The first AREFLH ANNUAL FORUM will be held in Brussels and online on 6 November 2024. It will bring together the stakeholders of the European fruit and vegetable sector to discuss the current issues affecting the sector.

Conceived as a place for dialogue and discussion between representatives of the regions, professionals and European institutions, the event will enable participants to take part in debates on European policies and current regulatory reforms and revisions.

The conference will focus on agricultural policy in the new European mandate.

The programme in brief:

Date and time : 6 November 2024, 9am-13.00pm followed by a cocktail lunch

Venue: Delegation of the Emilia-Romagna Region in Brussels, rue Montoyer 21. Metro stop: Trône (lines 2 and 6). Link to Google maps | Also online.

Languages : English, French, Spanish, Italian

 

08:30   Registration and welcome coffee 

09:00   Start of the conference

09:10   The results of the EU strategic dialogue and the programme of the new legislation on agriculture

   The speakers:

• Ricard RAMON, European Commission
• Herbert Dorfmann, European Parliament
• Valérie Hayer, European Parliament
• Dario Nardella, European Parliament
• Pieter Lietaer, Permanent Representation of Belgium

10:40   CMO and sectorial interventions for the fruit &vegetables

   The speakers :

• Mauro Poinelli, European Commission, DG AGRI
• Manel Simon, Afrucat
• Luc Vanoirbeek, VBT
• Other speakers to be confirmed

11:40   Coffee break

12:00   Challenges of sustainability: water management | packaging 

   The speakers :

• Pedro Narro, Committee of the Regions
• A representative of the Andalusia Region
• Jean-Luc Parou, Idfel
• Wim Rodenburg, DPA
• Other speakers to be confirmed

13:00   End of the conference

13:15   Cocktail lunch

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Participant profiles: key players in the fruit and vegetable sector in Europe

• representatives of European institutions
• policy-makers from European regions
• EU policy experts
• directors and presidents of associations of producer organisations (APOs) and POs in the EU
• directors of European agricultural organisations
• other players from the fruit and vegetable sector

Hotel resevations in Brussels

Participants will make their own hotel reservation. We advise you to book as soon as possible.

You can browse at hotels in Brussels, around Trone metro stop on Google Maps via this link.

Find out more about AREFLH

The main missions of the Assembly of European Horticultural Regions are :

• representing the voice of its members: 17 regions, 30 POs/APOs, 10 associate members (experts) from 13 European countries;
• defending the economic and social interests of the horticultural sector in Europe;
• promoting exchanges of best practices, partnerships and joint projects between regions and professional organisations
• actively seeking new solutions for the main issues affecting the future of fruit and vegetable production in Europe.

Visit www.areflh.org/abous-us to find out more about our principles and objectives.

 

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Contact

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