Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02 Dec 2025 | Catherine Geslain-Laneelle Director | Compass sustainability | — |
| 02 Dec 2025 | Catherine Geslain-Laneelle Director | Compass sustainability | SRC |
| 06 May 2025 | Patricia Reilly Cabinet member | Introductory meeting - discussion of the recent conference organised by the Forum on the Future of Agriculture | — |
| 06 May 2025 | Patricia Reilly Cabinet member | Introductory meeting - discussion of the recent conference organised by the Forum on the Future of Agriculture | SRC |
Mission & Goals
The Friends of the Countryside network is a non-profit association founded in 1998,and grouping more than 600 private property owners and entrepreneurs in the 27 EU Member States and beyond. Not only does it allow eminent persons to express their support for rural private property and its various functions, but also to establish a network of decision-makers, entrepreneurs and rural property owners.This network of "family business network” aims to defend the role of rural private property on a European scale. Friends of the Countryside promotes the holistic economic, social and environmental management of the countryside, Supporting private business and rural property throughout the European Union and its adherent members. The future of Europe’s countryside is dependent on the individual management decisions of its millions of entrepreneurs and private landowners. The future depends on a strong relationship between them and the public authorities
EU Legislative Interests
CAP, EU biodiversity Strategy 2020, Green Deal, Farm to Fork, Forestry strategy, Energy efficiency, Water directive, Soil strategy, Nature restauration law
Communication Activities
Forum for the Future of Agriculture; Countryside Magazine
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Organisation Members
Members of FCS are approx 600 private individuals and family businesses.