🌱 Today's ENVI vote marks a significant milestone for European agriculture ! By endorsing the @EUCouncil's first-reading position, the European Parliament moves closer to delivering an 🇪🇺 framework on NGTs that will strengthen food security, support sustainability, ensure fair competition and unlock innovation in Europe for farmers.

🗳️The Cooperative Coordination Committee has elected yesterday @DamienOhReilly as its new Chair! 🇮🇪 @ICOS_BXL's EU Affairs & Communication Manager, Damien will bring his expertise to the Committee. 💪He will drive support for cooperative enterprises to build a competitive, resilient and future-proof European agriculture! Thank you to @jncorb 🇪🇸 for his work over the past 2⃣ years as Chair.

🌱 Empowering the Future of Farming! 🌱 Are you passionate about the future of agriculture and the role of young women farmers in shaping it? Join @Gaia_Epixeirein event, supported by @COPACOGECA for an inspiring and informative session: 🔹 "Delivering Generational Renewal through the CAP: Next Generation Female Farmers" 🔹 📅 Date: 23 June 2026 ⏰ Time: 10:00–12:00 (Brussels time) 📍 Location: Thon Hotel Brussels This event will discuss access to land, income stability, cooperative's role or CAP's future, with panelist such as MEP Rapporteur on Generation Renewal in agriculture Maria Walsh and Copa Cogeca's Women Committee Vice-Chair Viktoria Östlund. 🔗 Register now: form.jotform.com/26153308274… #CAP #Agri #YoungFarmers #Women #GenerationalRenewal #FutureOfFarming

🔵LIVE REACTION - Copa and Cogeca welcome the outcome of the Coreper II meeting in the @EUCouncil not to give mandate to the Presidency to initiate the trilogue negotiations for the Omnibus Food and Feed Safety simplification package. The latest Presidency compromise text remains insufficient to deliver the level of regulatory improvement needed by the 🇪🇺 farmers and agri-cooperatives. ➡️Further discussions are needed to deliver a truly ambitious outcome for European agriculture which helps farmers and agri-cooperatives to have access to safe and effective crop protection solutions. @COPACOGECA will continue advocating for substantial improvements in the next stages of the EU legislative process.

Today, the @EU_Commission unveiled a complementary set of #CAP adjustments aimed at providing Member States with greater flexibility to support farmers facing sharply rising fertiliser costs. @COPACOGECA acknowledges that these announcements represent an initial positive step. However, these they should be seen for what they are: limited adjustments that leave the core issues untouched and fail to match the magnitude of the crisis that could hit 🇪🇺agriculture in the months ahead. The fertiliser crisis requires exceptional speed and determination. We now call on the @EUCouncil and the European Parliament to adopt these 1st measures as swiftly as possible and to continue working on additional solutions that provide farmers with the certainty and practical support they urgently need. Europe's food security and agricultural resilience cannot afford delay. 🔗Read full Press Release: copa-cogeca.eu/press-release…

📣CBAM safeguard for fertilisers: Finance Ministers set the bar too high to be a genuine safety mechanism for farmers! Today, Finance Ministers have adopted their General Approach on the @EU_Commission proposal to strengthen the #CBAM. While the Iran crisis have pushed Member States to recognise the need for a safeguard mechanism for fertilisers through the inclusion of Article 27a, farmers and agri-cooperatives express deep disappointment that the agreed trigger threshold is set far too high to provide any meaningful protection in times of crisis. Given that fertilisers represent one of the main input costs for EU agriculture, and the primary cost for arable crop farmers, an ineffective safeguard mechanism leaves farmers fully exposed to extreme and sudden price increases, with direct consequences for farm viability, food production and food affordability for consumers. A crisis tool can only be effective if it is triggered before market conditions become unmanageable. @COPACOGECA calls on the @Europarl_EN to take a clear stance in defence of the farming sector and to propose a more realistic and operational trigger, ensuring that EU farmers and ultimately consumers are not left to bear the full cost of future market shocks. 🔗Read full reaction: copa-cogeca.eu/press-release…

Mercato e gestione del rischio. Dobbiamo dare agli agricoltori strumenti e forza per affrontare cambiamento climatico, siccità, alluvioni. Ne parliamo ancora a Roma per la nuova #PAC @sbonaccini @AForattini @COPACOGECA @LegacoopN @Confcooperativ1

🚩Yesterday, the Cypriot Presidency of the Council @CY2026EU presented its negotiating approach on how to reach a consensus among Member States on the next EU budget, based on the European Commission’s proposal and its Single Fund structure. @COPACOGECA, like the @Europarl_EN negotiators on this file, can only regret the approach being pursued. The proposed baseline for the agricultural envelope simply does not reflect the food security and transition challenges that will arise over the period. The fundamental concern remains unchanged: the widening gap between expectations and means. Beyond numbers, the issue is one of coherence in the EU’s agricultural vision. It is not consistent to define agriculture as strategic, recognise that food security cannot be taken for granted, and raise sustainability ambitions, while simultaneously reducing real support for farmers. The Cypriot Presidency’s proposal does not yet deliver the course correction 🇪🇺 farmers and agri-cooperatives are calling for. 📣As negotiations move to the highest political level, @COPACOGECA urges Member States and Parliament to seize this opportunity to equip the CAP with the necessary budgetary ambition, institutional strength and long-term certainty needed for European agriculture and food security.

📢€500 Million secured for the fertiliser crisis: A first step that deserves close scrutiny In response to the sharp rise in fertiliser prices, the EU announced today, the mobilisation and increase of the agricultural crisis reserve from €200 million to a total of €500 million. Member States will also have the possibility to complement this amount with additional national support of up to 200% of the allocation received. This announcement represents an initial positive step by the @EU_Commission in the face of a crisis that may prove to be prolonged. In this regard, it is important to acknowledge the strong engagement of Agriculture Commissioner @CHansenEU on this issue. However, this announcement deserves to be analysed and placed into perspective. The amount, when spread across the millions of 🇪🇺farmers affected, will fall far short of compensating for the additional costs generated by soaring fertiliser prices in the short and medium term. Moreover, the introduction of the EU's CBAM on fertilisers – the costs of which are borne exclusively by farmers – is estimated by @COPACOGECA to be €820 million in 2026 alone ! Swift decisions are now needed, not only in terms of financial support, but also regarding regulatory barriers. Copa and Cogeca call for immediate derogation to the nitrate directive threshold for manure and digestate and greater market transparency. ⚠️While the 2026 campaign is still ongoing, we must already turn our attention to securing supplies for 2027. Demand for fertilisers is expected to increase again in preparation for the next cropping season. Feedbacks from the field are already painting a worrying picture. Farmers are increasingly considering changes to crop rotations, reductions in fertiliser use and, in some cases, decisions to leave land uncultivated. These choices will inevitably impact agricultural production, Europe’s food security and, at the very least, will contribute to food price inflation for consumers. 🔗Read: copa-cogeca.eu/press-release…

🗳 New appointment on the Working Party Tobacco at @COPACOGECA Congratulations to Chair Dionisio Sánchez (@AsajaNacional 🇪🇸) as well as Vice-Chairs Mr Alberto Mantovanelli (@coldiretti 🇮🇹) and Mr Ryszard Piątek (@fbzpr 🇵🇱) The Chairmanship is committed to continue navigating the complex and quickly developing regulatory environment that the raw tobacco sector is facing to ensure that it has all the necessary support to continue to grow in Europe, addressing issues in phytosanitary protection and international trade.

Constructive meeting today between Copa President @masgiansanti and Commissioner @CHansenEU discussing: ✴️ Fertiliser crisis, the expectations of the farming community with the exceptional 🇪🇺 mobilisation of the agricultural reserve, in addition to the temporary State aid framework. Actions on nitrate directive and digestate, together with greater market transparency. ✴️ MFF/CAP, as @masgiansanti gave @COPACOGECA's 3️⃣ positions brochures on MFF, Performance Framework, NRPP, CAP, CMO, ECF. ⚠️ Discussions on NRPP at @EUCouncil at the moment are worrisome, with an acceleration of decision-making lacking constructive engagement with the responsible parties and the farming community. ✴️ Fair trade policy importance and the farming community participation. 🤝A shared message: Food security is an integral part of Europe’s overall security. ➡️ Now EU needs to reflect this reality in both the immediate crisis response and the next MFF, placing agriculture at the heart of its decisions

IFA President Francie Gorman is representing @COPACOGECA today at the European Commission meeting of the European Food Security & Crisis preparedness and response Mechanism (EFSCM).

Today the Working Party on Research & Innovation had a valuable exchange with @DarioNardella on the future of Horizon Europe and the European Competitiveness Fund. We shared a common vision: placing agriculture and food security at the heart of a stronger, more competitive Europe, driven by innovation and resilience. The EU Institutions  need to fully recognise the sector's potential to contribute to Europe's strategic objectives!

RT @LCA_BXL: Merci @DarioNardella pour cet échange au @COPACogeca🙏 Nouvelle PAC & MFF : besoin de plus d’Europe, et de replacer l’agricult…

On the occasion of the International Year of Women Farmers, we're proud to see our Women's Committee Vice Chairs @ViktoriaStlund (@LRFSverige) and Teresa Roche @kylemorecheese (@IFAmedia) representing 🇪🇺women farmers at the @FarmBureau  Women's Leadership ACE Summit in Washington, D.C. this week🇺🇸👩‍🌾 🤝Strengthening transatlantic dialogue, exchanging experiences and advancing women's leadership in agriculture are more important than ever. #WomeninAgriculture #WomenFarmers #IYWF

📢A broad coalition of EU agri-food organisations urges MEPs to support the #NGT trilogue compromise without amendments. The agreement delivers transparency, fair access to innovation and practical implementation while strengthening Europe's competitiveness, sustainability and food security. Read our open letter ℹ️ tinyurl.com/ypm4yy2x #GrowingTheFuture #plantbreeding #NGTs

🆕17 EU associations renewed their call to EU policymakers to address the flaws that continue to hamper the functioning of the #EUDR Information System⚠️Without swift action, operators & traders will see their compliance efforts severely compromised. 🔗 shorturl.at/Up5KZ