10 News & Press Releases found
EU Council of Ministers News
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Council adopts regulation on fluorinated greenhouse gases
The Council today adopted1 a regulation on fluorinated greenhouse gases (F-gases) (PECOS 1/14, PE-COS 1/14 COR 1, 7929/14 ADD 1). The new regulation will allow to reduce F-gas emissions in the EU by two-thirds of today`s levels by 2030. The use of ...
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The Council adopts general fishing opportunities for 2014
The Council adopted yesterday by written procedure a regulation providing fishing opportunities in 2014 to EU vessels in Union and certain non-Union waters (18118/13). A political agreement had been reached on this regulation at the ...
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Fluorinated greenhouse gases
The Permanent Representatives Committee1 has approved a compromise agreed with the European Parliament on a draft regulation on fluorinated greenhouse gases (F-gases). It thereby endorsed the agreement reached between the Lithuanian Presidency of ...
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Common agricultural policy: the reform is approved by the Council
Common agricultural policy: the reform is approved by the Council Today (on Dec 16), the Council adopted the common agriculture policy (CAP) reform package following a first reading agreement with the European Parliament. This reform sets out the ...
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Reimbursement of the levy paid in excess by the EU sugar sector
The Council adopted today a regulation fixing new production levies for the marketing years 2001/2002 to 2005/2006, by virtue of which Member States will be able to determine and reimburse with interest the sums unduly paid by the sugar sector over ...
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Chief negotiators of EU institutions agree on transition measures for agriculture in 2014
Today the Council and the European Parliament reached political agreement ad referendum on transitional measures for the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) in 2014 in an informal inter-institutional meeting in Strasbourg. The main elements of this ...
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Agriculture and Fisheries Affairs Council, 17 October 2013
AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES AFFAIRS Council1, 17 October 2013 Time: 10.00 Place: Kirchberg Conference Centre, Luxembourg Chair(s): Vigilijus JUKNA, Minister for Agriculture of Lithuania The following points ...
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Common Agriculture Policy reform: the package is approved by the SCA
Today (7 October 2013), under the Lithuanian Presidency, the Special Committee on Agriculture (SCA) approved final compromise texts of the common agriculture policy (CAP) reform package agreed by the Council and the European Parliament ...
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EU Council on Soil Protection
The presidency briefed the Council on progress concerning the draft directive establishing a framework for the protection of soil, as set out in its report (7100/10). The European Parliament delivered its opinion at first reading in November 2007 ...
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New rules for pesticides in the EU
On 23 June, the Agriculture Council agreed a common position on new rules for placing plant protection products on the market in the EU. The objective is to increase protection for human health and the environment and improve the functioning of the ...