Working Group on Agricultural Policy

European Conference on the Model of European Agriculture in Regions under Environmental Stress

The Hague, 3–4 April 2000

Hosted by The Netherlands Council for the Rural Area (RLG)

Participants

* present on 3 April only · ** present on 4 April only · *** present partly on 4 April

Organizations

European Commission
Martin Scheele
EU Economic and Social Committee
Staffan Nilsson Swedish Farmers Union; EU Agricultural Committee of the Economic and Social Committee
OECD
Ronald Steenblik Agriculture Directorate
COPA
Claudia Beretta Expert on Rural Development
ELO
Bernhard de Galembert European Landowners Organisation
WWF European Policy Direction
Natascha Yellachich Agricultural policy specialist
EEB
Gijs Kuneman Agricultural policy specialist

Countries and Regions

Austria
Marta Neunteufel Bundesanstalt für Agrarwirtschaft
Professor Heinrich Wohlmeyer Österreichische Vereinging für Agrarwissenschaftliche Forschung (ÖVAF)
Belgium
Bart Bollen Flemish Ministry of Agriculture
Hubert David ; Chair of the >EEAC Steering Committee
Laurent van Depoele* Professor at KU Leuven; Former Director of Rural Policy at EC DG VI
Jan Verheeke General Secretary of MiNa-Raad
Denmark
Professor Peder Agger Chair of Naturrådet
Knud Åvang Jensen Ministry of Agriculture Directorate of Development, involved in Agro-environmental issues
Ellen Hjort Petersen Naturrådet
Irene Wiborg Den Danske Landbofoerening (Danish Farmers Union)
Finland
Martti Esala Agricultural Economic Research Institute
Iikka Laurila Agricultural Economic Research Institute
France
Emmanuel Jolivet Chairman of the Society and Economy Department at INRA (Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique)
Elisabeth Mercier* Agricultural Attaché for France in The Hague
Lemeray Pascal** Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries
Germany
Kilian Delbrück Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz und Reaktorsicherheit (BMU)
Michael Hahn Der Rat von Sachverständigen für Umweltfragen (SRU)
Udo Hemmerling Deutscher Bauernverband (German Farmers Association)
Andreas Krug Bundesamt für Naturschutz (BfN)
Dr. Lückemeyer Bundesministerium für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft und Forsten
Ingeborg Niestroy Focal Point for European Environmental Advisory Councils
Italy
Liliana Cortellini Environment Protection Agency (ANPA)
Roberta Sardone National Agricultural Economic Institute (INEA)
The Netherlands
Theo Beckers*** University of Brabant; Globus Telos; RLG
Professor Guus Borger University of Amsterdam; RLG
Laurens Jan Brinkhorst* Dutch Minister of Agriculture
Wim van Gelder* Governor of the Province of Zeeland; Chairman of Commission 2 of the Committee of the Region
Koos Koolen Chair of LLTB (Farmers Union in Limburg); RLG
Peter Nijhoff* Raad voor het Landelijk Gebied (RLG)
Professor Jan Douwe van der Ploeg Wageningen University Research Centre; RLG
Kees de Ruiter* Deputy Director of the Department of Rural Areas and Recreation, Ministry of Agriculture, Nature Management and Fisheries
Marianne Vaes* Agricultural attaché in Brussel
Herman Wierenga Ministry of Agriculture, Nature Management and Fisheries
Portugal
Ana-Maria Firmino Specialist in agriculture in urbanized areas, University of Lisbon
United Kingdom
David Baldock Expert on agro-environmental issues, IEEP London
Sue Collins Policy Director, English Nature
Jim Dixon Agricultural expert, English Nature
Peter Pitkin National Strategy Manager, Scottish Natural Heritage
Dr. Clive Potter Reader in European Rural Policy, Wye College, University of London

Secretariat of Raad voor het Landelijk Gebied (RLG)

Teun Klumpers General Secretary
Agneta Andersson Assistant Secretary
Gerrit Weernekers Assistant Secretary
Mireille GroetAssistant


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