The European Parliament today adopted its position on the proposals for the European budget for the 2028–2034 period. Starting from the observation that food security is a vital component of the European Union’s strategic autonomy, that the agricultural sector is particularly vulnerable to economic shocks, and that the transition of the European economy towards a […]
Eat Europe and Farm Europe are calling on Members of the European Parliament to support crucial amendments to the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) revision ahead of the 28 April plenary vote, warning that the proposed safeguard mechanism for the EU rice sector risks being ineffective in its current form. While the reform introduces an […]
Today, the European Commission published its AccelerateEU Energy Union Communication, setting out an action plan to tackle the energy price crisis triggered notably by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz as a consequence of the ongoing conflict in Iran. Farm Europe welcomes several key elements of this Communication that have a direct impact on […]
Farm Europe and Eat Europe warmly welcome the adoption by the Council, today, of its position at first reading on the New Genomic Techniques (NGTs), paving the way for its final adoption by the Parliament. “NGTs are very much needed and farmers are ready to exploit their full potential, we cannot afford further delays or […]
In the context of the discussion on the EU Plan on Cardiovascular health, and the current debate on the European Parliament Non-Legislative Initiative (INI) on cardiovascular diseases, Eat Europe and Farm Europe sent a letter to all members of the EP Committee on Public Health, calling on European institutions to address the issue of alcohol […]
Today, Farm Europe and the Ukrainian Agribusiness Club (UCAB) announce the launch of a strategic dialogue and the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding formalizing their cooperation, aimed at shaping a common pathway for the future of European and Ukrainian agriculture in the context of the EU enlargement process. While this enlargement offers significant political and geopolitical […]
In response to the geopolitical and economic crisis triggered by the war, the European Commission has urgently convened fertilizer companies and representatives of the agricultural sector to analyze the impact on European agriculture and European fertilizer production. Farm Europe welcomes this initiative that highlighted the need to move toward a more integrated value chain approach […]
In a context of increasingly structural geopolitical tensions—from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to conflicts in the Middle East—the European Union is called upon to strengthen its trade defense instruments to protect strategic productive sectors. In this framework, safeguard measures represent essential tools to ensure fairness and sustainability in global trade. Eat Europe and Farm Europe […]
As the international crisis in the Middle East continues to produce concrete and growing effects on agricultural markets, input costs, and food prices, Eat Europe and Farm Europe observe that the European Union still appears trapped in a phase of analysis and discussion that risks being not only insufficient, but harmful. “At a time when […]
Farm Europe warmly welcome today’s adoption by the European Parliament’s Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (COMAGRI) of the report by MEP Carlo Fidanza on “how to secure a sustainable future for the EU livestock sector in light of the need to ensure food security, farmers’ resilience and the challenges posed by animal diseases?”. This […]