Plant protection measures were adopted during the Council of Ministers for Agriculture and Fisheries Council meeting in Brussels on 19 May chaired by Greek Minister of Rural Development and Food, Athanasios Tsaftaris.

The Agrifish Council, which convened in Brussels on 19 May under the chairmanship of Minister of Rural Development and Food, Athanasios Tsaftaris, examined the Commission’s report on the minor uses in the field of plant protection products. 

The Foreign Affairs Council (Development), chaired by the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Catherine Ashton, took place in Brussels, today (19.05.2014).  The Council exchanged views on the preparation of a new post-2015 framework, while Ministers took stock of the ongoing work at UN level and discussed the EU's role in the process.

Who has the right to vote in European elections? Who has the right to stand for these elections and at what age? Is the vote compulsory in all EU member states and what is the electoral law in every member state? How about postal voting?

An Informal Council of EU Environment Ministers, chaired by Greek Minister of Environment, Energy and Climate Change, Yannis Maniatis, convened today (14.5.2014) in Athens. Commissioners for Climate Action Connie Hedegaard, and Environment Janez Potočnik, participated at the meeting, along with the competent Ministers of Member States, candidate countries (including almost all Balkan countries) and countries of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA).