🚁 𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐄𝐑𝐔𝐒 partners met in Athens for the 8th PMB Meeting!
They aligned on final steps before project closure: platform consolidation, exploitation, sustainability & validated #drone results for EU agriculture.
#HorizonEU#ResearchImpactEU#Drones#DroneAgriculture#UAV
🚁 The #ICAERUS United Event brought partners, policymakers & industry together in Athens to showcase how drone innovation is moving from pilots to real-world adoption across Europe. 🌱🛰️
#HorizonEU#DroneTechnology#SmartFarming#UAV
Up next in our #Estafette series: Greece (@ESYF_syn)! 🇬🇷
Greek agriculture has clear needs: a comprehensive crop protection #toolbox; reduced administrative burdens; more efficient authorisation system; and access to #sustainablesolutions.
Next up👉Italy 🇮🇹 @Federchimica
At today’s @CropLifeEU Conference #CLEConference2026, Copa-Cogeca Secretary General @ElliTsiforou sent a clear message to policymakers and stakeholders:
"There needs to be more ambition in the Food & Feed Simplification Package if we want farmers to continue farming. The debate on simplification must deliver concrete solutions on the ground."
She also highlighted the risks posed by budget cuts and the erosion of commonality in the future CAP, which threaten investments in knowledge and innovation, critical drivers of both economic and environmental benefits for the sector.
🇪🇺 farmers need a clear strategic direction that supports productivity and growth. The EU’s future competitiveness agenda must place agriculture and the broader agri-food sector at its core, recognising them as essential economic and strategic assets for Europe.
🚁 𝐃𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞: mostly prohibited under Directive 2009/128/EC (Greece: Law 4036/2012).
A new @icaeruseu blog article by @ESYF_syn reviews the rules and what the Food & Feed Safety Omnibus Proposal could change.
🔗 https://t.co/8WH2dLAFzP
🚁 𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐄𝐑𝐔𝐒 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭!
On December 16, @icaeruseu partner @ESYF_syn presented the spraying trials that took place in 2025 during an open meeting of their 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩.
#HorizonEU#ResearchImpactEU#Drones
❗Εξαρθρώθηκε εγκληματική οργάνωση, τα μέλη της οποίας δραστηριοποιούνταν στη λαθρεμπορία αλκοολούχων ποτών και στην παράνομη εισαγωγή και διακίνηση παράνομων και πλαστών φυτοπροστατευτικών προϊόντων
🔗Συνελήφθησαν 10 μέλη της οργάνωσης, ανάμεσα τους και το αρχηγικό, ενώ στη δικογραφία που σχηματίσθηκε περιλαμβάνονται 2 ακόμη μέλη
-Η ζημία σε βάρος του Δημοσίου υπερβαίνει ετησίως τις 150.000 ευρώ, από μη απόδοση φόρων, δασμών και λοιπών επιβαρύνσεων
👉https://t.co/kIRZpTVvq6
🛰️@icaeruseu feature in Agronews-Crop Protection & Nutrition
In the Agronews article and accompanying video, George Pontikas, President of the @ESYF_syn - HCPA discusses the regulatory status and future prospects for drone-based spraying.
🗞️Click here: https://t.co/tjZlslefwh
🚀6th ICAERUS Project Management Board Meeting wrapped up in Vilnius!
🌍Day 1:
✅ Drone market insights
✅ Data analytics library
✅ ICAERUS academy & platform
✅ Trakai forest drone demo
🛰Day 2:Deep dive into use cases & demo event prep
Thanks Beta via & @AgriFoodDIH_LTU🙌
🌱 Ready, set… go!
🗣️ The event ‘Legislative Loopholes in Laws Against Counterfeit & Illegal Plant Protection Products’ hosted by MEP @V_Andriukaitis just took place in the @Europarl_EN!
A recap of an insightful discussion below 👇
#PlantHealth#EUAgri