INTERACTIO - NAT SECTION, Brussel - Hoofdinhoud

Detailed Agenda of the NAT Section meeting

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NOTICE OF MEETING

SECTION FOR AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Draft agenda:

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  Adoption of the draft agenda

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  Approval of the minutes of the 197th meeting, held on 11 January 2021

  EESC-2020-00207-00-00-PV-TRA

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  Debate with the EESC president, Christa Schweng

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    12:00 to 12:05: introduction by NAT section president, Peter Schmidt
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    12:05 to 12:20: A threefold presentation by EESC president, Christa Schweng:

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  The EESC presidency programme,

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  Feedback from her recent meetings with Mr Michel, Mr Sassoli and Mr Timmermans,

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  The EESC president's vision on the NAT's remits and priorities and, in particular, the European Green Deal and the 17 SDGs.

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    12:20 to 13:00: discussion with NAT members

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  Thematic debate on the Farm to Fork strategy and UN Food Systems Summit: making food systems a key leverage in the implementation of the SDGs and the Paris Agreement

  14.30-15.45 - Session 1

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    Introduction by NAT section president, Peter Schmidt
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    Presentation by Claire Bury, Deputy Director-General, DG Health and Food Safety - The implementation of the Commission's Farm to Fork strategy in the context of the European Green Deal and post-COVID sustainable recovery (10 minutes)
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    Presentation by Martin Frick, Deputy to the UN Secretary General Special Envoy for the UN Food Systems Summit 2021 - The UN Food Systems Summit 2021: launching bold new actions to transform the way the world produces and consumes food and deliver on the SDGs (10 minutes)
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    Discussion with NAT section members

  15.45-16.30 - Session 2

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    Structured debate with NAT section members

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  A preliminary debate on the impact of Brexit on NAT priorities: EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement - Setting the scene for agri-food products

  17:00 to 17:45 CET

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    Introduction by NAT section president, Peter Schmidt
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    Presentations by:
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    Prof. Tim Lang, Professor of Food Policy, Centre for Food Policy, City University of London

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    Koen Mondelaers, deputy head of unit Global issues and relations with ACP, DG AGRI, European Commission
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    Debate with NAT section members

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  Exchange of views on the draft opinion on Sustainability requirements for batteries in the EU - CCMI/178, rapporteurs: Bruno Choix and Franck Uhlig

  (EESC-2021-00122-00-00-DT-TRA)

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  Organisation of section work

   

  	Gr. I	Gr. II	Gr. III
  NAT/815 A12 -A18 New EU strategy on adaptation to climate change	Dimitriadis - Rap (Art 66(3) of Antoniou) Hošták Mira Pietkiewicz Puech D'Alissac Puxeu Rocamora	Bartels Caño Aguilar -Pres Kállay Merlo Plat Potyrała	Dirx Garat Pérez Kupšys - Co-Rapp Miltoviča - (Art63(3) Tiainen) Thurner Willems

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  Any other business

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  Date of the next meeting

  The section's 199th meeting will take place on 8 March 2021 from 14:30 to 18:30 with the following provisional agenda:

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    NAT/807 - Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability

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    NAT/805 - Evaluation on Directive on the Sustainable Use of Pesticides

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    Thematic debate on sustainable rural/urban areas (tbc)

  The section bureau will meet on the same day from 09:30 to 11:00 (tbc).

   

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  Recorded meeting - see Decision No 206/17A. Privacy statement.

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