MEPs adopted new rules introducing more flexibility and support for farmers in complying with the EU’s common agricultural policy (CAP).
The preliminary agreement, reached by Parliament and Council negotiators on 10 November 2025, was adopted by 629 votes to 17 and with 16 abstentions.
From 1 December 2025, Europe's glassblowers, potters, cutlers, jewellers and other makers will be able to register their product names under the EU's new geographical indication (GI) scheme for craft and industrial goods. This marks the first time GI protection, long used for food and drink, will cover non-agricultural products, completing the Single Market for GIs.
The European Commission has presented a ‘Strategy for Generational Renewal in Agriculture', setting out a clear roadmap to support young farmers and attract more people to farming. The strategy aims to double the share of young farmers in the EU by 2040, with a goal of young and new farmers constituting about 24% of European farmers.
Тhe European Commission is proposing a range of measures to ensure Europe's wine sector remains competitive, resilient, and a vital economic force in the decades to come.
The sector is facing several challenges like shifting consumer trends, climate change and market uncertainties.
Thirty four practices have been assessed for their environmental and climate impacts after screening 14,000 scientific papers.
Today, the Commission is presenting its Vision for Agriculture and Food, an ambitious roadmap on the future of farming and food in Europe. This roadmap sets the stage for an attractive, competitive, resilient, future-oriented and fair agri-food system for current and future generations of farmers and agri-food operators.
The European Commission has officially established the European Board on Agriculture and Food (EBAF), fulfilling a key recommendation of the Strategic Dialogue on the Future of Agriculture. Chaired by Commissioner Christophe Hansen, EBAF aims at sustaining a new culture of dialogue, trust and multistakeholder participation, at high level among the actors of the food supply chain and civil society, as well as with the Commission.
The Commission has today launched a new Biotech and Biomanufacturing Hub to support companies – particularly start-ups and SMEs - in bringing innovative products to the EU market and increase their competitiveness. The Hub will also help companies identify the support available to them at EU level and how to access this support to help them to expand and grow.
The Biotech and Biomanufacturing Hub explains in an easy, accessible way and in all EU languages:
Did you know that there are 9.1 million farms in the EU? Or that 64% of these farms are small (under 5 hectares)? Were you aware that only 6% of farm managers are younger than 35?
