Media Advisory: Agriculture and Fisheries Council Meeting

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Published March 27th, 2026

Detected March 27th, 2026

Summary

The Council of the European Union has issued a media advisory for the upcoming Agriculture and Fisheries Council meeting on March 30, 2026. The agenda includes discussions on the energy transition in fisheries, the crisis in the sector, agricultural visions, and trade matters.

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This document is a media advisory for an upcoming meeting of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council of the European Union, scheduled for March 30, 2026. The indicative program outlines discussions on various topics including the energy transition in EU fisheries and aquaculture sectors, urgent actions to address crises in these sectors, implementation dialogue on small-scale and coastal fisheries, trade, and agricultural and food visions. Specific agenda items also cover the CAP, wine and fruit/vegetable sectors, fertilisers, digestate use, and the GSP Regulation.

This advisory serves as an informational notice for media attending the meeting. It details the schedule, location (Brussels), and key discussion points. Compliance officers should note the topics to be addressed, as these may lead to future regulatory changes or policy shifts impacting the agriculture and fisheries sectors within the EU. No immediate compliance actions are required based on this advisory.

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Council of the EU
Media advisory
27 March 2026 15:33

Media advisory - Agriculture and Fisheries Council of 30 March 2026

Indicative programme

All times are approximate and subject to change

Place: Europa building, Brussels

Chair: Maria Panayiotou, Cyprus Minister for Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment

From 08.45
Arrivals and doorsteps (live streaming)

08.45
Doorstep by Minister Maria Panayiotou (live streaming)

10.00
Beginning of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council meeting Adoption of the agenda
Approval of 'A' items:

Non-legislative list
Legislative list (+/- 10.10 public session) +/- 10.15 Energy transition in the EU fisheries and aquaculture sectors (public session) Any other business:
Urgent actions to address the crisis in the EU fisheries and aquaculture sectors (public session)

+/- 11.45 Any other business:
- Implementation dialogue on small-scale and costal fisheries (public session)
- Mackerel
- CATCH (+/- 12.15 public session)

+/- 12.30 Ministerial lunch

+/- 14.00 Vision for agriculture & food (public session)
Any other business:
- Joint declaration of the Ministers of Agriculture of the Visegrad Group and Bulgaria and Romania on the post 2027 MFF and the CAP (public session)
- Transitional provisions for sectoral interventions in the wine sector and in the fruit and vegetable sector (public session)
- Fertilisers/CBAM (public session)
- Promotion of the use of digestate in Europe (+/- 15.30 public session)

+/- 15.45 Trade

+/- 17.15 Any other business:
- Necessary amendments to the automatic safeguard clause in the GSP Regulation (public session)
- European milk & dairy market situation (+/- 17.30 public session)
- The financial ceilings for direct payments for claim year 2027 (+/- 17.45 public session)

At the end of the meeting (+/- 18.15) press conference in live streaming .

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