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🚨 The farming community may be sounding the alarm for the last time. It comes after two years of mobilisations and actions we have organised in defence of the CAP and its budget. Europe's first line of defence is farming, we must defend its budget.
On 26 November, EU Heads of State and Government will gather in Brussels for a Special European Council meeting, that will be a crucial moment in the ongoing EU budget negotiations, and the future of Eu Agriculture.
On 26 November we will march in Brussels !
Hundreds of farmers from across Ireland gathered yesterday outside the Convention Centre in Dublin to stand up against proposed cuts to the CAP, as European leaders met for the European Political Community Summit.
They were joined by the Presidents of Copa and Cogeca, alongside representatives from Italy, Sweden, the Czech Republic, France and Spain, demonstrating solidarity across Europe's farming community. Speaking from Dublin, Copa and Cogeca also announced the next step in the European agricultural mobilisation: a symbolic march and action in Brussels on 26 November, coinciding with the next European Council meeting.
🔗Read full Press Release >>>> copa-cogeca.eu/press-release…
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Copa and Cogeca support the adoption of the INI report on EU agri-food promotion policy during the Plenary meeting on Thursday.
It is a strong and balanced text which accurately reflects a number of important issues for the future of EU promotion policy, including the need for a strong and adequate budget.
Copa and Cogeca also strongly support the recognition that EU promotion policy should not discriminate against specific agricultural sectors or products, including red meat and wine.
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🇪🇺🚜 Seguimos en #Dublín, donde nuestra delegación participa junto a @COPACOGECA y los agricultores irlandeses en la movilización contra los recortes de la #PAC.
🌾 Pedimos una PAC fuerte, común y bien financiada, que garantice el futuro de nuestras explotaciones.
Hoy en Dublín. El 26 de noviembre, en Bruselas. La defensa del campo continúa.
#NoCAPcuts @IFAmedia #ASAJA #AgriculturaEuropea #Bruselas #Dublin @BruselasAsaja
🔴 LIVE FROM DUBLIN - Hundreds of farmers are gathering right across the Convention Centre, where EU Heads of State and Government are meeting today for the European Political Community Summit.
This Irish Farmers Association and COPA COGECA rally carries one loud message to Europe's leaders this morning: NO CAP CUT.
🚜 From Ireland to every corner of the EU, the farming sector is standing together at this decisive moment of the MFF negotiations. Europe cannot defend its future by cutting the budget of its first line of defence: the Common Agricultural Policy.
We call on Heads of State and Government to deliver a strong, common and well-funded CAP, a budget at least maintained and adjusted for inflation.
📢CAP defends Europe, we must defend the CAP !
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🇮🇪Intensa giornata di lavoro del nostro presidente @masgiansanti a Dublino.
🤝L'incontro con il ministro irlandese dell'agricoltura @martinheydonfg per parlare delle priorità per il settore in Europa e in piazza con @IFAmedia per la manifestazione contro i taglia alla PAC, davanti al National Convention Centre.
🟢Un unico obiettivo: un budget adeguato alle sfide che l'agricoltura sta affrontando.
#noisiamoconfagricoltura #confagricoltura #agricoltura #ue #pac
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IFA Director General Damian McDonald has opened the Protect CAP Event here in Cardiff Lane, Dublin. Farmers from all corners of Ireland are here to show solidarity in our message - NO CAP CUTS! #ProtectCAP #NoCAPCuts
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Hundreds of farmers are in Dublin for the IFA & COPA-COGECA Protect CAP
Event to highlight the need for a stronger CAP Budget - NO CAP CUTS #ProtectCAP #NoCAPCuts
Waiting for @IFAmedia rally on CAP to kick off 🚀
The day started with meeting with Minister @martinheydonfg while leaders are meeting in Convention Centre.
@COPACOGECA delegation led by both Copa @masgiansanti 🇮🇹 and @LennartN_LRF 🇸🇪 Presidents, IFA @gormanifa 🇮🇪 together joined by farming organisations from Czech Republic 🇨🇿 and France 🇫🇷
Important exchanges looking to the key next months for the future of CAP
Expectations from European farmers and agri-cooperatives are the highest !
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🌾 Un equipo de ASAJA está en Dublín, sumándose a la concentración de @COPACOGECA y los agricultores irlandeses para trasladar un mensaje claro:
¡NO A LOS RECORTES DE LA PAC!
Porque la PAC ayuda a mantener la actividad de miles de explotaciones, sostiene la producción europea de alimentos y contribuye a que los consumidores puedan acceder a ellos a precios razonables.
🚜 Lo que hoy se decide sobre el futuro de la PAC nos importa a todos. Seguiremos de cerca lo que ocurra en Dublín. #PAC #NoPACcuts #ASAJA #AgriculturaEuropea #UltimaHora #Bruselas #Dublin @IFAmedia
🍷🍇Latest Wine Harvest estimates highlights a sector navigating increasingly unpredictable weather conditions while adapting to profound shifts in consumption patterns; redefining the future of European viticulture.
The European wine sector is reporting an estimated 133.6 million hectolitres (Mhl) of wine and must production for the 2026/27 marketing year, representing an estimated decrease of 4% compared to the previous harvest and around 8% below the average of the last five campaigns. The figures confirm the continuation of a trend of gradual decline in the European wine production, reflecting both increasing climatic volatility and profound market adjustments.
🇮🇹 Italy, 🇪🇸 Spain and 🇫🇷 France remain the dominant producers, accounting together for approximately 82% of total EU wine and must production, with shares of 30%, 27% and 25% respectively.
🇭🇺@Peter_Benko_SCA, 🇪🇺Antonella Rossetti from Cabinet of Commissioner for Agriculture and Food and 🇫🇷 MEP @JDecerle joined Chair of Working Party Luca Rigotti to discuss these first estimates today at Copa Cogeca's Wine Harvest Event.
If you did not got the chance to attend today's event read full Wine Harvest Estimates >>>> copa-cogeca.eu/press-release…
Copa and Cogeca have arrived in Dublin, where Heads of State and Government are gathered🇪🇺🇮🇪
European Farm leaders, along Irish colleagues will defend the CAP in a Rally in Dublin City centre tomorrow. This rally will rounds off the @IFAmedia #NoCAPCuts campaign, which has been deployed across the country.
🚨We are ready to defend the CAP !
Our colleagues from @COPACOGECA will join us for tomorrow's CAP Rally in Dublin, adjacent to where the EU27 leaders are meeting. We look forward to hearing about plans for the next phase of the campaign to secure a strong CAP. #ProtectCAP #NoCAPCuts
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Yesterday, Copa and Cogeca took part in the Implementation Dialogue on the Geographical Indications policy for agricultural products with Commissioner Christophe @CHansenEU.
#GIs only deliver their full value when consumers recognise them. Increasing consumer awareness of the benefits of GIs, for quality, origin and rural economies, is key.
One point shared by the majority of participants: the GI Regulation must not be reopened. Stability and legal certainty are what allow producers to keep investing in this proven success.
🔭We look forward to the development of the GI action plan in 2027, and hope it will be used not only to raise awareness, but also to boost the uptake of GIs, in particular in Member States where it is currently low.
📄European Parliament confirms the strategic role of agriculture in Europe’s competitiveness and research agenda
@EP_Industry adopted its positions on the European Competitiveness Fund and Horizon Europe 2028–2034. After months of intense negotiations, the Committee has recognised the contribution of agriculture to Europe’s competitiveness, resilience and security, as well as to its wider research and innovation agenda.
🔗Read full press release >>>> copa-cogeca.eu/press-release…
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📑At Cogeca Business Forum, European agri-cooperatives recall that cooperation can deliver for a stronger Europe
130 representatives of European agri-cooperatives have gathered in Spain on 9-10 November for the latest edition of the Presidency Cogeca Business Forum. From Almería, they called on the EU for an enabling policy and investment framework to unleash their potential.
🗨️Closing the Business Forum Cogeca President @LennartN_LRF said: “For generations, agricultural cooperatives have enabled farmers to achieve together what they could not achieve alone. By bringing farmers together, pooling resources and investing collectively, agri-cooperatives are powerful catalysts for meeting these challenges and turning Europe's ambitions into reality."
🔗Read full Press Release >>>> copa-cogeca.eu/press-release…
🖇️Discover Cogeca Business Forum's Outcome >>>> copa-cogeca.eu/publications
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🇪🇺🇮🇪 It’s confirmed! @COPACOGECA will be in Dublin this Friday, represented by their Presidents @masgiansanti @LennartN_LRF , alongside our Irish colleagues, as EU Heads of State and Government meet.
Our message is simple and clear: The Common Agricultural Policy must be defended because farming is the foundation of Europe’s collective defense.
Standing alongside our Irish colleagues @IFAmedia , it is the entire European farming community echoing their call:🚜 NO CAP CUTS!
At this defining moment for Europe, we will make our voices heard loud and clear against the cuts to the CAP budget put forward in the @EU_Commission’s proposal.
@EUCouncilPress @Ireland2026eu @martinheydonfg @agriculture_ie @vonderleyen @CHansenEU @Piotr_Serafin @EUAgri @EP_Agriculture @IFAmedia @gormanifa
Monaghan IFA took their message to Lough Egish today: “No CAP Cuts”.
Co. Monaghan farmers will lose € 7.8 m every year from 2028 unless the CAP budget is increased.
Farmers cannot do more with less. CAP needs at least €500bn, not a 24% cut.
ifa.ie/cap #ProtectCAP #NoCAPCuts
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Monaghan IFA took their message to Lough Egish today: “No CAP Cuts”.
Co. Monaghan farmers will lose € 7.8 m every year from 2028 unless the CAP budget is increased.
Farmers cannot do more with less. CAP needs at least €500bn, not a 24% cut.
ifa.ie/cap #ProtectCAP #NoCAPCuts
🤝European Cooperatives are reunited in Almería for Cogeca’s Business Forum at the invitation of @CoopsAgroES 🇪🇸
Cogeca's Vice-President, Christian Høegh-Andersen opened this Forum stressing that scaling up agri-cooperatives is not just business development, it is essential for Europe's strategic autonomy, food security and long-term resilience!
Fulgencio Torres Moral, President of @CoopsAgroAND recalls the weight of Andalusian agri-coops with over 600 co-ops turning over 12.6 billion€.
Delivering the keynote address, @EduardoBaamond1 stresses that food and technology are strategic pillars for Europe's future. We must strengthen common EU policies to back both territorial family farms and productive, market-oriented enterprises!
🎙️Cooperatives are putting synergy on the table. Ground-level experiences from France, Romania, Poland, and Spain showed that integrating supply and building collective scale is the ultimate lifeline against market squeezes:
🇫🇷Marine Nossereau, @lacoopagricole, highlighted the urgency of modernising merger control for agri-cooperatives. Hyper-local market definitions and disproportionate remedies undermine collective investment. Competition authorities must adopt a holistic test incorporating food sovereignty and sustainability.
🇷🇴Mihai Iaroslav Nagy Iuhasz narrated how 5 Romanian farmers pooled assets to build shared silos, bypass middlemen, and trade directly across the EU. European investment funds are vital to building collective autonomy from the ground up.
🇵🇱Wojciech Styburski, from Agrointegracja, demonstrated how Polish farmers achieve rapid scale through agile operational aggregation. Horizontal integration and the development of a cooperative algorithm empower family farms to negotiate on better terms with multinational suppliers.
🇪🇸Rafael Sánchez de Puerta, @GrupoDcoop, showed the power of the second-degree cooperative model. Integration is the only way to grow. During the last years DCOOP integrated also in not traditional markets bringing efficiency and trust to other small cooperatives, capturing downstream value and protecting local community roots.
🟠Session 2 debates how EU agri-coops can scale up, maintain member trust, and drive global competitiveness in the Single Market. Critical mass and farmer democracy must go hand in hand🤝
Jan Laustsen (DAFC) explains how cross-border scale and integration turn European agri-coops into global branded competitors. To match consolidated retail, co-ops must move beyond bulk commodities, scale across borders, and safeguard farmer governance!
Professor Michael Cook, from University of Missouri, brings global cooperative life-cycle economics to Almería. Surviving the commodity trap requires solving property-rights frictions and designing robust governance structures that align capital with farmer ownership.
Raffaele Drei, @Confcooperativ1, highlights the essential enablers for agri-coop growth: long-term investment certainty, risk-management tools, and targeted funding under the future CAP and European Competitiveness Fund. Strong policy enablers are vital to scale up collective infrastructure and master the digital transition!
