Luc Vernet

@FabienneSchmitt Un premier pas! D'autres erreurs stratégiques attendent encore une correction.

« C'était une erreur stratégique » : l'Europe acte son virage sur le nucléaire en se lançant dans la course aux mini-réacteurs : lesechos.fr/industrie-serv…

#WordsMatter ! And Europe is finally acting on it. 🥩🇪🇺 The provisional agreement on the revision of the Common Market Organisation (#CMO) marks a major step forward for farmers and consumers. ✅ Protection of key #meat denominations such as steak ✅ Exclusion of lab-grown or cellular products from meat-related naming ✅ Stronger contractual relations across the food chain This is about #transparency, fair markets, and restoring balance in the EU food chain. 🐮🌱 Farm Europe and Eat Europe welcome this progress and congratulate MEP @CelineImart, Commissioner @CHansenEU, and all negotiators involved. 💡 Read the full press release: farm-europe.eu/news/cmo-europ… #EUAgriFood #CMO #FoodPolicy #Farmers #Transparency #WordsMatter

It was a pleasure to open a constructive dialogue with Ukrainian farmers organisations Ukrainian Agribusiness Club​ Association (UCAB) and Ukrainian Agri Council today taking part in the event "Ukrainian Agriculture in the EU, the view from Kyiv". This event was an opportunity for Farm Europe to share our views on this major on-going geopolitical development. "We have today two elephants in the room of the Common Agricultural Policy and next Multi-annual Financial Framework negotiations : the EU-Ukraine enlargement which is not discussed enough, as well as the concrete ambition and plan of the European Union for its own agriculture, which cannot be the addition of 27 or tomorrow 28 different strategies", underlined Luc Vernet, Secretary General of Farm Europe. He added : "The process of preparing Ukraine's accession to the EU requires more than posturing, especially when it comes to agriculture. It cannot be a technocratic process and administrative procedures only. It requires political oversight and strategic thinking based on robust analysis". The European Union needs first and foremost to recover the competitiveness lost over the past decades in order to make it possible to produce across all territories, and not only the most productive ones. This is the way to be "United in Diversity", in particular when it comes to such a strategic sector : the EU needs to provide the capacity to the all Member States to make the best out of their agronomic potential, not levers for internal confrontation and fragmentation. The EU should therefore define a clear investment strategy, start combining environmental and economic performance instead of opposing the two, create new internal demand opportunities and last but not least define a true ambition on export markets with competitive standards for all. This will be the first step to build a promising common future. Thank you @AlexLissitsa & @AndriiDykun for the invitation, to Nazar Bobitski for the good cooperation ahead of this event, as well as to John Thomassen @JohnDeereBE for his forward looking contribution to our panel discussion.

Une ambition stratégique pour l'agriculture européenne. Merci @FarmEurope et Yves Madre de nous avoir réunis, avec les ministres polonais @StefanKrajewski et italien @FrancescoLollo1, les députés et les syndicats européens, pour introduire les travaux du Global Food Forum et partager l'ambition stratégique d'une politique agricole réellement commune, avec l'objectif de restaurer la puissance alimentaire de l'Union.

#GFF2026 @CiolosDacian " We cannot separate sovereignty from a common European framework. European Union Strategic autonomy must be a tool to reduce our dependencies. Openness to trade is inevitable - but it must be based on common rules. Properly framed, trade can also strengthen our strategic autonomy."

.@rousseautrocy at #GFF2026: "We need a clear political vision: reconnect global partners around shared goals, defend responsible and necessary production, and make clear choices on the means of production - water, land, fertilisers and plant protection. Trade protection must match our standards, and political action must be more ambitious and faster. Europe needs a common vision, because only united can we produce the food and biomass we need. Agriculture and the environment should not be opposed - they must be advanced together."

#GFF2026 The CAP is often seen as a source of income for farmers, but its real purpose is to ensure high-quality food - a value that is too often overlooked. In today’s global context, other countries are increasing all forms of agricultural funding. Farmers are the true guardians of the land and have the greatest interest in preserving it: European policymakers should listen to those who work on the ground. Politics must move beyond emergency measures toward long-term planning and stability; we cannot operate day by day. @ettoreprandini_

Minister @StefanKrajewski bierze udział w debacie otwierającej Global Food Forum @FarmEurope w Brukseli. W dyskusji na temat rolnictwa jako fundamentu suwerenności UE i globalnej siły bierze udział także @AnnieGenevard francuska Minister Rolnictwa i Suwerenności Żywnościowej oraz @FrancescoLollo1 włoski Minister Rolnictwa, Suwerenności Żywnościowej i Leśnictwa.

Yves Madre, at #GFF2026: "We should recognise today that agriculture is not optional - it must be at the very core of the EU's strategy. The facts are clear: agriculture guarantees our capacity to feed ourselves and it is a strategic asset in relations with partner countries, providing the EU with an important lever in international cooperation and trade. Above all, agriculture is one of Europe’s greatest tools for independence: It supports not only food security, but also energy and bio-based production. By investing in agriculture, the EU strengthens its resilience, sovereignty, and long-term stability."

RT @FarmEurope: @StefanKrajewski"A strong and stable EU depends on a robust agricultural sector. EU agriculture has consistently helped pro…

#GFF2026 @AnnieGenevard "The EC's proposal represents a profound alteration of the CAP - a revolution rather than an evolution - that could jeopardize agricultural production and farmers’ incomes, depriving Europeans of viability and stability. Against the tide of history, we are disarming ourselves at a time when agricultural spending is increasing in China and the United States. We need to restore meaning and provide greater visibility"

"Our strategic vision is not an isolated one: food sovereignty means European sovereignty - it is essential for our continent’s ability to endure and thrive. We need the European Union to invest in what forms its very foundation - in what binds everything else together: agriculture." #GFF2026 @FrancescoLollo1

We continue with #GFF2026 speaker announcements...🇪🇺 We are thrilled to welcome @BenoitCassart , Member of the @Europarl_EN (@RenewEurope) and Co-Chair of the Intergroup on Sustainable Livestock, as one of our confirmed speakers for the Global Food Forum 2026. The Belgian MEP will bring his expertise on sustainable livestock and EU agricultural policy to the discussions, contributing to our debates on how Europe can ensure a competitive, resilient, and sustainable farming sector. 📅 Don’t forget – the Forum takes place on 2–3 March 2026 in Brussels. 🎫 Secure your spot now: my.weezevent.com/global-food-fo… Stay tuned: more speaker announcements are coming every day! #GlobalFoodForum #GFF2026 #EUAgri #FoodSecurity #CAP #Agriculture #Cereals #RestoringEUFoundations #EUAgri #FoodPolicy #AgrifoodPolicy #FarmEurope #Events #Brussels #EUPolicy #EU #Farmers #SustainableLivestock

Juste analyse du Premier ministre sur la souveraineté énergétique donc le socle est de produire plus que ce que l’on consomme. Ceci vaut également pour la souveraineté agricole, aujourd’hui à reconstruire.

Spending public money to reduce agricultural production is a major mistake — at a time when 🇪🇺 needs to secure strategic autonomy and global influence, including through a strong presence on global markets. Climate strategy should focus on performance: boosting production potential while reducing impacts at the same time. Economic & environmental performance must go hand in hand. The focus of the climate strategy should be on sustainable intensification, not extensification that leads to carbon leakages, land use change and deforestation. ec.europa.eu/commission/pre…

📢 The #GFF2026 lineup keeps growing, and here comes our next speaker announcement! We are happy to welcome @rousseautrocy, President of the @FNSEA, french leading farmers’ association, to the Global Food Forum 2026. He will join the discussions on the challenges and opportunities for European agriculture.. 🌾🇪🇺🇫🇷 📅 Register now and don’t miss your chance to join the conversation: my.weezevent.com/global-food-fo… Stay tuned for more speaker announcements! #GlobalFoodForum #RestoringEUFoundations #EUAgri #CAP #FoodPolicy #AgrifoodPolicy #FarmEurope #Events #Brussels #EUPolicy #EU #Agriculture #Farmers #FNSEA #France

We welcome today’s opinion of the @EUauditors supporting the move of agriculture and rural development provisions into the #CAP regulation. A much needed step towards a more complete autonomous and genuinely common CAP. A dedicated performance framework should also be designed : a bridge cannot be assessed in a same way as a border control investment or a farm… but this would be the case under the current @EU_Commission's proposal ! 🌱🇪🇺

Cette saisine de la Cour par le Parlement sur le #Mercosur est un précieux rappel à l'ordre. L'Europe est un projet démocratique fondé sur la coopération. Les tentatives de passage en force ont été contre-productives. Il est temps de corriger les incohérences de la politique agricole européenne et de relancer ce secteur stratégique fragilisé par des années d'errements politiques et de manque de sérieux.

🇪🇺 Mercosur: democracy must be respected ! Today, the @Europarl_EN asked the Court of Justice @EUCourtPress to assess the EU-Mercosur agreement. A strong signal: trade cannot override democratic values, agriculture, and EU sovereignty. 🔗 Read more: farm-europe.eu/news/mercosur-… #Mercosur #EUTrade #Democracy #Agriculture #EUValues