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Συνεδριάσεις Παρασκευή 15 Ιουλίου 2022   ● Συμβούλιο της ΕΕ   15/07/2022 10:53 | ΣΥΝΕΔΡΊΑΣΗ | Κύρια σημεία της ημερήσιας διάταξης - Συμβούλιο Γεωργίας και Αλιείας, 18 Ιουλίου 2022   Οι υπουργοί Γεωργίας της ΕΕ θα συνέλθουν στις Βρυξέλλες για να συζητήσουν την πρόσφατη πρόταση της Επιτροπής σχετικά με τον κανονισμό για τη βιώσιμη χρήση των φυτοπροστατευτικών προϊόντων και να συμφωνήσουν επί σειράς συμπερασμάτων για τον τομέα της υδατοκαλλιέργειας. Επίσης, η τσεχική Προεδρία θα παρουσιάσει στους υπουργούς τις βασικές προτεραιότητές της στους τομείς της γεωργίας και της αλιείας. Οι υπουργοί θα συζητήσουν, επιπλέον, την κατάσταση της αγοράς μετά τη ρωσική εισβολή στην Ουκρανία και την εφαρμογή της νέας κοινής γεωργικής πολιτικής (ΚΓΠ), μεταξύ άλλων την έγκριση των εθνικών στρατηγικών σχεδίων. Τέλος, θα ανταλλάξουν απόψεις αναφορικά με τον κανονισμό για τη διαθεσιμότητα ορισμένων βασικών και παράγωγων προϊόντων που συνδέονται με την αποψίλωση και την υποβάθμιση των δασών, καθώς και με τη μεταφορά ζώων στην ΕΕ, τον αντίκτυπο της πρόσφατης ξηρασίας στα κράτη μέλη και τα υγειονομικά και φυτοϋγειονομικά μέτρα στο πλαίσιο του ΠΟΕ. ● Council of the EU   15/07/2022 10:53 | MEETING | Agenda highlights - Agriculture and Fisheries Council, 18 July 2022   EU agriculture ministers will meet in Brussels to discuss the recent Commission’s proposal on the regulation on the sustainable use of plant protection products and agree on a set of conclusions for the aquaculture sector. Ministers will also receive a presentation by the Czech presidency regarding its main priorities in the agriculture and fisheries sectors. They will additionally discuss the market situation in light of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the implementation of the new common agricultural policy (CAP), including the approval of national strategic plans. Finally, they will exchange views on the regulation on the making available of certain commodities and products associated with deforestation and forest degradation, as well as the transport of animals in the EU, the impact of recent drought in member states and sanitary and phytosanitary measures under the WTO. PRESS MATERIA Thursday 14 July 2022 ● Council of the EU 14/07/2022 | Press release | Presidency press release - Informal meeting of environment ministers in Prague (Czech Republic), 13-14 July 2022 An informal meeting of European environment ministers was hosted by the Czech Presidency of the Council of the EU on 13 and 14 July in Prague. Ministers discussed climate protection and adaptation, biodiversity and aid to Ukraine. Read the full text of the press release after the first day in EN and CZ. Read the full text of the press release after the second day in EN and CZ. Further information Dmitrij Černikov Czech presidency spokesperson (Coreper 1) Tel. +32 2 2139 440 GSM +32 472 904 980 dmitrij_cernikov@mzv.cz Czech presidency website 14/07/2022 15:00 | Press release EU environment ministers discussed climate protection with Frans Timmermans in Prague The informal meeting of European environment ministers hosted by the Czech Presidency of the Council of the EU has continued today in Prague. The meeting was also attended by First Vice-President of the European Commission Frans Timmermans, who discussed climate protection and the EU's position for the UN COP 27 climate conference with the ministers. After the meeting, the delegations went on an excursion to the revitalised location of the Říčanka river.

Meetings Thursday 14 July 2022

● Council of the EU   14/07/2022 14:14 | MEETING | Main results - EU-Montenegro Stabilisation and Association Council, 14 July 2022   Montenegro and the EU met for the 11th Stabilisation and Association Council. Participants discussed the accession strategy, took stock of the bilateral relations under the Stabilisation and Association Agreement and exchanged views on recent developments in Montenegro and in the Western Balkans.

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EU-Montenegro Stabilisation and Association Council, 14 July 2022

Main results

Montenegro and the EU met – at ministerial level – for the 11th Stabilisation and Association Council. The meeting took take place in Podgorica, Montenegro.

This was the first time that the Stabilisation and Association Council meeting took place in the Western Balkans region. It underlined the European Union’s unequivocal commitment to the EU integration of the whole region and to the accession process of Montenegro.

Participants discussed the accession strategy – in particular in the light of the Commission’s Montenegro 2021 Report. Participants welcomed the progress made in the accession negotiations so far, with all 33 negotiating chapters opened, and three chapters provisionally closed.

The Stabilisation and Association Council also took stock of the bilateral relations under the Stabilisation and Association Agreement and exchanged views on recent developments in Montenegro and in the Western Balkans.

The EU side strongly commended Montenegro’s full alignment with the EU’s Common Foreign and Security Policy, including EU restrictive measures following Russia’s unprovoked aggression against Ukraine, and hailed this as a strong signal of the country’s strategic orientation and commitment to the goal of EU accession. Participants also welcomed the efforts already taken to implement the sanctions and encouraged to continue with the necessary steps to fully apply the restrictive measures adopted.

The European Union was represented by the EU High Representative Josep Borrell and the Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Olivér Várhelyi. Montenegro was represented by Prime Minister Dritan Abazović. The meeting was chaired by the EU High Representative Josep Borrell.

• Enlargement – Montenegro (Background information)
• Montenegro Report 2021 (European Commission)