EU Agriculture Ministers will discuss strengthening the dialogue between urban and rural areas at their informal meeting in Slovenia on Tuesday 7 September.
The Slovenian Presidency of the Council of the EU wishes to ensure the formal adoption of the Common Agricultural Policy reform package (see EUROPE 12769/11) during this six-month period.
The informal meeting of EU Agriculture Ministers will be held in Brdo pri Kranju from 5 to 7 September 2021. Sunday will be devoted to farm visits. On Monday 6 September an informal meeting of the Special Committee on Agriculture (SCA) will be held.
The working meeting will take place on Tuesday, with the theme of dialogue between urban and rural areas, based on a working document from the Slovenian Presidency of the EU Council.
In this document, EU Agriculture Ministers are invited to answer the following questions: – What do you see as the role of rural areas in society and what are the challenges they face? What trends will define rural areas in the future?
– How do you see urban-rural coexistence in your country and how do you address the main challenges of this coexistence? What measures are you taking to prevent potential causes of conflict related to agricultural activities in rural areas, such as the use of plant protection products, the use of organic fertilisers, noise and unpleasant odours?
– What policies should address rural-urban differences? What is the role of the CAP in this respect and are there potential synergies with other policies and mechanisms (in particular those of the EU)?
Link to the Slovenian Presidency working document: https://bit.ly/2V9ibtQ (Original version in French by Lionel Changeur)