipronil incident: state of play of implementation
- information from the Danish delegation on the establishment of
an International Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance Solutions
(ICARS) to strengthen the fight against AMR internationally and
especially in low- and middle-income countries
