Members of the Agriculture and Rural Development Committee will meet with with Roman Leshchenko, Ukraine’s Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food, to debate the consequences of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on the farming sector.
When: Tuesday, 22 March, at 13.45
Where: European Parliament, Paul-Henri Spaak (1A002) and webstreamed
Background
The debate follows an exchange of the Agriculture Committee MEPs on 17 March, with Agriculture Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski, about the EU’s agricultural markets in light of the war in Ukraine. You can re-watch the debate here.
Next steps
On Wednesday, the European Parliament plenary will debate with the Council and the Commission an EU Action Plan for Food Security. On Thursday, MEPs will vote on a resolution concluding the debate.