During Denmark’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union (January–June 2012), the Agriculture and Fisheries Council is scheduled to meet on the following dates:

23 January, Brussels
19-20 March, Brussels
26-27 April, Luxembourg
14-15 May, Brussels
(Poss. 12 June, Luxembourg)
18-19 June, Luxembourg

These topics are scheduled to be discussed at each meeting respectively (subject to change):
March – EMFF, CMO Discard, External policy
April – Regionalisation, TFC
May – MSY, Discards, Aquaculture
June – General approach on Basic regulation, CMO and partial general approach on EMFF

Links
Danish presidency website – eu2012.dk
Danish presidency calendar
Council meetings calendar

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