- FOOD AND AGRICULTURE KEY TOPICS
- Proposed Regulation on Food Information to Consumers
- The Presidency will continue work on this controversial proposal following the European Parliament’s First Reading and a Council policy debate chaired by the Spanish Presidency, both of which took place in June.
- Common Agricultural Policy post-2013
- Following a consultation launched under the Spanish Presidency, a Communication on CAP post-2013 is expected by the Commission by the end of 2010. This will pave the way for a legal proposal in 2011, the year when negotiations with the European Parliament and Council will start
- EVENTS
- 12 July: Agriculture and Fisheries Council
- 27 September: Agriculture and Fisheries Council
- 21 October: Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council
- 25-26 October: Agriculture and Fisheries Council
- 29 November: Agriculture and Fisheries Council
- 13-14 December: Agriculture and Fisheries Council
- 6-7 December: Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council
- 2-3 December: Conference in partnership with DG SANCO on evaluating nutrition policy, in the context of the European Commission’s progress review the White Paper on nutrition, overweight and obesity related issues (May 2007) and the publication of a new Nutrition and Health Plan for Belgium (2010-2015).
