Agriculture and Fisheries

Making decisions on rural development and fishing quotas

Once a month, the Union’s ministers for agriculture and/or fisheries meet. Issues on the agenda could include food control, animal rights or quotas for Europe’s fishing waters. The ministers also gather for an informal meeting once during each six-month presidency. During the Swedish Presidency, this will take place on 13-15 September in Växjö, under the leadership of Sweden’s Minister for Agriculture, Eskil Erlandsson.