PORTUGUESE PRESIDENCY OF THE COUNCIL

OF THE EUROPEAN UNION

January 1 - June 30 , 20 2 1

Agriculture and Fisheries Council, 25 January 2021

Portuguese Presidency – Priorities

Time to deliver: for a fair, green and digital recovery

• European recovery leveraged by the climate and digital transitions

• Delivering on the European Pillar of Social Rights

• Strengthening the strategic autonomy of an Europe open to the world

Portuguese Presidency – 5 Action lines

Global Europe:

Social Europe:

Resilient Europe: Fo s t e r i n g r e c o v e r y , c o h e s i o n a n d E u r o p e a n v a l u e s

E n h a n c i n g a n d s t r e n g t h e n i n g t h e E u r o p e a n s o c i a l m o d e l

P r o m o t i n g a E u r o p e t h a t i s o p e n t o t h e w o r l d

Green Europe: P r o m o t i n g t h e E U a s a l e a d e r i n c l i m a t e a c t i o n

Digital Europe: A c c e l e r a t i n g t h e d i g i t a l t r a n s f o r m a t i o n f o r c i t i z e n s a n d b u s i n e s s e s

AGRICULTURE

Rural Areas

Sustainable use of pesticides

CAP Reform

International

Use of biological control agentsagainst plant pests (Council Decision, June)

Long-term vision for rural areas (June)

Agreement on the CAP reform (Spring)

EU's priorities for the UN Food Systems Summit (Conclusions, April)

Pr io r it ie s in th e a re a of a g r ic u ltu re C o n t r i b u t i n g t o a r e s i l i e n t a n d g r e e n E u r o p e

Council, 22 February (poss.)

Council, 22-23 March

Council, 25 January

Council, 28-29 June

Council, 31 May

Council, 26-27 April

Informal Ministerial Meeting, 14-15 June

COUNCILC o u n c i l a n d M i n i s t e r i a l m e e t i n g s

Working Party on Chief Plant Health Officers

Biological Control Agents Conference

Working Party of Chief Veterinary Officers

49th Conference of Directors of EU Paying Agencies

28 April

28-30 April

28-30 April

19-21 May

Con fe re n c e s a n d m e e t in g s d u r in g th e Po r t u g u e s e Pre s id e n c y

FISHERIES

Fis h e r ie s

Oth e r re l e v a n t s to p ic s

Ge n e r a l A p p r o a c h o n t h e R e v i s i o n o f t h e C o n t r o l S y s t e m

E u r o p e a n M a r i t i m e , F i s h e r i e s a n d A q u a c u l t u r e F u n d

M a i n TAC & Q u o t a 2 0 2 1

AGR I F I S H C o u n c i l ( F i s h e r i e s )

M a i n P r i o r i t i e s

Fa r m t o Fo r k S t r a t e g y

B i o d i v e r s i t y S t r a t e g y

Building a climate-neutral, green, fair and social Europe

Building a climate-neutral, green, fair and social Europe

AGR I F I S H C o u n c i l ( F i s h e r i e s )

C o u n c i l a n d I n f o r m a l M i n i s t e r i a l m e e t i n g s

Council, 25 January

Council, 22 February (poss.)

Council, 22 -23 March

Council, 26-27 April

Council, 31 May

Council, 28-29 June

Fisheries Ministerial Meeting, 15 June

Building a climate-neutral, green, fair and social Europe

P o r t u g u e s e P r e s i d e n c y m a i n p r i o r i t i e s : Ot h e r t o p i c s :

M a i n TA C & Q u o t a 2 0 2 1

E u r o p e a n M a r i t i m e , F i s h e r i e s a n d A q u a c u l t u r e F u n d

G e n e r a l A p p r o a c h o n t h e R e v i s i o n o f t h e C o n t r o l S y s t e m

R F M O ’ s t r a n s p o s i t i o n f i l e s : I C C AT - B F T m u l t i a n n u a l p l a n ; I C C AT c a t c h d o c u m e n t a t i o n p r o g r a m m e ; N A F O m a n a g e m e n t , c o n s e r v a t i o n a n d c o n t r o l m e a s u r e s

P r e p a r a t i o n a n n u a l m e e t i n g s : I O T C ; N A S C O ; I AT T C ; S I O FA

S F P A’ s : f i n a l i z e n e g o t i a t i o n s w i t h , G a b o n , G r e e n l a n d , C o o k I s l a n d s , M a d a g a s c a r , M a u r i t a n i a

F ISH E R I E S – MAIN M E SSAG E

A s o l i d C o m m o n F i s h e r i e s P o l i c y , w h e r e s u s t a i n a b i l i t y a n d s o l i d a r i t y , b a s e d o n k n o w l e d g e , i n c l u d i n g s o u n d s c i e n c e , c a n b e t r a n s f o r m a t i v e , f o r E u r o p e a n c o m m u n i t i e s a n d t h e e n t i r e f i s h e r i e s s e c t o r .

Ensure that all TAC & Quota negotiations post Brexit, as well as EU-Norway negotiations, proceed with the celerity and diplomacy required assuring the current stability for the EU fishing fleet

Building a climate-neutral, green, fair and social Europe

Ma i n p r i o r i t i e s – F i s h e r i e s

Reach a general agreement that assures better compliance and is equitable, fair and proportional

TAC & Q u o t a 2 0 2 1 R e g u l a t i o n

E u r o p e a n M a r i t i m e , F i s h e r i e s a n d Aq u a c u l t u r e F u n d

C o n t r o l R e g u l a t i o n

Finalize EMFF regulation creating conditions for its operationalization

Council Meetings and Main Events Timeline

25 JAN

28 JUN

Priorities for SEA/Fisheries

Informal Fisheries Council

New challenges for the CFP

General Directors and Attachés

Fisheries MeetingCommon Market

Organisation pos pandemic

AGRIFISHFishing

Opportunities for 2022

15 JUN

17/18 JUN

19 MAY

AGRIFISH

Control regulation

26 JAN

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

Priorities for SEA/Fisheries

31 MAY

AGRIFISH

8 JUN

COUNCIL OF GENERAL AFFAIRS

Council Conclusions on Integrated Maritime Policy

26 ABR

AGRIFISH

Ministerial Conference

A Blue Agenda in the Green Deal

EMFF 202 1-20 17

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