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Ref. Ares(2016)2302546 - 18/05/2016
Ref. Ares(2016)5579867 - 27/09/2016
From: 
 (CAB-HOGAN) on behalf of HOGAN Phil (CAB-HOGAN) 
Sent: 
Tuesday 17 May 2016 18:24 
To: 
CAB HOGAN ARCHIVES 
Subject: 
FW: CHANGE OF DATE!!! - AFCC DINNER DEBATE ON "Technological 
solutions to sustainable agriculture in the EU"  NOW ON 31 MAY 2016 - 
19.00h - HOTEL RENAISSANCE 
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Importance: 
High 
 
 
 
From: AFCC [mailto:xxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xx]  
Sent: Monday, May 09, 2016 2:42 PM 
To: HOGAN Phil (CAB-HOGAN) 
Cc: TYNAN Tom (CAB-HOGAN) 
Subject: CHANGE OF DATE!!! - AFCC DINNER DEBATE ON "Technological solutions to 
sustainable agriculture in the EU" NOW ON 31 MAY 2016 - 19.00h - HOTEL RENAISSANCE 
Importance: High 
 
To: 
Commissioner Phil Hogan 
European Commission 
via e-mail 
 
 
Dear Commissioner Hogan, 
 
as the AFCC Agri-Food Chain Coalition had to re-schedule the planned event with MEP Anthea 
McIntyre due to a clash with an extraordinary Committee meeting, I allow myself to herewith 
re-send our invitation. 
You will recall that the event is organized specifically in view of Mrs McIntyre’s draft report on 
‘Technological solutions to sustainable agriculture in the EU’ which was just adopted by the EP’s 
COMAGRI . 
The AFCC and its 11 EU level member associations are strongly supportive of Mrs McIntyre’s 
initiative to address innovation more broadly as a means to address and successfully contribute 
to numerous overarching policy objectives. 
We would like to demonstrate this support and discuss ways forward in implementing some of 
the draft report’s recommendations. 
Consequently, we have invited the Members of the EP’s Committee for Agriculture as well as 
relevant Conseillers of political groups and the Committee’s secretariat for a dinner debate (v. 
programme below). 
 
We would be delighted if the new timetable may allow you to accept our invitation and to 
attend this important event and to address the meeting with your personal comments. 
Please note that in view of the cross-cutting nature of the subject, a similar invitation will also 
be extended to your colleague Commissioner Moedas. 


The AFCC sees a strong relation between the event organized at the Milan EXPO last year which 
you addressed as well and this concrete initiative of Mrs McIntyre. 
It would be a pleasure to get your views and insight into this debate to help innovation being 
positively embraced by the EP in its final vote on this report. 
 
Please feel free to have your Cabinet contacting me at any time in case you would like to receive 
further details. 
 
Sincerely, yours 
 
 
 
AFCC 
 
 
From: AFCC [mailto:xxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xx]  
Sent: Montag, 9. Mai 2016 14:37 
To: xxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xx 
Subject: CHANGE OF DATE!!! - AFCC DINNER DEBATE ON "Technological solutions to 
sustainable agriculture in the EU" NOW ON 31 MAY 2016 - 19.00h - HOTEL RENAISSANCE 
Importance: High 
 
      
 
 
 
      !!! CHANGE OF DATE !!! 
 
 
Due to an extraordinary meeting of the EP Committee for Agriculture set for the evening of 
25.05.2016, 
we have to re-schedule the AFCC event to allow COMAGRI MEPs as well COMAGRI Secretariat 
and Conseillers to participate. 
Please note the change indicated below; we hope this will facilitate your attendance and look 
forward to welcome you! 
 
 
           I N V I T A T I O N 
 
 

“Technological solutions to sustainable agriculture 
in the EU” 

 
        Dinner debate on the potential of innovation in the agri-food sector 
in Europe 
 
 
                                Hotel RENAISSANCE 
                                       Rue d‘Idalie 
                                          Brussels 
                         31 May 2016, 19h00-21h45 
 
 
The Agri-Food Chain Coalition (AFCC) is pleased to invite you to a dinner debate on the potential 
of innovation in the agri-food sector in Europe.  
Competitiveness, economic growth, jobs are the potential benefits of an innovation-friendly and 
supportive environment in Europe.  
Following the adoption of her draft report by the COMAGRI, and together with rapporteur 
Anthea McIntyre, MEP, and invited guests, the  
AFCC wants to discuss the way forward to a competitive and sustainable European agriculture.  
 
 
                  Programme: 
 
Welcome cocktail and registration  
19h00 - 19h30 
 
Welcome address by 
 of AFCC 
19h30 - 19h40 
 
Keynote speech by Anthea McIntyre, MEP 
19h40 - 20h00 
 
Interventions by AFCC representatives 
- n.n., COPA-COGECA 
-

 FoodDrinkEurope 
20h00 - 20h15 
 
Comment by the European Commission (tbc) 
20h15 - 20h30 
 


Debate  
20h30 - 21h30 
 
Final remarks and conclusions by Anthea McIntyre, MEP 
21h30 
 
Closure: 
 of AFCC  
21h40 
      
 
  We kindly ask you to register your participation by e-mail to 
  xxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xx 
 
  You wil  receive a confirmation of registration in due course. 
   
 
 
 
For any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the AFCC at the same e-mail address. 
 
 
With kind regards, and looking forward to welcoming you to a stimulating debate, 
 
 
 
AFCC 
xxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xx