AGRICULTURE and FISHERIES Council of EU met in Luxembourg to discuss urgent issues

On 28 June 2011 the Council of the European Union gathered Concerning fisheries, the ministers held an exchange of views on a consultation concerning fishing opportunities, reports www.megafishnet.com with reference to the EU Council.

As regards agriculture, the Council was briefed on the follow-up to the extraordinary Council meeting on 7 June 2011 on the E. coli outbreak.

Finally, ministers were briefed on the mackerel fishing by Iceland and the Faroe Islands, a conference on the future of the Common fisheries policy, EU funding for the fishery sector after 2013, the future of the aid for the most deprived persons in the EU, on the outcome of the G20 ministerial meeting, a conference on the European animal sector and a conference on organic farming.