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20/04/2012
"One in two consumers regret that local products are hard to find and difficult to distinguish from other products (Eurobarometer). Yet, there is a structural failure to meet these concerns and certain political and business circles harbour deep-rooted prejudices against this type of marketing", stated European Commissioner Dacian Cioloş, opening a conference in Brussels on the 20th of April, on local agriculture and short supply chain.
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19/04/2012
The High Level Group on wine met for the first time today, bringing together senior officials from Member States, representatives of the sector, observers of the European Parliament and Croatia.
Initiated by European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Dacian Cioloş, the Group will hold four meetings to analyse all aspects of wine planting rights, in response to calls from parts of the wine sector in some Member States not to abolish the wine planting rights system.
12/04/2012
In his address to the conference "Sowing the Seeds to harvest in Future : Supporting Young People into Farming", the European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Dacian Cioloş insisted on the need to strengthen the support measures for young farmers in the Common Agricultural Policy after 2013.
27/03/2012
Commissioner Dacian Cioloş attended the 5th Forum for the Future of Agriculture in Brussels.
The Commissioner underlined the need of opening a new path for Europe and its Farmers to reconcile the expectations of the markets and of society. "We must rethink the role of public authorities, make our instruments more coherent, particularly direct payments, and review the position of professional operators, particularly as regards market management. The professionals must have the means to face up to markets sustainably", he said.
12/03/2012
Launching the first meeting of a new Advisory group on international aspects of agricultural policy, today (12 March) in Brussels, Dacian Cioloş, European Commissioner in charge of Agriculture and Rural Developpment stated : "Agriculture is discussed from a lot of different angles and its international component is getting more and more important. Our approach cannot be efficient on trade, developpement and sustainability if we are not coherent and transparent. We need an integrated approach".
07/03/2012
More than 300 stakeholders, researchers, academics and officials met in Brussels for a Conference on "Enhancing innovation and the delivery of research in EU agriculture".
27/02/2012
Le Commissaire européen à l'Agriculture et au Développement rural, Dacian Ciolos, a participé, aujourd'hui, au Salon de l'Agriculture de Paris, à un évènement marquant le cinquantième anniversaire de la Politique agricole commune aux côtés du Premier ministre français, François Fillon, et du Ministre français de l’Agriculture, de l’Alimentation, de la Pêche, de la Ruralité et de l’Aménagement du territoire, Bruno Le Maire.
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Diary
24/05/2012 -
Speech on European Innovation Partnerships at an event which is part of the 2012 Green Week (Brussels)
29/05/2012 -
Meeting with Ilse AIGNER, German Federal Minister of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection
30/05/2012 -
Meeting of the European Commission
31/05/2012 -
Opening speech at the ENPARD (European Neighbourhood Programme for Agriculture and Rural Development ) senior agriculture officials' workshop
01/06/2012 -
Closing speech at the ENPARD (European Neighbourhood Programme for Agriculture and Rural Development ) senior agriculture officials' workshop
03/06/2012 -
Kolding, Denmark: Informal Agriculture Council and meeting with Danish agricultural organisations
