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Highlights - The EU Forest Strategy - Joint AGRI, ENVI and ITRE Public hearing - Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development 05-12-2017 11:05 AM CET The centrepiece of the meeting on 4 December consisted of a hearing on the EU Forest Strategy jointly organised by the AGRI, ENVI and ITRE committees. Its purpose was to assess progress in implementation of the Forest Strategy and to hear the views of stakeholders on cross-cutting forest related issues, such as rural development policy, the bioeconomy and innovation, climate change and biodiversity. Speakers had been invited from DG AGRI, the European Forest Institute, the Finnish Agriculture Ministry, the Confederation of European Forest Owners, State Forests (Poland), FERN and the expert group of the European Academics Science Advisory Council (EASAC). Further information Poster Hearing programme Source : © European Union, 2017 - EP Highlights - Commissioner Hogan Presents Communication on "The Future of Food and Farming" - Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development 05-12-2017 11:00 AM CET On Wednesday evening 29 November, Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan presented the keenly awaited communication on "The Future of Food and Farming" to AGRI Members, formally starting off the debate on the evolution of the CAP in coming years. The Commission had announced in its 2017 Annual Work Programme that it would "take forward work and consult widely on simplification and modernisation of the Common Agricultural Policy to maximise its contribution to the Commission's ten priorities and to the Sustainable Development Goals", focusing on specific policy priorities and taking into account the opinion of the Refit Platform. DG AGRI undertook a public consultation in early 2017 which received over 320,000 online responses as well as over 1,400 position papers and carried out an impact assessment (IA) of alternative scenarios for the future of the CAP. The public consultation and IA have been a valuable source of information for the communication. Further information Interview with AGRI Chair Siekierski - CAP reform: "Agriculture requires an evolutionary rather than revolutionary approach" Source : © European Union, 2017 - EP Latest news - Next AGRI meetings: 7 December 2017 - Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development 05-12-2017 10:59 AM CET Thursday 7 December 2017, 14.00-16.00 (Public hearing 14.00-15.30) Meeting room József Antall (JAN) 2Q2, European Parliament, Brussels (BE) Next meetings 2018 Thursday 11 January and Monday 22 - Tuesday 23 January Our meetings (except 'in camera') are webstreamed on the EPTV. Further information Link to Committee calendars 2017 and 2018 Source : © European Union, 2017 - EP QUESTIONS? STAY CONNECTED  Contact Us | This email was sent on behalf of the European Parliament · Bât. Altiero Spinelli · 60 rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60 · B-1047 - Bruxelles/Brussels  · Belgium · Phone: +32(0)2 28 42111