International conference
CAP: PAST AND FUTURE
June 26-27, Sofia
Communication campaign CAP: re:turn to the future
Under the patronage of
Miroslav Naydenov,
Minister of Agriculture and Food
Special keynote address from:
Maria Nedelcheva
MEP, Committee for Agriculture of EP
The two-day International conference "CAP: Past and Future" was held under the patronage of the Bulgarian minister of agriculture and food Miroslav Naydenov. Representatives of ministries and a variety of organizations from Bulgaria, Portugal, Estonia and Malta participated in the conference. The official guests were Mihail DUMITRU, Director, Directorate E “RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES I”, Directorate-General “Agriculture and Rural Development” of the European Commission, Deputy Minister of Agriculture Svetlana Boyanova, Mr. Toomas Cook - Ambassador of Estonia to the Republic Bulgaria and Violeta Stanicic, head of the Information office of the European Parliament in Bulgaria. In a special video address Ms Mariya Nedelcheva, MEP, welcomed the conference participants and organizers.
Thematic panels on:
- the national agricultures under the CAP;
- the expectation of urban citizens to European agriculture;
- how to maintain the production capacity of the communities;
- quality, diversity, health – the European agricultural policy and production;
- the future of rural society (also through the eyes of young agri professionals)
- organic farming and agritourism.
Special events:
- Tasting of traditional agricultural products from Bulgaria, Malta, Estonia and Portugal
- National wine tasting
