At a videoconference organised by the Croatian Presidency of the EU Council on 13 May, EU agriculture ministers will assess the measures presented and adopted to help the agricultural sector overcome the crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
European agriculture ministers met on 25 March (also by videoconference) to ask the Commission to take action in response to the crisis. On 17 April, the 27 Member States presented a joint statement to Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski in which the agriculture ministers asked the Commission to take further action.
On 22 April, the Commission presented various initiatives which were deemed insufficient by MEPs (see EUROPE 12479/3). Agriculture ministers are expected to welcome the aid package presented on 13 May, but are asking for additional funds to be made available to support, in particular, the wine, fruit and vegetables as well as certain meat (poultry) sectors.
A document from the Croatian Presidency in preparation for the videoconference on 13 May shows that the Commission presented 14 initiatives to help the agricultural sector overcome the crisis.
To consult the document of the Croatian Presidency of the EU Council: https://bit.ly/2SyTvGn (Lionel Changeur)