The Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Mr Robert Goodwill)

The main item on the agenda was the reform of the common agricultural policy (CAP) post-2020, with a focus on the proposed new green architecture. Ministers highlighted their willingness to commit to higher levels of overall ambition such as spending 30% of pillar 2 funding on climate change actions, and endorsed the new policy design. However, some member states also pressed for large chunks of the Commission’s proposals to be optional, including some of the Commission’s eco-schemes.

Slovakia presented its joint declaration with the Czech Republic and Poland on the renewable energy directive post-2020.

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