Fischer Boel: Committee will have crucial role in agriculture via treaty

AFTER the August break, it was back to work in Brussels yesterday “batteries fully charged and sleeves rolled up” for European Agriculture and Rural Development Commissioner Mariann Fischer Boel.

The first item on her agenda was a meeting with the European Parliament’s Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, the first to be held since the European elections.

Ms Fischer Boel, writing in her internet blog, said she always found it vital to maintain good working relations with the European Parliament.