The 27 Agriculture Ministers debated the regulation with regard to the marketing of pesticides. The compromise proposal aims in the main to protect human and animal health as well as the environment whilst guaranteeing the competitiveness of the agro-food sector. The regulation aims to reduce redtape with regard to pesticides approval procedures, however some issues remain unresolved. The rise in prices of agricultural products and foodstuffs were also the focus of debate with the aim of finding solutions to decrease the negative effects of inflation. Finally ministers spoke of the contribution to research in agricultural development and for the need to adapt the sector to climate change.