The 8th NAT commission meeting will take place on Monday 1 June 2026 at the European Committee of the Regions, Rue Belliard 99-101, Brussels room JDE 52.
This meeting will be fully on-site. The public can follow the meeting in the listening room JDE53.
For security reasons you need to contact the NAT secretariat at the latest on Thursday 28 May if you wish to participate in person.
This meeting will also be web streamed.
Highlights of the meeting on 1 June 2026.
Discussion and adoption:
- The common market organisation in agricultural products and EU School scheme
Rapporteur: Alessio MAMMI (IT/PES)
The multiannual financial framework (MFF) for the period 2028-2034, proposed by the European Commission, includes a regulation establishing a National and Regional Partnership Fund (NRPF) which would pool together most of the existing EU funds, including support for agriculture and the common agricultural policy (CAP). Regulation 1308/2013 (the CMO Regulation) sets out rules for the common organisation of markets in agricultural products, including measures currently financed under the CAP. According to the proposed new MFF, financial support for these measures would be governed by the new NRPF Regulation. In view of that, certain provisions of the CMO Regulation need to be amended and updated, and some provisions currently included in other acts need to be integrated into the CMO Regulation. In the proposal presented on 16 July 2025, the Commission undertakes those alignments, and furthermore introduces other changes aimed at updating the provisions to reflect developments in some policy areas.
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A Strategic Framework for a Competitive and Sustainable EU Bioeconomy
Rapporteur: Karl VANLOUWE (BE/EA)
EU Bioeconomy Strategy adopted by the European Commission in 2025 enable building up a strategic framework to foster a competitive, sustainable and resilient bioeconomy, recognising its contribution to EU competitiveness, strategic autonomy, climate neutrality and territorial cohesion.
Unlocking the bioeconomy’s full potential requires locally tailored solutions as well as addressing persistent scale‑up and investment gaps, through simplified access to EU funding, stronger synergies between instruments, and greater use of blended finance. Support through market‑creation measures such as sustainable public procurement, harmonized standards and certification, is also paramount while warning against disproportionate administrative burdens for local and regional authorities.
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An EU cardiovascular health plan: the Safe Hearts Plan
Rapporteur: Carmine PACENTE (IT/renew E.)
Cardiovascular diseases - including heart attacks, stroke, heart failure, abnormal heart rhythms and congenital heart diseases – have a massive public health, societal and economic impact. They are the leading cause of death in the EU, claiming over 1.7 million lives every year and affecting around 62 million people.
Without action, cardiovascular diseases are projected to rise by 90% by 2050.
New preventive public health strategies, medicines and treatment have resulted in significant declines in CVD morbidity and mortality over the last half century. However, improvements have slowed in recent years, and in some countries, progress is now reversing. Changing the tide will require mapping regional cardiovascular health inequalities and bringing together European, national, regional and local action .
Exchange of views
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The future of the rice sector in Europe: a common strategy
Rapporteur: Alberto CIRIO (IT/EPP)
The European rice sector plays a strategic economic, social and environmental role in some Member States. Rice cropping is highly geographically concentrated and remains essential for certain regional economies, where it supports rural employment, sustains specific cultural landscapes and traditions, and contributes to the diversity and resilience of the EU agri-food system. The sector is under increasing pressure to align with EU climate and environmental objectives, while market volatility and trade policy developments, including potential tariff changes, add further uncertainty for producers.
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Integrated wildfire risk management
Rapporteur: Dimitrios KAFANTARIS (EL/EPP)
The communication was published following the devastating fires in the summer of 2025, when more than a million hectares of forest burnt in the EU - an all-time destruction record. It outlines an EU strategy to strengthen European resilience to wildfire risk taking a holistic approach combining prevention, preparedness, response, and post-fire recovery. Given Europe’s diverse landscapes, forest structures and climate conditions, wildfire risk management needs to be locally adapted and implemented at the most appropriate level. While the EU is prepared to prioritise funding under the next Multiannual Financial Framework, it also emphasises that the success of the strategy depends above all “on action at national and local level”. The opinion will discuss the existential role of LRAs in the wildfire risk management efforts and the opportunities and challenges it poses.