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Reducing deforestation, contingency plan for ensuring food supply, unfair trading practices, crisis in the pig meat sector and CAP Strategic Plans were on the agenda of the December Agriculture and Fisheries Council
Agriculture ministers adopted council conclusions on the food supply Contingency Plan in their meeting held on the 13th of December. They also exchanged views on deforestation-free supply chains, unfair trading practices in the food chain, the ongoing crisis in the pig sector and on the submission of the CAP strategic plans. Hungary informed the Council about the declaration signed on the 5th anniversary of BIOEAST Initiative.
Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council (Transport), 9 December 2021
The TTE Council of Transport Ministers took place on 9 December 2021 in Brussels. On behalf of Hungary, Mr László Mosóczi Minister of state for transport, participated in the meeting.
ECOFIN meeting - 7 December 2021
At the ECOFIN meeting the Council reached agreement on a proposal to amend the directive as regards rates of value added tax (VAT).
Vaccines remain an important tool of protection against Covid-19 disease – EPSCO Health Council meeting, 7 December 2021
The EPSCO Council of Health Ministers took place on 7 December 2021 in Brussels. On behalf of Hungary, Prof. Dr. Ildikó Horváth minister of state of health attended the meeting.
Council meeting of the employment and social ministers, 6 December 2021
At the Council meeting of the employment and social ministers held in Brussels on 6 December 2021 the Member States reached a general approach regarding the draft Directive on a framework for adequate minimum wages in the European Union and also about the draft Directive to strengthen the application of the principle of equal pay for equal work, or work of equal value between men and women through pay transparency and enforcement mechanisms.