EU and Ukrainian agricultures integration: challenges and ways forward

2025-11-11T18:00:00+00:00

2025-11-11T20:00:00+00:00

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MEP EVENTEU and Ukrainian agricultures integrationChallenges and ways forward📅 Date:Tuesday, 11 November 2025🕐 Time:19:00–21:00 CET📍 Location:European Parliament, BrusselsCo-Hosted byValérie HAYER President, Renew Europe GroupRenaissance Elsi KATAINEN Renew Europe GroupSuomen Keskusta About the EventThe event aims to contribute to a public dialogue between Ukrainian and EU agricultural stakeholders regarding the way of Ukrainian Agriculture Integration.As debates have started in Brussels over the future of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), the issue of Ukraine's potential EU accession has come to the forefront. These discussions often underline challenges and even fears about Ukrainian agriculture and possible limits to the future CAP.At the same time, most EU stakeholders believe that Ukraine should also be seen as a partner that can reinforce EU food security, competitiveness, and global influence. The event will give the floor to EU and Ukrainian farmers representatives along with experts and institutions.Programme18:30Welcoming and light cocktail buffet19:00Welcome speechesMEP Valérie Hayer and MEP Elsi Katainen19:10Keynote speechTaras Vysotsky, Deputy Minister of Economy, Environment and Agriculture of Ukraine19:20First panel discussion: challenges and opportunitiesOpening remark:Vsevolod Chentsov, Head of the Mission of Ukraine to the European UnionPanellists:Andrii Dykun, Chairman, Ukrainian Agrarian Council (UAC)Bruno Menne, Director of Commodities, Copa-CogecaVincent Cordonnier, Deputy Head of Unit, Neighbourhood, Enlargement and Pre-accession Assistance, DG AGRITassos Haniotis, Special Advisor for Sustainable Productivity, Forum for the Future of Agriculture19:50Second panel discussion: ways forward and conditions for successPanellists:Dacian Cioloș, Former EU Commissioner for Agriculture, representing Farm EuropeMEP Pekka Toveri, Chair of the Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Association Committee (D-UA)Members of the Rada of UkrainePeter Polajnar, Deputy Head of Unit, Ukraine Service – Economic and Sectoral Policies, DG ENEST20:30Questions from the audience20:50ConclusionsSpeakersTaras VYSOTSKYDeputy MinisterMinistry of Economy, Environment and Agriculture of UkraineVsevolod CHENTSOVHead of MissionMission of Ukraine to the European Union Andrii DYKUNChairmanUkrainian Agrarian Council (UAC) Bruno MENNEDirector of CommoditiesCopa-Cogeca Vincent CORDONNIERDeputy Head of UnitDG AGRI, European Commission Tassos HANIOTISSpecial Advisor for Sustainable ProductivityForum for the Future of Agriculture Dacian CIOLOȘFormer EU Commissioner for AgricultureFarm EuropePekka TOVERI EPP GroupKansallinen KokoomusChair, EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Association Committee (D-UA) Members of the RadaUkrainian ParliamentVerkhovna Rada of UkrainePeter POLAJNARDeputy Head of UnitDG ENEST, European Commission

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