Eric Andrieu is a French socialist MEP and member of the
Parliament’s committee on agriculture (AGRI). During negotiations on CAP reform, he was the rapporteur for the Common market organisation (CMO).
The new CAP has been under negotiation since 2018. In the last trilogue, Parliament, Council, and the Commission finally reached an agreement – is this good news for you?
Yes, it is always good news to have found a compromise, but I am still rather divided. I am very, very satisfied with the result of the Common market organisations (CMO) report because we started from nothing, and I think that we finally achieved a lot.
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The ministers discussed the following issues:
the situation in Russia following the imprisonment of opposition figure Alexei Navalny. The minister urged the EU to adopt a strong, united response that among other things takes into account support for civil society and the need to preserve channels of dialogue with Russia.
the Iranian nuclear issue. The minister underscored the troubling nature of the current situation and presented the results of the E3+U.S. meeting held in Paris on February 18.
the situation in Africa, especially in Ethiopia and the Sahel. In the wake of the N’Djamena summit on February 15-16, the minister called on his European partners to support the new political, diplomatic and development-related momentum in the Sahel.
Why a shortened Future Europe conference suits France
President Emmanuel Macron would like to claim credit for the successful conclusion of the conference which - let s not forget - was his original idea (Photo: consilium.europa.eu)
Paris, 10. Feb, 07:02
Last week (3 Febraury) the EU Council - at level of ambassadors - adopted its official position on the Conference on the Future of Europe (CoFoE): a project announced by the European Commission s president Ursula von der Leyen in her political guidelines to give European citizens a greater say on what they expect from the European Union.
The start of the Conference, initially envisaged for May 2020, was postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and is now foreseen for 9 May 2021.
Will Portugal fix EU s defence and security policy?
The question of whether the EU s Common Security and Defence Policy should focus on territorial defence and the protection of Europe or be used primarily for external crisis management also requires fundamental clarification (Photo: Public Affairs Office)
Berlin, 2. Feb, 07:18
Santa Maria da Feira is a county seat in northern Portugal with a listed historic centre and an impressive 16th century fort.
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