Ministers adopted presidency conclusions on the future of EU agriculture during their meeting in Luxembourg on 24th June. At the end of the meeting Belgian Agriculture Minister David Clarinval handed over the Presidency to Agriculture Minister István Nagy.
Ministers adopted presidency conclusions -with the support of 26 Member States, including Hungary - on the future of EU agriculture. István Nagy stressed that the adoption of the conclusions will help to ensure the importance of agriculture in the EU's strategic agenda and will also provide guidance to the new Commission, how agriculture should relate to other sectors in the coming period.
At the end of the Council, the Belgian Minister for Agriculture, David Clarinval, handed over the Presidency to the Hungarian Minister for Agriculture. István Nagy thanked and acknowledged the efforts of the Spanish and Belgian presidencies and assured that Hungary will do its utmost to ensure successful continuation of the trio presidency working programme.
