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A Commission representative will present today a study analysing the situation of agricultural interbranch organisations in the EU. The study provides a comprehensive overview of national legislation in this area, describes existing organisations and examines their role in the food supply chain.

The European Commission has adopted an action plan consisting of 15 points to boost the implementation of the Birds and Habitats Directives, the EU’s most comprehensive nature rules. Text of the action plan is available here.

Phil Hogan, EU agriculture and rural development commissioner, will lead a delegation of 60 EU food and beverage producers and associations to Canada from 1-3 May 2017 to promote quality food and beverage products from Europe. More on European Commission website.

The consultation on the future Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) post-2020 has received over 175,000 contributions, days before it is set to close.

Over 200 proposals for EU-supported programmes designed to promote agricultural products have been received following a call for interest in January. More on European Commission website.