Meeting of the agriculture committees of the national parliaments of the EU and the European Parliament.

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• from: 03.11.2008
• to: 04.11.2008
• In: Brussels, European Parliament

The agriculture committees of the national parliaments of the 27 Member States of the European Union and the European Parliament are meeting in Brussels for a meeting on agriculture and rural development.

The parliamentary committees responible for agricultural issues of the national parliaments of the EU and the European Parliament are having a joint meeting on agriculture and rural development in the European Union on 3 and 4 November in Brussels. This meeting will be co-chaired by Neil Parish, the president of the AGRI committee of the European Parliament and Jean-Paul Emorine and Patrick Ollier, the presidents of the economic affairs committees of the French Senate and the French National Assembly.

The topics specifically chosen for the two main debates are:
- the health check of the Common Agricultural Policy and the prospects beyond 2013;
- the role of European agriculture in world food security.

The French agriculture minister, Michel Barnier, will speak on behalf of the Council of the European Union in the debate on world food security.

• Updated: 30.12.2008

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