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Press material Friday, 20 September 2024

● Council of the EU   20/09/2024 17:05 | Press release | Forward look: 23 September - 6 October 2024   Overview of the main topics and events at the Council of EU and European Council for the coming fortnight. Agriculture and Fisheries Council, 23 September 2024 The Agriculture and Fisheries Council will meet in Brussels on 23 September 2024. Fisheries ministers will hold a discussion on the upcoming EU-UK and EU-Norway and coastal states annual consultations on fishing opportunities for the coming year. As far as agriculture is concerned, the Council will hold an exchange of views focusing on the markets situation, and will discuss the implementation of the CAP (common agricultural policy) strategic plans. Read more General Affairs Council, 24 September 2024 Ministers will hear a presentation on the priorities of the Hungarian presidency and start preparations for the October European Council. They will also discuss the general trends of the rule of law situation in the EU and in selected candidate countries. Read more Competitiveness Council (Internal market and industry), 26 September 2024 Ministers responsible for the internal market and industry will meet in Brussels and will hold three policy debates: the future of European competitiveness, the state aid framework, and SMEs and the benefits of the single market. They will also discuss e-commerce, as requested by the German delegation, and priorities for the single market, at the request of the Czech and Luxembourg delegations. Read more Other meetings UN General Assembly, New York, 24-30 September 2024   Indicative calendar of meetings under the Hungarian presidency (1 July - 31 December 2024) Hungarian presidency website

Press material Friday, 20 September 2024

● Council of the EU   20/09/2024 17:06 | Media advisory | Media advisory - General Affairs Council of 24 September 2024   Indicative programme All times are approximate and subject to change Place: Europa building, Brussels Chair: János BÓKA, Hungarian Minister for European Union Affairs from 08.15 Arrivals (live streaming) +/- 08.30 Doorstep by János BÓKA (live streaming) +/- 09.30 Beginning of the General Affairs Council Adoption of the agenda Approval of "A" items Non-legislative list +/- 09.35 (public session) Priorities of the Hungarian Presidency  +/- 10.00 Annual rule of law dialogue: horizontal discussion +/- 11.30 General trend of the rule of law situation in selected candidate countries +/- 13.15 Preparation of the European Council on 17-18 September 2024 Any other business +/- 15.00 (in the Justus Lipsius press room) At the end of the meeting press conference in live streaming.   Videos and photos from the event

Press material Friday, 20 September 2024

● Council of the EU   20/09/2024 15:31 | Media advisory | Media advisory - Agriculture and Fisheries Council of 23 September 2024   Indicative programme All times are approximate and subject to change Chair: Hungarian Minister of Agriculture, István Nagy From 08.00 Arrivals and doorsteps (live streaming) 08.15 Doorstep by István Nagy (live streaming) 09.30 Beginning of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council meeting +/- 9.35 Adoption of the agenda Approval of 'A' items  Non-legislative list Legislative list (public session) +/- 9.45 CAP Strategic plans: Stocktaking (public session) Any other business: - CAP and the new delivery model - The use of EAFRD-funded investments +/- 11.35 EU-UK and EU-Norway and coastal states: fisheries consultations for 2025 +/- 12.35 Fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks for 2024 and 2025: amendment (public session) +/-13.05 Ministerial lunch on the strategic dialogue on the future of EU agriculture +/- 15.05 Any other business (public session) - FAO Committee on Forestry - Forest monitoring +/- 15.35 Any other business: EU-Western Balkans vet services (public session) +/- 16.05 Any other business (public session) - Peste des petits ruminants - African swine fever +/- 16.40 Any other business: E-registration of plant protection products (public session) +/- 17.10 Any other business: FAO Committee on Agriculture - livestock (public session) +/- 17.40 Market situation Any other business: Increase of de minimis aid +/- 19.25 Any other business (public session): - MED9 declaration on the threat of drought - Rice imports - Imports of eggs from Ukraine - Bluetongue virus   At the end of the meeting (+/- 20.25) - press conference in (live streaming). Videos and photos from the event

Press material Friday, 20 September 2024

● Council of the EU   20/09/2024 15:12 | Media advisory | Press briefing - Competitiveness Council (Internal market and industry) of 26 September 2024   The press briefing ahead of the Competitiveness Council will take place on Tuesday, 24 September at 17.15. This briefing will be "off the record". The press briefing will take place in a hybrid format: EU accredited journalists will be able to participate and ask questions either remotely or in person at the Justus Lipsius main press room. To attend the event remotely, please use this link to register and have the possibility to ask questions. Those who already registered for previous press events of the Competitiveness Council do not need to do it again. Deadline for registration: Tuesday, 24 September 2024, 16.00 Further instructions will be sent to all registered participants shortly after the deadline.