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European farmers

🇪🇺 BELGIUMRegistered 10/018 staff
Disclosed budget
€800,000 — €899,999
Meetings 12mo
138
Policy files
24
Accredited passes
11

Recent meetings

DateCommissioner / CabinetTopicFile
01 Apr 2026
Aurel Ciobanu-Dordea
Director
Uniform Conditions for Operating Rules for Livestock (UCOL).
01 Apr 2026
Aurel Ciobanu-Dordea
Director
Uniform Conditions for Operating Rules for Livestock (UCOL).SRC
27 Mar 2026
Peter Wehrheim
Head of Unit
Exchange of views on the R&I innovations and communication on BioeconomySRC
27 Mar 2026
Peter Wehrheim
Head of Unit
Exchange of views on the R&I innovations and communication on Bioeconomy
25 Mar 2026
Kerstin Rosenow
Head of Unit
Agricultural insurance and reinsurance
25 Mar 2026
Kerstin Rosenow
Head of Unit
Agricultural insurance and reinsuranceSRC
23 Mar 2026
Christophe Hansen
Commissioner
Discussion on pigmeat and dairy markets in light of current market developmentsSRC
23 Mar 2026
Alisa Tiganj
Cabinet member
Discussion on pigmeat and dairy markets in light of current market developmentsSRC
17 Mar 2026
Brigitte Misonne
Acting Director
EU rice sector situation and safeguard under the GSPSRC
17 Mar 2026
Brigitte Misonne
Acting Director
EU rice sector situation and safeguard under the GSP
13 Mar 2026
Jan Dusik
Deputy Director-General
2040 climate target, CRCF Buyers’ Club and CRCF methodologiesSRC
13 Mar 2026
Jan Dusik
Deputy Director-General
2040 climate target, CRCF Buyers’ Club and CRCF methodologies
26 Feb 2026
Eric Mamer
Director-General
Exchange with COPA and COGECA Praesidium on environmental legislation and simplificationSRC
26 Feb 2026
Ion Codescu
Acting Director
Exchange with COPA and COGECA Praesidium on environmental legislation and simplificationSRC
26 Feb 2026
Eric Mamer
Director-General
Exchange with COPA and COGECA Praesidium on environmental legislation and simplification
26 Feb 2026
Ion Codescu
Acting Director
Exchange with COPA and COGECA Praesidium on environmental legislation and simplification
24 Feb 2026
Lucia Granelli
Head of Unit
Meeting with DG TAXUD and DG TRADE on Fertilisers MFN tariffs SuspensionSRC
24 Feb 2026
Lucia Granelli
Head of Unit
Meeting with DG TAXUD and DG TRADE on Fertilisers MFN tariffs Suspension
23 Feb 2026
Koen Dillen
Head of Unit
Plant protein policySRC
23 Feb 2026
Koen Dillen
Head of Unit
Plant protein policy
17 Feb 2026
Diego Canga Fano
Acting Deputy Director-General
Insights on 2026 Work programme for agri-food promotion with focus on: -‘European Food’ campaign - Commission own initiatives - topics and allocated budgets to simple and multi promotion programmes.
17 Feb 2026
Diego Canga Fano
Acting Deputy Director-General
Insights on 2026 Work programme for agri-food promotion with focus on: -‘European Food’ campaign - Commission own initiatives - topics and allocated budgets to simple and multi promotion programmes.SRC
12 Feb 2026
Gaelle Marion
Head of Unit
Exchange of views on forestry related files relevant for the 3 organisations: upcoming initiative on climate resilience, implementation of the bioeconomy strategy, upcoming initiative on wildfires, implementation and review of the EU Forest StrategySRC
12 Feb 2026
Gaelle Marion
Head of Unit
Exchange of views on forestry related files relevant for the 3 organisations: upcoming initiative on climate resilience, implementation of the bioeconomy strategy, upcoming initiative on wildfires, implementation and review of the EU Forest Strategy
04 Feb 2026
Sylvain Giraud
Head of Unit
Commission’s proposal for a Regulation on plant reproductive material (PRM).

Mission & Goals

The remit of Copa is to: represent the voice of European farmers and set the requisite political objectives to promote their interests; boost their income and defend a strong agricultural sector; influence political decisions on agriculture by lobbying the European Union's public institutions and both European and international organisations; promote the multifunctional role of farmers in society; provide a platform for members to debate and exchange their views; seek and promote solutions to important matters of mutual concern; facilitate communication and coordination between its members and between its members' national offices in Brussels and help them to pool their resources if necessary; foster exchanges of opinion and debates, but also with other representative organisations at European and international level ecc

EU Legislative Interests

Agriculture and Food, Budget, Health and Animal Welfare, Cohesion and Reforms, Trade , Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive Circular Economy, Clean, Just and Competitive Transition, Industrial Strategy, Social Rights and Skills, Quality Jobs and Preparedness, Economy and Productivity, Simplification, Climate, Enlargement International Partnerships, Fisheries, Energy, Research and Innovation

Communication Activities

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Interests Represented

Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members

Member Of

https://www.copa-cogeca.eu/other_european_platforms

Organisation Members

http://www.copa-cogeca.be/Main.aspx?page=CopaMembers

Connected Legislation