On 26 March the Portuguese presidency of the Council published a press release following the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reform super trilogue: Press releaseAfter a week marked by an AGRIFISH Council, two Trilogues and a Super Trilogue, the Minister of Agriculture, Maria do Céu Antunes, made a positive assessment of the progress made: “We have made progress in the negotiations, we have reached a good agreement principle and we are closer to complete this reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) by the end of the semester and thus guarantee essential predictability for farmers, national administrations and all European citizens”. Signaling that, in this Super Trilogue, the Presidency presented negotiating compromise packages “with the objective of enabling a debate on the three regulations”, the minister stressed that “the very wide range of points that were agreed in this trilogue reveals commitment, cooperation and responsibility of the three institutions - Council, Commission and European Parliament - in implementing the CAP reform agreement during this semester. The vast majority of the proposals presented by the Portuguese Presidency, to approximate the positions of the Parliament, were confirmed, with a very constructive spirit of the parties”. Underlining that “a set of principle agreements has been reached, which will be presented to member states for consideration next week” and that conditions have been created “to advance the debate on fundamental issues, green architecture and the social dimension”, holder of the Agriculture portfolio highlighted the consensus reached regarding, “namely, the new performance model, the orientation of support for direct payments, controls on conditionality and transparency in the application of funds. In relation to the new performance model, there was an agreement in principle regarding the biennial periodicity, as well as the tolerance levels for the purposes of its review. An understanding was also obtained on the definition of the indicators to be used for the purposes of the performance model. Concerning the wine sector, understandings were reached, namely regarding the extension of the vine planting authorization regime until 2045 and the de-alcoholization rules. Also to reinforce the position of farmers in the value chain, there was an agreement principle to extend the possibility of supply management to all DOP and IGP products ”. “Today was a good day for European agriculture." That was how Minister Maria do Céu Antunes concluded the statements made at the press conference that took place after the Super Trilogue, which brought together the three European institutions around the three regulations that make up the Common Agricultural Policy, recalling that “the Presidency will continue committed and open minded to continue working on building balance positions between the three institutions, in order to reach the final agreement on the reform of the CAP”.
| ● Council of the EU | | | 26/03/2021 16:30 | Press release | | | | | The Council today extended the mandate of the EU Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) military operation in the Mediterranean - EUNAVFOR MED IRINI - until 31 March 2023. The decision was taken in the wake of the Strategic Review of the operation carried out by the Political and Security Committee. In this context, the Council has defined more precisely the practical arrangements for the disposal of items seized by the operation when implementing the UN arms embargo on Libya. |
| ● Council of the EU | | | 26/03/2021 13:35 | Media advisory | | | | | The Portuguese presidency of the Council of the EU will give a press conference following the CAP reform super trilogue on Friday 26 March at 19:30. Maria do Céu Antunes, Portugal's Minister of Agriculture, will provide the introductory remarks and answer questions. Arrangements for the press conferencePlease note that there will be no physical press conference. EU accredited journalists will be able to ask questions remotely provided they have registered in advance. In order to participate and ask questions, EU accredited journalists should register using this link. Those who already registered for the previous press events in the field of agriculture and fisheries do not need to do it again. Deadline for registration: Friday, 26 March 2020, 18:30. Further instructions will be sent to all registered participants approximately half an hour after the deadline. |
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