Farm Europe and Eat Europe welcome the strong political message sent yesterday by the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, as MEPs adopted their report on EU agri-food promotion policy, calling for an ambitious level of funding to be maintained, at least at its 2026 level. We particularly welcome the work carried out by the […]
Farm Europe has released the updated version of its radar on the sustainability and sovereignty of EU food systems. The 2026 update confirms and sharpens a trend flagged in previous editions: the erosion of Europe’s traditional agricultural farms, arable crops and livestock, is accelerating, dragging socio-economic indicators down further, even as most environmental indicators continue […]
Today, during a discussion with the European Commissioner for Agriculture, Christophe Hansen, Farm Europe alerted the European Commission on the extremely alarming situation facing European agriculture, caught between geopolitical tensions that have caused production costs to skyrocket and the onslaught of climate change, which is highlighting the vulnerabilities of the European Union’s agricultural production systems, […]
In today’s State of the Union address, Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, hid behind glossy rhetoric the bleak reality of the Union – in particular in the agriculture, food and energy sectors. “Words are good, deeds are better,” the President underlined, at a time when farmers are experiencing deeds that run […]
Farm Europe regrets today’s plenary vote on the extension of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism to downstream goods, which confirmed the deletion of Article 27a. Farm Europe counts on the Council and the Commission to defend this provision in the course of the interinstitutional negotiations, and beyond to urgently set a new decarbonation strategy for […]
Eat Europe and Farm Europe welcome the recent inclusion of a specific provision on food in the proposed Public Procurement Act, just released. We have always advocated for public procurement as one of the most effective tools available to public authorities to drive healthier, higher-quality food systems. Public canteens — particularly in schools and hospitals […]
The map of the 2026 climate impacts on EU agricultural systems almost entirely overlaps with the long-term trends observed in recent years. 2026 is a year of climate extremes – excess water, extreme temperatures, and drought affecting 70% of agricultural land within the same year. The European Union is not being caught by surprise by […]
Farm Europe presents new study on water resilience at the European Parliament on 8 September Following another summer of severe drought, extreme heat and growing pressure on water resources, Farm Europe is repeatedly calling for a shift from crisis management to prevention, resilience and investment to strengthen the competitiveness of European agriculture. And this can […]
Farm Europe welcomes the adoption by the European Parliament’s Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development of targeted amendments to simplify the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED), in particular the clarification related to cattle that should not be included in the scope of this regulation, neither be assessed by the European Commission in this context, and the […]
Eat Europe and Farm Europe warmly welcome the entry into force, as of 3 September, of the European Commission’s decision excluding Brazil from the list of Countries authorised to export products of animal origin to the European Union unless compliance with European rules on the use of antimicrobials can be demonstrated. This is an important […]