Commissioners Vytenis Andriukaitis and Phil Hogan, respectively in charge of health and food safety and of agriculture, will both be attending the International Green Week in Berlin which gathers over 1,500 exhibitors from the food, agriculture and gardening sectors.
They will hold a press conference at 16:00 on Thursday 18 January in the Green Week's premises before the event's official opening. While in Berlin, Commissioners Andriukaitis and Hogan will hold a Citizens' Dialogue on Friday on the theme of "From farm to fork –the future of European food production and consumption." Questions such as "how to make European food production and food consumption more sustainable? How to make European agriculture fit for the challenges of the next decade?" will be discussed in an open dialogue with participants.
The event will be livestreamed here. On that same day, Commissioner Andriukaitis also participate in a High Level Panel on Animal health and Welfare focusing on the future of globally diversified livestock production and in parallel Commissioner Hogan will participate in a High Level Panel on the future of sustainable, responsible and efficient livestock production. Also whilst in Berlin, Commissioner Hogan will meet the German farm unions and Länder Ministers and will hold a series of bilateral meetings with visiting agriculture Ministers. On Saturday, both Commissioners will attend 10th Berlin Agriculture Ministers Conference.
The European Commission is present throughout the duration of the International Green Week 2018 with a stand on the theme of sustainable food for a healthy lifestyle. Visitors will receive information about the Common Agricultural Policy, digital innovations in agriculture and rural areas, the EU's work on food safety and nutrition labelling and research and measures to reduce food waste.
