Co-ordination Committee

14 April 2010 - Brussels, Belgium

This meeting of the EN RD Co-ordination Committee followed the launch of a public debate on the future of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) in the European Union. You can contribute to the debate, which centres around the 4 main questions below, via a dedicated website that has been set up to receive comments until 3rd June 2010:

• Why do we need a European Common Agricultural Policy?
• What are society's objectives for agriculture in all its diversity?
• Why should we reform the CAP and how can we make it meet society's expectations?
• What tools do we need for tomorrow's CAP?

Following this, an independent body will produce a summary of the contributions received and the findings will be presented at a conference in July 2010. These will be used to help inform the European Commission's Communication on the CAP after 2013 which should be presented at the end of 2010.  

View the Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development's speech to launch the debate.

View the CAP public debate press release.

9 December 2009 (3rd meeting) - Brussels, Belgium

View the agenda and presentations from this meeting.

19 May 2009 (2nd meeting) - Brussels, Belgium

During this meeting there was an update on the EN RD's first year of activities and what insights had been gained from them. There were also table discussions on the common concerns facing stakeholders and what networking support could be offered and the activities envisaged for the EN RD's second year.   

Read the agenda, presentations and write-ups from this meeting.

1 October 2008 (1st meeting) - Brussels, Belgium

The objectives and structures of the EN RD were set out at this meeting and there were presentations by the Finnish and Italian national rural networks. Of particular interest to the UK NRN was the presentation comparing the national rural networks across the EU member states.

Read the agenda and presentations from this meeting.