Written statement on January Agriculture and Fisheries Council - Jan 24

George Eustice (The Minister of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food): Agriculture and Fisheries Council takes place in Brussels on 28 January.

As the provisional agenda stands, the primary focus for agriculture will be on the Post-2020 Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) reform package. There will be an exchange of views on the new delivery model for the regulation on CAP strategic plans, followed by a presentation from the Commission on green architecture. Council will then discuss the proposed regulation on common market organisation (CMO) of agricultural products.

The Presidency will also give a presentation on its work programme, and there will be a presentation by the Commission on a protein plan, which Council will then debate.

There is currently one item scheduled for discussion under ‘any other business’:

- 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.

An additional item is also expected to be added to the agenda under ‘any other business’:

- information from the Commission on the outcome of the Ministerial Conference on ‘Eradication of African swine fever in the EU and the long-term management of wild boar populations’