EPP GROUP STUDY DAYS IN PORTUGAL

From 8 to 10 July 1998 the Group of the European People's Party under the chairmanship of Wilfried Martens will be meeting in Portugal. The main themes of the meeting will be Agenda 2000 and its consequences for agriculture, regional and environment policy.

The meeting will open with a discussion with PSD leader and Vice President of the EPP, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa and leader of the Portuguese delegation in the EPP, Eurico de Melo.

On Thursday, 9 July, in the morning, the President-in-Office of the Council, Austrian Agriculture Minister Wilhelm Molterer will take part in a debate on agriculture and Agenda 2000 in which the agriculture ministers of Germany, Belgium, Spain and Luxembourg, as well as Commissioner Franz Fischler will participate.

In the afternoon the debate will focus on the regional and environmental aspect of Agenda 2000. Mme Waltraud Klasnic, President of the Conference of Austria Governors, will be joined in the discussions by representatives from the European Commission and the World Wildlife Fund.

The meeting will end with a visit to the pavillion of the European Union at the World Expo in Lisbon, where Group members will have an exchange of views with Commissioner de Silguy.

Programme

Press releases 09/07/98: EPP Group debates Agenda 2000 and EU Farm Policy under Austrian leadership 10/07/98: LISBON: EU Economics Commissioner DE SILGUY meets EPP Group EURO-MPs

Speeches Arlindo CUNHA: Reforma da PAC no quadro da Agenda 2000/ Reform of the CAP in the context of Agenda 2000

Pictures from the meeting on 8 July 1998 (103 KB) 9 July 1998 - Part I (112 KB) 9 July 1998 - Part II (149 KB)

For further information, please contact John Biesmans, Head of the EPP Group Press Service. Tel: Brussels 284 3026; GSM + 44 385 257 432.