The Vision for Agriculture and Food presented today by Commissioner Christophe Hansen aims to show that farmers’ distress, highlighted by major protests a year ago, has been well understood in Brussels. Yet, its concrete implementation remains uncertain, given the Commission’s concerning proposals on the MFF and the overall CAP budget.
After their meeting with Commissioner for Agriculture and Food, Christophe Hansen, yesterday, Luc Vernet, Secretary General of Farm Europe, and Paolo Di Stefano, Executive Director of Eat Europe, met with Commissioner for Health and Animal Welfare, Olivér Várhelyi, today. They discussed opening a collaborative effort to build a new agenda for agriculture and food. “At […]
Today, Luc Vernet, Secretary General of Farm Europe together with Ettore Prandini, chair of Farm Europe’s strategic committee and President of Coldiretti, presented Farm Europe’s key priorities to Mr Christophe Hansen, European Commissioner for Agriculture and Food. Those orientations are based on key trends that should be taken into account : These indicators turning red, […]
While the European Commission adopted its first milestone ahead of the negotiation of the next EU Budget, Farm Europe underlines the need to anchor the negotiation in clear facts and figures. Therefore, Farm Europe publishes today an overview of the key drivers and figures at stake to secure a strong support to agriculture as a […]
Farm Europe and Eat Europe express deep concerns regarding the recent proposal outlined in the Commission Staff Working Document published on February 4th, 2025, in preparation for the revision of Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan. In a letter to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, we emphasized our commitment to supporting policies that promote healthier […]
As part of the BioMonitor4CAP project, Farm Europe contributes to identifying and mapping relevant observatories, institutions, and networks that gather data and indicators on agro-biodiversity in Europe.
The recommendations adopted earlier this week by the EU High-Level Group on Wine highlight the tangible benefits of a multi-stakeholder approach, as emphasized by Farm Europe at the outset of this process. Bringing together diverse actors across the value chain, with a clear vision and a concrete strategy, is crucial for supporting the economic sustainability of strategic […]
As part of its considerations on the CAP and crisis management, Farm Europe analysed the State aid granted to the agricultural sector since the start of the budgetary period. Between 2021 and 2024, Member States allocated over €18 billion in State aid to the agricultural sector, representing no less than 11% of the total aid […]
As part of the process of enlarging the European Union to include Ukraine, Farm Europe has analysed both the weight and comparative competitiveness of Ukraine’s main crop sectors compared to those of the European Union. The difference in competitiveness ranges from 19% to 39% depending on the sector, with structural factors accounting for most of […]
The Commission has reached a revised EU-Mercosur Agreement in December 2024, which presents some changes regarding the previous 2019 Agreement. The Paris Agreement on Climate Change is now included. It will allow the suspension of the agreement if a country leaves the Paris Agreement and also if it stops being a party “in good faith”. […]