Informal meeting "Agriculture": Media accreditation and programme

On 14 and 15 September 2015, an informal meeting of Ministers of Agriculture will take place in Luxembourg during the Luxembourg Presidency of the Council of the European Union.

Monday 14 September will be devoted to cultural visits in the north of Luxembourg. Media representatives are invited to participate in the visits.

A shuttle bus service is available for media representatives from the ECCL to Kalborn and Robbesscheier. It will drive back to the ECCL in the beginning of the afternoon.

For organisational purposes, we kindly ask you to inform us until 11 September at noon if you would like to take the media shuttle bus. In that case, you will have to send an e-mail to accreditation@sip.etat.lu and indicate your first name, surname, function and media organisation.

The Minister of Agriculture, Viticulture and Consumer Protection, Fernand Etgen, and the European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Phil Hogan, will hold a joint press conference on the 3 September at 1.15 p.m. at the European Convention Center Luxembourg.

Accreditation applications have to b e made online via the portal http://www.eu2015lu.eu/accreditation.

The detailed media guide of the meeting will be sent as soon as possible. 

  • Updated 01-09-2015