25 -28 January, the ministers outlined the priorities of the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the EU to parliamentary committees, in a series of hearings. Ricardo Serrão SANTOS, Portuguese Maritime Affairs Minister, participating to the PECH Committee (26/01), Maria do Céu ANTUNES, Portuguese Minister for Agriculture participating remotely to the AGRI Committee (26/01), Augusto Santos SILVA, Portuguese Foreign Affairs Minister participating to the AFET Committee (26/01), Rita MARQUES, Portuguese Secretary of State for Tourism, participating remotely to the TRAN Committee (26/01), João Pedro Matos FERNANDES, Portuguese Minister of Environment and Energy Transition, participating to the ENVI Committee (25/01), Graça FONSECA, Portuguese Minister of Culture, participating remotely to the CULT Committee (26/01), Francisca VAN DUNEM, Portuguese Minister for Justice, participating remotely to the JURI Committee.

Committee on Foreign Affairs

Brussels

meeting

Committee on Legal Affairs

McALLISTER, David (EPP, DE)

Committee on Culture and Education

Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

LINS, Norbert (EPP, DE)

EU - Portugal (T)

hearing

VERHEYEN, Sabine (EPP, DE)

Committee on Fisheries

Portuguese Presidency of the EU (T)

Presentation of the EU Council's priorities by Portuguese ministers: extracts from the EP committee meetings

EP Committee on Fisheries hearing, in Brussels, with Ricardo Serr&atilde;o SANTOS, Portuguese Maritime Affairs Minister (26/01/2021)

SOUNDBITE (Portuguese), Ricardo Serr&#227;o SANTOS,  Portuguese Maritime Affairs Minister, I will like to start by thanking you for giving me the opportunity to present the priorities of the Portuguese presidency for the sea and that includes obviously fisheries. To present them here, in this institution which I am so personally linked to and I have such good memories. (26/01(2021)

EP Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development hearing by video conference with Portuguese Minister for Agriculture, Maria do C&eacute;u ANTUNES (26/01/2021)

EP Committee on Foreign Affairs hearing in Brussels, with Augusto Santos SILVA, Portuguese Foreign Affairs Minister (26/01/2021)

SOUNDBITE (English), David McALLISTER (EPP, DE), Chair of the EP Committee on Foreign Affairs, The Portuguese presidency, in my opinion, can provide a valuable contribution to the guidance of the High Representative from our European Union&rsquo;s outreach to Africa and our commitment to stability and prosperity on the continent of course Latin America and a renewed capacity for a political dialogue and cooperation in the Pacific region

SOUNDBITE (Portuguese), Augusto Santos SILVA, Portuguese Foreign Affairs Minister , The Presidency of the Council of the EU has defined three main priorities: the first would be to relaunch the economy through the digital and green transitions. Number two: strengthening the European social pillar and number three: strengthening the strategic economy of Europe. (26/01/2021)

EP Committee on Transport and Tourism hearing by video conference with, Rita MARQUES, Portuguese Secretary of State for Tourism (26/01/2021)

SOUNDBITE (Portuguese), Rita MARQUES, Portuguese Secretary of State for Tourism, Globally we want to keep Europe as the top destination of the world. This is a vision and the priorities that emerge from it go hand in hand with major and pressing challenges.(26/01/2021)

EP Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety hearing by video conference with Jo&atilde;o Pedro Matos FERNANDES, Portuguese Minister of Environment and Energy Transition (25/01/2021)

SOUNDBITE (Portuguese), Jo&#227;o Pedro Matos FERNANDES, Portuguese Minister of Environment and Energy Transition, We will be focusing on five main dimensions of the Green deal: climate action, which is a priority for us, circular economy, zero pollution, biodiversity and cross cutting issues.

EP Committee on Culture and Education hearing by video conference with Gra&ccedil;a FONSECA, Portuguese Minister of Culture (26/01/2021)

EP Committee on Committee on Legal Affairs hearing by video conference with Francisca VAN DUNEM, Portuguese Minister for Justice.