Other priorities include unfair trade practices, forestry, the monitoring of the market situation and ongoing trade negotiations. Sustainable animal health management and the animal medicines package will also feature high in the next six-month agenda together with multi-annual management plans andtechnical measures in the area of fisheries.
The future of food and farming: Common Agricultural Policy post 2020
The future of the CAP is not only the main priority of our presidency for the next six months, but also a key issue for our union as a whole. That is why we decided to hold all our debates in public. We want to engage in an open debate that will improve the future CAP and equip it with the right tools to be competitive and meet the challenge of sustainability.
Rumen Porodzanov, minister of agriculture, food and forestry of the Republic of Bulgaria and president of the Council
Ministers exchanged views on the communication on "The Future of Food and Farming", which sets out the Commission's vision for the future CAP period after 2020. During a public session, the Council focused in particular on the CAP added value, the EU's key objectives to be maintained and the appropriate level of subsidiarity.
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