Cross-border Latvian/Lithuanian CAP conference, Jūrmala - Hoofdinhoud
| datum | 3 mei 2012 - 5 mei 2012 |
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| plaats | Jūrmala, Letland |
| organisatie | Europees Economisch en Sociaal Comité (EESC) i |
Conference - Jurmala (Latvia) and Kaunas (Lithuania)
Baltic States' farmers are currently receiving the lowest direct payments under the CAP: up to six times lower than those in other Member States. At the same time, they are exposed to the pressures of the single market, with significant consequences for agriculture and rural areas over the past few years.
Latvian and Lithuanian agricultural organisations have initiated cooperation towards a cross-border conference to discuss these impacts on their countries' agricultural sectors and economies, on food prices, food safety and quality, as well as the social implications for rural areas. The conference will involve a range of stakeholders from the Baltic countries as well as from the European institutions. The conference topic is highly relevant to the on-going debate on the CAP reform.
The cross-border conference will be held in Jurmala (Latvia) on 3 May 2012 and in Kaunas (Lithuania) on 4 May 2012. Farm visits in the Kaunas region are scheduled for the 5 May.
Het Europees Economisch en Sociaal Comité (EESC) werd in 1957 door het Verdrag tot oprichting van de Europese Economische Gemeenschap i opgericht als raadgevend orgaan om de belangen van de verschillende economische en maatschappelijke organisaties in de Europese Unie te vertegenwoordigen. Het EESC wordt voorgezeten door Christa Schweng.