[PIO] Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment in Luxembourg for the EU Council of Agriculture and Fisheries Ministers

The Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment, Mr Petros Xenophontos, will today, Sunday 25 June 2023, travel to Luxembourg, where he will participate in the Council of Agriculture and Fisheries Ministers of the European Union (EU) which will take place on 26-27 June 2023.

The Council will discuss, inter alia, the Regulation on the rational use of EU plant protection products, the Common Fisheries Policy and fishing opportunities for 2024 as well as trade-related agricultural issues and current legislative proposals. The Council will seek to adopt conclusions on the Commission's package of measures for its fisheries policy aimed at a sustainable, resilient and competitive fisheries and aquaculture sector. Finally, over lunch, Ministers will discuss the Common Agricultural Policy after 2027.

Xenophontos will then travel to Rome where he will participate in the 5th African Union-EU Ministerial Conference on Agriculture and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Summit.

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