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‘Apiculture and Bee Health’ Working Group
March 22, 2016 @ 08:00 - 09:30
On Tuesday the 22nd of March Mariya Gabriel, MEP and chair of the “Apiculture and Bee Health” working group of the EP Intergroup on “Climate Change, Biodiversity, and Sustainable Development” hosted a breakfast meeting with Parliamentarians and the European Commission to provide an exchange of views on the state of play of bee health and the beekeeping sector in Europe, the progress made, and the challenges from three different perspectives: environmental, health, and agricultural.
Mr. Daniel Calleja Crespo, Director General DG ENV presented the latest figures in bee populations and the measures to maintain and enhance the level of biodiversity.
Mr. Jens Schaps, Director , Single CMO, economics and analysis of agricultural markets, DG AGRI, presented the effects of the new Common Agricultural Policy on the beekeeping sector and bee health and the compliance of Member States to the new apiculture measures introduced by the CAP reform.
Mr. Michael Flueh, Head of Unit, Pesticides and biocides, DG SANCO highlighted EU action on pesticides.