The European Commission has launched the 2026 calls for proposals to support campaigns promoting sustainable and high-quality EU agri-food products within the EU and worldwide.
in 2024, of which more than two-thirds (69%) was produced in Italy, according to figures released by the EU’s statistics agency Eurostat.
The EU Commission has authorised a genetically modified soybean for use in food and animal feed, following a European Food Safety Authority scientific assessment.
EuroCommerce, representing the European retail and wholesale sector, views the European Commission’s Vision for Agriculture and Food as a starting point towards shaping the future of our agri-food system. However, the association urges the Commission to better acknowledge change requires the entire food chain to work together.
The European Union’s geographical indications (GIs) system protects the names of products that have specific qualities or reputations linked to their region of origin. GIs are intellectual property rights that guarantee the authenticity, quality, and distinctiveness of products.
The EU Commission is to allocate EUR 132 million in 2025 to co-fund promotion activities for sustainable and high-quality EU agri-food products in the internal market and worldwide.
Following two days of talks, EU fisheries ministers hammered out political agreement Wednesday on 2025 fishing quotas in the Atlantic, the North Sea, the Mediterranean and the Black Seas.
