The current President of the Agriculture Council, the Luxembourg Minister Fernand Etgen, met the French Minister of Agriculture Stéphane Le Foll in Paris on 30 July 2015 to discuss the difficulties faced by the diary, beef and pork sectors in France and in the majority of European regions.
Beforehand and at the request of several Member States, including France, the Luxembourg Presidency took the initiative to convene an extraordinary meeting of the Council of Ministers to be held on 7 September to discuss the measures to take at European level.
In the meantime, the Luxembourg Presidency will continue to consult other Member States about their technical and policy-related approach to the problem.
Monitoring the markets for agricultural products as well as the various production sectors is one of the priorities of the Luxembourg Presidency.
Press release from the Ministry of Agriculture, Viticulture and Consumer Protection