Comisión de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural

On 30-31 August, the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development will adopt opinions on the EU 2024 General Budget, carbon removal certification, and the digital labelling of EU fertilising products.

On 19 July, the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development adopted opinions on packaging and packaging waste. It also considered draft opinions on the 2024 budget and the Free Trade Agreement with New Zealand. Members also discussed bovine tuberculosis, pesticides and imported rice, artificial intelligence in the agri-food sector and the role of the EU space programme in agriculture.

ENVI Committee in association with Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development organised a hearing on How to make sure that pesticide manufacturers disclose results of toxicity studies

On 6 July, the AGRI Committee adopted its opinion on the supplementary protection certificate for plant protection products. Members also exchanged with Commissioner Kyriakides and with the European Patent Office.

Members of the AGRI Committee participated in the public hearing regarding the vital matter for agriculture, the energy efficiency on farms.

On 28-29 June, the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development discussed temporary trade liberalisation with Ukraine, free trade agreements, EAFRD temporary support, sugar market and the 2024 Budget. It also discussed organic sea salt and adopted the related report. AGRI also adopted an opinion on the EU-UK TCA and the inter-institutional agreement on organic pet food labelling.