How to watch the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI)

Opening and MFF opinion vote on CAP budget

Veronika Vrecionová and 1 other

The chair opens the AGRI meeting, adopts the agenda, and the rapporteur presents the committee’s stance against a 20% CAP cut before members vote on all amendments and adopt the opinion on the 2028–2034 MFF, confirming Parliament’s position on future CAP funding.

In this chapter

1. Opening of meeting and agenda adoptionVeronika Vrecionová
2. Rapporteur intervention on MFF and CAP cutsStefano Bonaccini
3. Detailed vote on MFF opinion amendments (first block)Veronika Vrecionová
4. Final amendments and roll‑call on MFF opinionVeronika Vrecionová

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European Court of Auditors: assessment of NREP

ECA representatives present their opinion on the National and Regional Partnership (NREP) framework, analysing its architecture, EU added value, performance framework, payment logic, absorption risks and implications for legality, regularity and accountability of EU spending.

In this chapter

1. Court of Auditors: architecture, EU added value and flexibility risks
2. Court of Auditors: performance, payments, absorption and accountability

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Joint BUDG‑REGI‑AGRI meeting opening and NREP scope

The Chairs open the joint meeting, adopt the agenda and explain that the proposed NREP fund would merge cohesion, agriculture and related policies into a single national planning instrument, stressing implications for EU budget allocation, governance, transparency and parliamentary scrutiny.

In this chapter

1. Opening of joint BUDG‑REGI‑AGRI meeting and agenda adoption
2. Chairs’ framing: scope and stakes of the NREP fund

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AGRI committee voting session: forestry, chemicals, budget

The AGRI committee closes the EFSA item and proceeds to votes on forest reproductive material and chemical products files, then adopts guidelines for the 2027 EU budget and the international olive oil and table olives agreement before adjourning ahead of the joint meeting with BUDG and REGI.

In this chapter

1. Voting session: forest reproductive material and chemical products
2. Voting on 2027 budget guidelines and olive oil agreement

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MEP–EFSA Q&A: pesticides, imports, Omnibus reform

Coordinators and MEPs question Kritz on pesticide authorisations, imports and MRLs, NGTs, EFSA’s independence and resources, and the Food and Feed Omnibus, followed by EFSA’s replies on capacity, AI tools, division of roles with member states and the Commission, and clarification that EFSA does not decide on market withdrawals or replacements.

In this chapter

1. Coordinators’ questions: pesticides, MRLs, NGTs and speed
2. Group speakers: imports, vaccine availability and EFSA independence
3. Catch‑the‑eye interventions: border controls, NGTs, competitiveness

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AGRI meeting opening and EFSA mandate

The AGRI Chair opens the session, introduces EFSA’s Executive Director and frames the exchange on EFSA’s scientific support for EU food safety, animal and plant health, while Kritz sets out EFSA’s mandate, ongoing legislative files and use of new tools for faster risk assessment.

In this chapter

1. Opening of AGRI meeting and welcome to EFSA
2. EFSA Executive Director Kritz: introductory statement

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Plant reproductive material regulation: trilogue state of play

The rapporteur reports on the first trilogue on the plant reproductive material regulation, highlighting key open issues on imports, controls, sustainability testing and regimes for niche and conservation varieties, followed by the Greens’ shadow stressing protection of farmer‑to‑farmer exchanges, adapted rules for organic testing and transparency on patents in plant breeding.

In this chapter

1. Chair’s update: plant reproductive material trilogue
2. Shadow viewpoint: seed exchange, patents and organic testing

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2026 promotion work programme, trade links and budget uptake

DG AGRI presents the 2026 promotion work programme, including budget distribution, new campaigns and missions, then answers coordinators’ and members’ questions on over‑subscription, internal vs external focus, links to FTAs (notably Mercosur), geographical imbalances and the image of farmers, and explains shifts between organic and GI envelopes and the need for stronger member state mobilisation.

In this chapter

1. DG AGRI: 2026 promotion work programme and new EU food campaign
2. Coordinators’ Q&A: budget use, FTAs link and farmer image
3. Members’ interventions: export strategy, Mercosur contradictions and quality claims
4. DG AGRI follow‑up: allocation shifts and member state uptake

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Opening and evaluation of EU agri‑food promotion policy

The Chair opens the AGRI meeting and introduces the agri‑food promotion policy item, followed by the external study’s mandate, methods and main findings, the rapporteur’s priorities for Parliament’s implementation report, political group reactions on trade, health and product scope, and initial replies from the study authors and DG AGRI on independence, effectiveness, SME access, simplification and non‑discrimination between products.

In this chapter

1. Opening of meeting and agenda adoption
2. Study authors: mandate, methodology and policy framework
3. Study findings: effectiveness, burdens and recommendations

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