Two reports presented at COMAGRI meeting

On February 28th and 29th, the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI) will meet in Brussels.

Topics on the agenda for the meeting is:

  • EU biodiversity strategy to 2020
  • Workshop on Rural Development and territorial cohesion in the new CAP
  • The European Union Strategy for the Protection and Welfare of Animals 2012-2015
  • Geographical indications of aromatised wine products
  • Amendment of Council Regulation as regards the regime of the single payment scheme and support to vine-growers
  • Amendment of Council Regulation as regards the application of direct payments to farmers
Two reports will als be presented:

On the 28th, Jan Douwe van der Ploeg, Professor of Rural Sociology at Wageningen University (NL), will present a briefing note on ‘Rural Development and territorial cohesion in the new CAP’

On the 29th, Alan Swinbank, Emeritus Professor of Agricultural Economics at the University of Reading (UK), will present a briefing note on the ‘New direct payments scheme: targeting and redistribution in the future CAP

You can watch the meeting live here: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/ep-live/EN/committees/video?event=20120229-0900-COMMITTEE-AGRI&vodtype=Live