European Parliament Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development




The Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI) is a committee of the European Parliament.




Contents






  • 1 Responsibilities of the Committee


  • 2 Members, 8th Parliament


  • 3 Research service


  • 4 See also


  • 5 External links





Responsibilities of the Committee


AGRI is the European Parliament committee responsible for:



  1. The operation and development of the Common Agricultural Policy

  2. Rural development (including the activities of the relevant financial instruments)

  3. Legislation on:

    1. Veterinary and plant-health matters, animal feedingstuffs provided such measures are not intended to protect against risks to human health

    2. Animal husbandry and welfare



  4. Improvements in the quality of agricultural products

  5. Supplies of raw materials for agriculture

  6. The Community Plant Variety Office

  7. Forestry



Members, 8th Parliament




























European People's Party
Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
European Conservatives and Reformists
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe



  • Czesław Siekierski, Poland, Chair


  • Daniel Buda, Romania


  • Michel Dantin, France


  • Albert Dess, Germany


  • Herbert Dorfmann, Italy


  • Norbert Erdős, Hungary


  • Esther Herranz García, Spain


  • Peter Jahr, Germany


  • Jarosław Kalinowski, Poland


  • Elisabeth Köstinger, Austria


  • Mairead McGuinness, Ireland


  • Nuno Melo, Portugal


  • Marijana Petir, Croatia


  • Éric Andrieu, France, Vice-Chair


  • Clara Aguilera García, Spain, Vice-Chair


  • Vasilica Dăncilă, Romania, Vice-Chair


  • Paul Brannen, United Kingdom


  • Nicola Caputo, Italy


  • Paolo De Castro, Italy


  • Maria Noichl, Germany


  • Constantin Rebega, Romania


  • Marc Tarabella, Belgium


  • Janusz Wojciechowski, Poland, Vice-Chair


  • Richard Ashworth, United Kingdom


  • Beata Gosiewska, Poland


  • Zbigniew Kuźmiuk, Poland


  • Jim Nicholson, United Kingdom


  • Jan Huitema, Netherlands


  • Ulrike Müller, Germany


  • Marit Paulsen, Sweden


  • Jens Rohde, Denmark

European United Left–Nordic Green Left
The Greens–European Free Alliance
Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy
Non-Inscrits



  • Matt Carthy, Ireland


  • Luke 'Ming' Flanagan, Ireland


  • Anja Hazekamp, Netherlands


  • Lidia Senra, Spain


  • José Bové, France


  • Martin Häusling, Germany


  • Bronis Ropė, Lithuania


  • Jordi Sebastià, Spain


  • Stuart Agnew, United Kingdom


  • Giulia Moi, Italy


  • Marco Zullo, Italy


  • Diane Dodds, United Kingdom


  • Édouard Ferrand, France


  • Philippe Loiseau, France


Research service


The Committee is directly supported by a research service, the Policy Department for Structural & Cohesion Policies. Most of its research studies and briefings are published online. The research reports do not necessarily reflect the view of the Committee.


Recent publications (as of September 2018):


Towards the Common Agricultural Policy beyond 2020: comparing the reform package with the current regulations


The revival of wolves and other large predators and its impact on farmers and their livelihood in rural regions of Europe


Agricultural trade: assessing reciprocity of standards


Urban and Peri-urban Agriculture in the EU


Towards the CAP post 2020 – Appraisal of the EC Communication on ‘The Future of Food and Farming’ of 29 November 2017


#FutureofCAP


Implications of ‘Brexit’ for the EU agri-food sector and the CAP: budgetary, trade and institutional issues


EU – UK agricultural trade: state of play and possible impacts of Brexit


Possible transitional arrangements related to agriculture in the light of the future EU – UK relationship: institutional issues


Young farmers – Policy implementation after the 2013 CAP reform


The Consequences of Climate Change for EU Agriculture: Follow-Up to the COP21 UN Paris Climate Change Conference


The EU Cattle Sector: Challenges and Opportunities – Milk and Meat


Policy support for productivity vs.sustainability in EU agriculture: Towards viable farming and green growth


CAP implementation: Flexibility given to Member States – state of play and perspectives


Preserving agricultural soils in the EU


The service also publishes a regular current awareness bulletin on research, documents and news in the fields of agriculture and rural development, titled 'Research for AGRI : News'. Recent editions can be found here on the 'Research for AGRI Committee' site.



See also




  • Agriculture and Fisheries Council (Council of the European Union)
    • Directorate-General for Agriculture, Fisheries, Social Affairs and Health



  • European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development
    • Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development




External links



  • Official Homepage

  • Research for AGRI Committee











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