Indicative programme - Agriculture and Fisheries Council meeting of 15 February 2016

Place:        Justus Lipsius building, Brussels
Chair(s):   Martijn van Dam, Minister for Agriculture of the Netherlands

All times are approximate and subject to change

+/- 09.45
Doorstep by Minister Martijn van Dam

+/- 10.00
Beginning of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council meeting (Roundtable)

+/- 10.05
Adoption of non-legislative A items
Adoption of legislative A Items (public session)
Presidency work programme (public session)

+/- 10.35
Fisheries:  management of external fishing fleets (public session)

+/- 11.40
Agriculture: animal welfare (public session)
AOBs (agriculture):
-    Conference on antimicrobial resistance (Presidency)
-    African swine fever (PL)
-    Situation in milk and pigmeat sectors (PL)
-    Market situation (ES)

+/- 13.30
Working lunch: agricultural market situation

+/- 13.30
Agriculture
-    International trade issues
-    Long term strategy for agricultural research

+/- 17.45
Press conference  (public session)

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