Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

On 10 February, the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development will hold an extraordinary meeting to exchange with Commissioner Hansen on two recent legislative proposals: the amendment to the common market organisation Regulation to strengthen the position of farmers in the food supply chain, and the regulation on cross-border enforcement of the rules on unfair trading practices in the agricultural and food supply chain.

On 29-30 January, the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development will adopt its opinion on the 2023 EU budget discharge. The Committee will also consider two draft reports on, respectively, the welfare of dogs and cats and the status of seeds from Ukraine and Moldova.

On 13 January, the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development considered its draft opinion on the 2026 Budget. Moreover, the Members discussed the recommendations for the future of the EU wine sector issued last December by the High-Level Group on Wine Policy. They also discussed forest monitoring in a meeting jointly organised with ENVI.