Luc Vernet

Europe, Politics & Food

[Farm Europe @FarmEurope]

♻️🚜 Sustainable #biofuels must be part of Europe’s decarbonisation strategy.

@FarmEurope calls on the @EU_Commission to recognise all sustainable renewable fuels, including EU crop-based biofuels, which support climate goals, strengthen energy sovereignty, and create value for European farmers.

At the same time, addressing fraud in imported biofuels is essential to ensure a fair and transparent market.

Read our position and recommendations 👇
https://t.co/2t2rmaCYFq

#Biofuels #Decarbonisation #EnergyTransition #Agriculture #FoodSecurity #EUAgriFood #Bioeconomy

[Farm Europe @FarmEurope]

🚜 #Fertilisers are at the heart of Europe’s food security — and farmers need action, not only intentions.

Today, the @EU_Commission presented its Fertilisers Action Plan. While the recognition of the scale of the crisis and the need for urgent action is welcome, major questions remain unanswered:
⚠️ What concrete emergency support will farmers receive?
⚠️ What direction will future #ETS and #CBAM revisions take for fertilisers?
⚠️ How will Europe ensure the continuity of its food systems in the face of soaring input costs?

With nitrogen fertiliser prices still 70% above 2024 levels, European farmers are already reducing acreage and moving away from key crops such as wheat. 🇪🇺🌾

@FarmEurope calls for stronger short-term relief measures alongside the medium- and long-term ambitions outlined in the Action Plan.

🔗 Read the full press release here: https://t.co/Ekl2ZK8mir

#Agriculture #FoodSecurity #Fertilisers #EUAgri #FarmEurope #CAP #EUClimatePolicy #FertilisersActionPlan #FoodSystems

[Farm Europe @FarmEurope]

🇪🇺🔍 New concerns raised ahead of the implementation of the EU–Mercosur Agreement.

@FarmEurope and @eateurope are calling on the @EU_Commission to ensure full compliance with EU #GMO legislation, stronger traceability standards, and greater market transparency regarding sugar imports from Brazil.

As imports are expected to increase under the EU–Mercosur framework, ensuring effective segregation between GM and non-GM sugar production streams is essential to protect consumers, market operators and regulatory integrity.

Read the full press release here 👉 https://t.co/WPz3eqvsrX

#EUMercosur #Agriculture #FoodPolicy #Trade #GMO #EUAgriFood #Sustainability

[Farm Europe @FarmEurope]

🇪🇺🌾The @Europarl_EN sends a strong message on the EU #budget 2028–2034

The EP has adopted its position, clearly reaffirming that Europe’s strategic autonomy depends on a strong, common and well-funded agricultural policy.

Key takeaways:
* 🍽️ Food security is central to EU #sovereignty
* 🚜 Agriculture must remain a priority in the EU budget
* 💶 #CAP funding should be maintained at €433 billion (2028–2034)
* 🌍 Rural areas, farmers’ income and #competitiveness are at stake

@FarmEurope welcomes this responsible approach and the commitment to a stronger European agriculture.

👉 Read more: https://t.co/jEasxdmFud

#CAP #EUbudget #Agriculture #FoodSecurity #EU #Farmers #RuralDevelopment #StrategicAutonomy

[Farm Europe @FarmEurope]

🔋#Bioenergy can no longer be treated as a side issue in Europe’s energy strategy

The @EU_Commission's new #AccelerateEU Communication finally acknowledges the role that biofuels, biogas and biomethane can play in strengthening Europe’s #energy resilience.

For farmers and rural communities, this means an opportunity to:
✔ reduce dependence on imported fossil fuels
✔ create new revenue streams
✔ support a more circular agricultural economy

Recognition is welcome — but the next step matters most:
Europe now needs clear policies and long-term certainty to turn this vision into reality 🇪🇺

📄 Read the full press release here: https://t.co/RS0x2jFQNg

#Bioenergy #Biofuels #Biomethane #EUAgri #EnergySecurity #SustainableAgriculture #GreenTransition #EuropeanUnion #FarmEurope

[Farm Europe @FarmEurope]

🚜🌿A turning point for EU agricultural innovation

@FarmEurope and @eateurope welcome the @EUCouncil’s approval at first reading of the New Genomic Techniques (#NGTs) file — a key milestone that finally moves this long-standing debate closer to completion in the @Europarl_EN.

🔬 NGTs = real solutions for real challenges. From climate pressure 🌡️ to plant diseases 🐛 and shrinking crop protection tools, European farmers need innovation to stay resilient, sustainable and competitive.

⚖️ The trilogue compromise offers a balanced framework — but it only becomes meaningful if the Parliament acts swiftly. Delay would mean continued uncertainty and missed opportunities for the sector.

🇪🇺 Europe now has a clear choice: enable innovation or slow it down. 👉 Read the full statement here: https://t.co/5aaKiQeQEA

#Agriculture #Innovation #NGTs #EUAgriculture #FoodSecurity #Sustainability #Farmers #EUPolicy

[Farm Europe @FarmEurope]

🌱 Shaping the future of agriculture in an enlarged EU

@FarmEurope and @UCAB_Ukraine have launched a strategic dialogue to build a common vision for European and Ukrainian agriculture in the context of EU #enlargement.

Facilitated by former EU Commissioner @CiolosDacian , this initiative will bring stakeholders together to address key challenges—from food security and resilience to climate transition and competitiveness.

🤝 A shared pathway, grounded in facts and cooperation, to ensure that enlargement strengthens Europe’s agricultural model.

🔗 Read the full press release: https://t.co/kVZv3Ev0ex

#Agriculture #EUExtension #EUEnlargement #FoodSecurity #AgriFood #FarmEurope #Ukraine #Resilience #Bioeconomy #Sustainability #CAP #EUPolicy @LucVERNET

[Farm Europe @FarmEurope]

🚨 Fertilisers and EU transition: time to rethink CO₂ pricing

The current ETS–CBAM framework is not delivering a competitive low-carbon transition for Europe’s fertiliser–cereal value chain. It is driving capacity losses, weakening EU production, and slowing real investment in low-carbon solutions.

In our latest press release, we call for:
➡️ A value-chain approach
➡️ A revised financing model before 2030
➡️ A stronger role for CRCF
➡️ A tech-neutral “Made in EU” strategy

📄 Read the full press release here: https://t.co/wKMT7t7ujW

#Agriculture #Fertilisers #EUPolicy #CarbonPricing #ETS #CBAM #Sustainability #FoodSecurity #AgriFood #ClimateTransition #Farmers #Bioeconomy #Innovation #Competitiveness

[Luc Vernet @LucVERNET]

@FabienneSchmitt Un premier pas! D'autres erreurs stratégiques attendent encore une correction.

[Farm Europe @FarmEurope]

#WordsMatter ! And Europe is finally acting on it. 🥩🇪🇺

The provisional agreement on the revision of the Common Market Organisation (#CMO) marks a major step forward for farmers and consumers.

✅ Protection of key #meat denominations such as steak
✅ Exclusion of lab-grown or cellular products from meat-related naming
✅ Stronger contractual relations across the food chain

This is about #transparency, fair markets, and restoring balance in the EU food chain. 🐮🌱

Farm Europe and Eat Europe welcome this progress and congratulate MEP @CelineImart, Commissioner @CHansenEU, and all negotiators involved.

💡 Read the full press release: https://t.co/eRmNfsXdUJ

#EUAgriFood #CMO #FoodPolicy #Farmers #Transparency #WordsMatter

[Farm Europe @FarmEurope]

It was a pleasure to open a constructive dialogue with Ukrainian farmers organisations Ukrainian Agribusiness Club​ Association (UCAB) and Ukrainian Agri Council today taking part in the event "Ukrainian Agriculture in the EU, the view from Kyiv". This event was an opportunity for Farm Europe to share our views on this major on-going geopolitical development.

"We have today two elephants in the room of the Common Agricultural Policy and next Multi-annual Financial Framework negotiations : the EU-Ukraine enlargement which is not discussed enough, as well as the concrete ambition and plan of the European Union for its own agriculture, which cannot be the addition of 27 or tomorrow 28 different strategies", underlined Luc Vernet, Secretary General of Farm Europe.

He added : "The process of preparing Ukraine's accession to the EU requires more than posturing, especially when it comes to agriculture. It cannot be a technocratic process and administrative procedures only. It requires political oversight and strategic thinking based on robust analysis".

The European Union needs first and foremost to recover the competitiveness lost over the past decades in order to make it possible to produce across all territories, and not only the most productive ones. This is the way to be "United in Diversity", in particular when it comes to such a strategic sector : the EU needs to provide the capacity to the all Member States to make the best out of their agronomic potential, not levers for internal confrontation and fragmentation.

The EU should therefore define a clear investment strategy, start combining environmental and economic performance instead of opposing the two, create new internal demand opportunities and last but not least define a true ambition on export markets with competitive standards for all.
This will be the first step to build a promising common future.

Thank you @AlexLissitsa & @AndriiDykun for the invitation, to Nazar Bobitski for the good cooperation ahead of this event, as well as to John Thomassen @JohnDeereBE for his forward looking contribution to our panel discussion.

[Annie Genevard @AnnieGenevard]

Une ambition stratégique pour l'agriculture européenne.

Merci @FarmEurope et Yves Madre de nous avoir réunis, avec les ministres polonais @StefanKrajewski et italien @FrancescoLollo1, les députés et les syndicats européens, pour introduire les travaux du Global Food Forum et partager l'ambition stratégique d'une politique agricole réellement commune, avec l'objectif de restaurer la puissance alimentaire de l'Union.

[Farm Europe @FarmEurope]

#GFF2026 @CiolosDacian " We cannot separate sovereignty from a common European framework. European Union Strategic autonomy must be a tool to reduce our dependencies.

Openness to trade is inevitable - but it must be based on common rules. Properly framed, trade can also strengthen our strategic autonomy."

[Farm Europe @FarmEurope]

.@rousseautrocy at #GFF2026: "We need a clear political vision: reconnect global partners around shared goals, defend responsible and necessary production, and make clear choices on the means of production - water, land, fertilisers and plant protection.

Trade protection must match our standards, and political action must be more ambitious and faster. Europe needs a common vision, because only united can we produce the food and biomass we need. Agriculture and the environment should not be opposed - they must be advanced together."

[Farm Europe @FarmEurope]

#GFF2026 The CAP is often seen as a source of income for farmers, but its real purpose is to ensure high-quality food - a value that is too often overlooked. In today’s global context, other countries are increasing all forms of agricultural funding.

Farmers are the true guardians of the land and have the greatest interest in preserving it: European policymakers should listen to those who work on the ground. Politics must move beyond emergency measures toward long-term planning and stability; we cannot operate day by day. @ettoreprandini_

[jacekzarzecki @jacekzarzecki]

Minister @StefanKrajewski bierze udział w debacie otwierającej Global Food Forum @FarmEurope w Brukseli. W dyskusji na temat rolnictwa jako fundamentu suwerenności UE i globalnej siły bierze udział także @AnnieGenevard francuska Minister Rolnictwa i Suwerenności Żywnościowej oraz
@FrancescoLollo1 włoski Minister Rolnictwa, Suwerenności Żywnościowej i Leśnictwa.

[Farm Europe @FarmEurope]

Yves Madre, at #GFF2026: "We should recognise today that agriculture is not optional - it must be at the very core of the EU's strategy.

The facts are clear: agriculture guarantees our capacity to feed ourselves and it is a strategic asset in relations with partner countries, providing the EU with an important lever in international cooperation and trade.

Above all, agriculture is one of Europe’s greatest tools for independence: It supports not only food security, but also energy and bio-based production.

By investing in agriculture, the EU strengthens its resilience, sovereignty, and long-term stability."

[Luc Vernet @LucVERNET]

RT @FarmEurope: @StefanKrajewski"A strong and stable EU depends on a robust agricultural sector. EU agriculture has consistently helped pro…

[Farm Europe @FarmEurope]

#GFF2026 @AnnieGenevard "The EC's proposal represents a profound alteration of the CAP - a revolution rather than an evolution - that could jeopardize agricultural production and farmers’ incomes, depriving Europeans of viability and stability.

Against the tide of history, we are disarming ourselves at a time when agricultural spending is increasing in China and the United States. We need to restore meaning and provide greater visibility"

[Farm Europe @FarmEurope]

"Our strategic vision is not an isolated one: food sovereignty means European sovereignty - it is essential for our continent’s ability to endure and thrive.

We need the European Union to invest in what forms its very foundation - in what binds everything else together: agriculture."
#GFF2026 @FrancescoLollo1