The European Commission’s President, Ursula von der Leyen, delivered this morning her annual State of the Union address (SOTEU) to the European Parliament, presenting the European Union’s priorities for the year ahead. In her speech, she focused on 5 main areas : defense – Ukraine and Middle East, competitiveness and employment, standard of living and […]

Farm Europe and Eat Europe warmly welcome today’s adoption by the European Parliament’s Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (COMAGRI) of the report by MEP Céline Imart on strengthening the position of farmers within the food supply chain. This vote represents a significant step forward in promoting fairness and transparency across the EU agri-food sector. […]

Farm Europe welcomes the breakthrough to strengthen farmers’ position in the agrifood supply chain, after the vote, by  the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development today of the draft report of MEP Céline Imart, amending the single Common Market Organisation reform, during its extraordinary meeting in Strasbourg. Following the adoption of the Council’s position on […]

As the European Commission reportedly prepares to present the EU-Mercosur agreement for ratification tomorrow, Farm Europe and Eat Europe strongly denounce this move as a damaging political shortcut that threatens the integrity of European agriculture and the credibility of the EU’s environmental and climate commitments. “Coming on the heels of the deeply flawed MFF package […]

ANALYSIS NOTE The EU-US trade agreement reached in August by Presidents von der Leyen and Trump departs from the usual trade deals in many aspects. To begin with it is a totally unbalanced deal, where the EU makes practically all the concessions.  To convince the US not to apply to the full extent the so-called […]

The EU and US have agreed on a new trade framework, setting a 15% tariff ceiling on most European exports. While industrial sectors gained significant concessions, EU agri-food products face higher costs and limited protections. Agriculture risks becoming the bargaining chip of the deal, with major concerns for dairy, pork, fruit & vegetables, and wine & spirits.

Words Matter ! Farm Europe and EAT Europe welcome the European Commission’s proposal to introduce clear principles for the protection of meat product names in the draft revision of the Common Market Organisation (CMO) regulation, as part of the broader reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).

The European Commission’s proposal to reduce CAP funding and cap subsidies above €20,000 threatens the viability of many productive farms across the EU. Farm Europe’s analysis shows over half of the EU’s farmland would be affected, with major impacts in countries like France, Italy, and the Czech Republic. The reform could weaken agricultural sovereignty by undermining economic stability, especially for family and mid-sized farms.

The European Commission’s proposal cuts the CAP budget by nearly 20% and weakens its economic role, risking renationalisation and unbalanced green priorities.
Farm Europe urges EU co-legislators to reject the plan and preserve a strong, common CAP.

Farm Europe warns against cutting the CAP budget just when European farmers need more support than ever. The CAP has already lost value due to inflation and disinvestment, and renationalisation would further weaken it. Ahead of the EU budget announcement, Farm Europe urges President von der Leyen to protect food security and keep the CAP strong.