Directorate-General for Agriculture, Fisheries, Social Affairs and Health

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The Directorate-General for Agriculture, Fisheries, Social Affairs and Health is a directorate-general of the Council of the European Union that prepares the work and tasks of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council.

Council of the European Union institution of the European Union

The Council of the European Union, referred to in the treaties and other official documents simply as the Council is the third of the seven Institutions of the European Union (EU) as listed in the Treaty on European Union. It is part of the essentially bicameral EU legislature and represents the executive governments of the EU's member states. It is based in the Europa building in Brussels.

Agriculture and Fisheries Council configuration of the Council of the European Union

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The Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI) is a committee of the European Parliament.


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