Press releases
The Ministry of Agriculture: EU Member States must be able to decide themselves on the development of their agriculture rather than the European Commission centrally
On March 22 and 23, a meeting of the EU Council of Minsters for Agriculture and Fisheries (CMAF) was held, where Member States carried out intense discussions on topical legislative conditions of the...
The new soil research project will allow a wiser use of agricultural land
In February 2021, the Ministry of Agriculture in cooperation with partners started implementation of the project of the Norwegian financial instrument “Improvement of a sustainable management of...
In the course of difficult negotiations, Latvia achieves better fishing opportunities for several stocks in the Baltic Sea for 2021 than offered initially
After long discussions, at the meeting of branch experts within the cooperation platform of the Baltic Sea States (BALTFISH) on Sunday, October 18 and at the EU Council of Agriculture and Fisheries...
Baltic and Visegrad Group of States, Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania and Slovenia, in their joint declaration, request commensurability of the EU environment and climate objectives with the funding for agriculture
Monday September 28, Ministers for Agriculture of Baltic and Visegrad Group of States* as well as Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania and Slovenia, at the meeting on the EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)...
Kaspars Gerhards: EU recovery measures must be implemented as soon as possible to be able to help farmers and businesses in Covid-19 crisis
On Monday September 28, Kaspars Gerhards, the Minister for Agriculture, will remotely participate in the meeting of Ministers for Agriculture of Baltic and Visegrad Group of States as well as...
Kaspars Gerhards, the Minister: ability of the agricultural sector to ensure national self-sufficiency in food to full extent is the vitally important condition for existence of every State
Tuesday September 1, in Koblenz (Germany,) the informal meeting of the EU Council of Ministers for Agriculture and Fisheries was held, there Ministers from Member States, in presence and distantly,...
Kaspars Gerhards, the Minister for Agriculture: in the situation of crisis, the national economy must be able to provide its people with food
Tuesday, September 1, in Koblenz (Germany), the informal meeting of the EU Council of Ministers for Agriculture and Fisheries will be held, where Ministers of the Member States will discuss, in...
EU support, Latvia has achieved, makes good beginning for shaping of the next programming period
After several days - long and intensive discussions, the decision madalsoe by the European Council on the EU multiannual budget for the next programming period also lays down the amounts of funding...
Kaspars Gerhards, the Minister for Agriculture: “Fishing stability is a very significant factor for viability and development of coastal regions”
Monday June 29, Kaspars Gerhards, the Minister for Agriculture participated in an informal videoconference of the EU Council of Ministers for Agriculture and Fishery, where the Ministers from Member...
Kaspars Gerhards, the Minister for Agriculture: EU Member States must have more freedom of action in making decisions on investing EU support
On Friday, June 19, in Estonia, Kaspars Gerhards, the Minister for Agriculture had a meeting with Arvo Aller, the Estonian Minister for Rural Affairs and discussed a joint position of both the States...
Kaspars Gerhards, the Minister for Agriculture: the main challenge on the road to EU objectives is ensuring of an adequate funding and its fair distribution among Member States
Monday June 8, at an informal videoconference of the EU Council of Ministers for Agriculture and Fisheries, the Ministers from Member States discussed agricultural aspects of the strategies of the...
Kaspars Gerhards, the Minister for Agriculture: Achievement of the ambitious environmental objectives set up by the European Commission, requires an adequate funding
Monday June 8, an informal videoconference of the EU Council of Ministers for Agriculture and Fisheries will be held, where the Ministers from Member States will discuss agricultural aspects of the...
