Luc Vernet retweeted
🚨 “The #CAP is secured”? Look at the numbers.
The EU’s future #budget tells a very different story for European agriculture.
📉 CAP funding remains under pressure, agricultural crisis funding is at risk, and investment in competitiveness is being cut.
🌾 Europe cannot claim to strengthen its food sovereignty while failing to secure the resources farmers need.
@FarmEurope calls for political commitments to be translated into concrete budget decisions. It’s time to move from rhetoric to action.
🔗 Read our full press release: farm-europe.eu/news/eu-budge…
#CAP #EUBudget #EUAgri #FoodSovereignty #FarmEurope
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📊 As the @Europarl_EN debates the next #MFF 2028-2034, the numbers matter, but so does what lies behind them : choices for the future of Europe, including the future of our food and our farmers.
Today, MEPs asked for an ambitious EU budget to deliver on Europe’s priorities, including competitiveness, resilience and security. Agriculture has a key role to play in delivering on all three.
Against this backdrop, @FarmEurope's CAP 2028–2034 Budget Simulator shows the concrete implications of the choices currently on the table : the initial proposal from the @EU_Commission is unsustainable for the EU farming sector. It would lead to a massive restructuration of the EU agricultural sector and accelerate the loss of agricultural sovereignty.
With the negotiators trying to create a momentum to try to conclude in December, understanding the concrete implications of the different options is now more crucial than ever.
The interactive tool allows to model different configurations of the future #CAP, from the size of the ring-fenced CAP envelope and Member State co-financing to the allocation of funds across interventions, and to see how these choices translate at EU, Member State and farm level.
👉 Explore the CAP 2028–2034 Budget Simulator:
farm-europe.eu/wp-content/up…
#MFF #CAP #EUbudget #CommonAgriculturalPolicy #FoodSecurity #FarmEurope #EUBudget
Luc Vernet retweeted
#Agriculteurs, #Souveraineté ! La souveraineté alimentaire est la base de toutes les souverainetés.
- Ici, au Maroc, le miracle de l'eau, tandis qu'en France, dans un pays de ventres pleins, nous avons des débats sur la "privatisation" de la ressource! @Fragritwittos @fmomboisse @FrancoisArnoux @FranceAgricole @RemDumDum @AnnieGenevard @Herve_Pillaud
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Together with @GiorgiaMeloni 🇮🇹, we united 17 Friends of Cohesion EU Member States around a common objective: preserving Agriculture and Cohesion as central priorities in the next European budget, while ensuring adequate resources to address Europe’s new challenges.
We strongly believe this is doable – and we addressed a joint letter to @MichealMartinTD 🇮🇪 as Presidency of the Council of the EU 2026 @Ireland2026eu, ahead of the next steps in the MFF negotiations.
Luc Vernet retweeted
France does have a public debt problem
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Luc Vernet retweeted
🌾🇪🇺 European agriculture on the brink of collapse
Geopolitical tensions, soaring input costs and increasingly severe climate pressures are exposing the vulnerabilities of Europe’s agricultural production systems.
During today’s exchange with Agriculture Commissioner @CHansenEU , Farm Europe called for a new approach: doing both short-term crisis management that is urgently needed AND at the same time buildling a long-term European plan for agricultural growth, investment and resilience.
This means supporting farmers’ cash flow, strengthening production capacity, unlocking investment, developing new markets and putting agriculture back at the heart of Europe’s strategic choices.
As Yves Madre, President of @FarmEurope, stressed: “The current growing seasons mark a tipping point.”
Read the full press release 👉 farm-europe.eu/news/climate-…
#EuropeanAgriculture #Agriculture #CAP #FoodSecurity #Farmers #ClimateChange #EU
Luc Vernet retweeted
#OnThisDay in 1946, British Prime Minister Churchill gave a speech on the "Tragedy of Europe" at the University of Zürich.
He proposed a united Europe, and a renewed partnership between 🇫🇷 and 🇩🇪 - an important step towards the foundation of the EU.🇪🇺
📸link.europa.eu/jt67FD
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Europe wants to be sovereign. But what about its food? 🌾🇪🇺
Today’s State of the Union speech spoke of a stronger, more autonomous Europe.
Yet Europe’s agricultural reality tells another story.
📉 4 million hectares of cereals lost
🐄 26 million livestock heads lost since 2019
🌱 1.4 million farmers lost
📈 +21% protein-rich feed imports
These are not just numbers. They are signals of growing dependencies and a weakening European agricultural base.
Europe cannot build strategic autonomy while turning its back on the sector that feeds its citizens, sustains rural territories and contributes to energy, bioeconomy and industrial value chains.
Words are good. Deeds are better.
Europe needs a clear plan for farmers — and a Common Agricultural Policy strong enough to deliver it.
👉 Read @FarmEurope's full reaction to the #SOTEU2026: farm-europe.eu/news/soteu-20…
#SOTEU2026 #Agriculture #CAP #FoodSecurity #StrategicAutonomy #EuropeanAgriculture #Farmers #FoodSovereignty
Luc Vernet retweeted
What if public money could do more for public health?
Public procurement is one of the most powerful tools available to public authorities to shape healthier, higher-quality food systems.
That is why @FarmEurope and @eateurope welcome the inclusion of a specific provision on food in the proposed Public Procurement Act — while calling for greater ambition.
🍎 Fresh, seasonal, quality food should not be optional.
🏫 Schools and hospitals should be leading the way.
🥩 Short supply chains and minimally processed foods should be prioritised.
🚫 We need effective tools to address the growing challenge of ultra-processed foods (UPFs).
The scale of public procurement means that the choices made today can directly influence the diets and health of millions of European citizens.
The next step is clear: move beyond a predominantly voluntary approach and ensure that public procurement rules put public health and the public interest at the heart of food procurement.
Read our full press release 👇
🔗 farm-europe.eu/news/public-p…
#PublicProcurement #FoodPolicy #PublicHealth #FoodQuality #HealthyFood #UPFs #Agriculture #EuropeanUnion #FarmEurope
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From words to action on water and agriculture 💧🌾
Today, @FarmEurope brought the discussion on Europe’s growing water challenge to the European Parliament.
Against the backdrop of increasingly frequent droughts and extreme weather events, the conversation focused on a key question: how can Europe move from political commitments to concrete action to strengthen the resilience, productivity and competitiveness of its agriculture?
A big thank you to @CarmenCrespoPP, MEP, for hosting the event and opening the discussion, and to @LucVERNET, Secretary General of Farm Europe, for presenting our latest study and analysis.
We were also delighted to bring together @letiziamoratti, MEP; Gaelle Marion, Head of Unit AGRI B2; Adriano Battilani, Secretary General of Irrigants d’Europe; @cduroc, General Director of AGPM – Maiz’EUROP’; Claudia Albani, Coldiretti; and @JMCASTILLABARO, ASAJA, for a rich and constructive exchange on the challenges and solutions ahead.
The message from today’s discussion was clear: water management is no longer a question for the future — it is a priority for the resilience of European agriculture today.
Thank you to all our speakers, participants and partners for contributing to such an important debate.
#Agriculture #WaterManagement #EuropeanAgriculture #EUAgri #Water #FoodSecurity #Resilience
Luc Vernet retweeted
💧 Europe’s water crisis is no longer a warning. It is a reality.
From droughts to extreme heat and increasingly unpredictable water cycles, European agriculture is already facing a new climate reality.
The question is no longer if water will become a strategic challenge for farming — but whether Europe is ready to respond.
🚜 What does this mean for the future of European agriculture?
💦 How can farmers adapt to changing water cycles?
🇪🇺 And where is Europe’s strategy to ensure water security, resilience and competitiveness?
We need to move from reacting to emergencies to building long-term solutions.
Join Farm Europe for a timely discussion on Water Management and the Future of European Agriculture, hosted by MEP @CarmenCrespoPP
📅 8 September 2026
🕠 17:30–19:00
📍 European Parliament, Brussels
👉 Join the discussion: forms.gle/X51dzyGcNtr8cE4E6
#Water #EuropeanAgriculture #Agriculture #Drought #WaterManagement #CAP #EU #FarmEurope #ClimateResilience
Luc Vernet retweeted
Sur l'annulation de la dette francaise detenue par la BCE.
C'est un vieil argument qui ressort regulierement et qui est simplement faux, malgre ce que dit @MPigasse.
Contrairement a ce qu'il dit (ce qu'il pense?), annuler la dette francaise detenue par la BCE n'aurait aucun effet.
Il y a quelques annees, j'avais eu la meme discussion dans une audience au Senat. Je me permets de la repeter:
" La seconde question, sur laquelle je ne suis pas d'accord avec Jézabel Couppey-Soubeyran, est l'annulation de la dette.
Il faut procéder par étape. En general, bien sur, l'annulation d'une partie de la dette aurait des implications majeures pour les crediteurs, et par implication, pour le systeme financier.
Mais ce dont on parle ici, c'est uniquement l'annulation de la dette détenue par la BCE. Et là, je suis totalement perdu par le débat : certains disent que c'est bien, d'autres que c'est mal ; moi, je dis que cela ne change rien ! C'est un point fondamental que j'expliquerai en deux temps.
Imaginons tout d'abord que la Banque de France détienne des obligations du Trésor et décide d'annuler cette dette et les intérêts qui y sont afférents. Cela aboutit à une diminution des profits de la Banque de France qui ne touche plus les interets sur la dette, et donc a une diminution des transferts de la Banque de France au Tresor. Cette diminution des transferts correspond exactement à la diminution initiale des intérêts payes par le Tresor a la Banque de France. Par conséquent, du point de vue des revenus nets de l'Etat, c'est zéro ! C'est une simple question d'arithmétique.
C'est un peu plus compliqué dans le cas de la BCE. En effet, si elle décidait d'annuler la dette française et que cela diminuait ses profits globaux, l'Allemagne et d'autres pays en feraient partiellement les frais. Cela étant politiquement impossible, la BCE serait contrainte de diminuer la dette de tous les pays dans les mêmes proportions, et on en revient alors au même argument que j'ai avancé précédemment. Effet nul.
Il faut arrêter cette discussion « idiote », si je puis dire - Jézabel Couppey-Soubeyran me pardonnera ce terme."
Je rajouterai: Au pire, il peut amener certains partis a defendre des positions erronees et faire de fausses promesses.
On nous répète que la dette serait un mur infranchissable et qu’il n’y aurait pas de marges de manœuvre.
C’est faux.
La BCE détient environ 20 % de la dette française. Cette dette peut être annulée. Sans coût financier.
Pendant le Covid, ce qui était prétendument impossible est devenu possible : des centaines de milliards ont été mobilisés.
La leçon est simple : il n’y a pas de contrainte économique, il n’y a que des choix politiques.
Quand on veut, on peut.
Une autre politique est possible.
Luc Vernet retweeted
Global bond markets have caught on fire. The most notable spike in long-term yields is happening for the US and France, but at this point the rise in long-term yields is truly a global phenomenon. Reckless fiscal policy is catching up with governments...
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10/10
Cette révolution exige enfin de nouveaux droits pour l’étudiant :
— accès universel à une IA éducative de qualité ;
— apprentissage réellement personnalisé ;
— accompagnement par un professeur-coach humain augmenté ;
— portabilité de son historique et de son profil cognitifs d’une IA à l’autre ;
— neutralité idéologique et pluralité des sources ;
— confidentialité absolue des données d’apprentissage ;
— droit à l’oubli pédagogique, afin de ne pas rester prisonnier de ses erreurs ;
— demain, accès équitable aux technologies de neuro-augmentation, si elles deviennent indispensables.
« Ne faites plus d’études » ne proclame donc ni la mort du savoir ni celle de tout enseignement supérieur. Le livre appelle à déscolariser l’intelligence : apprendre à sa manière, dans le réel, à tout âge, avec les machines mais sans leur abandonner son esprit.
Luc Vernet retweeted
🚜🌱 Carbon farming rules are set – now Europe needs a market, not more delays.
@FarmEurope and @eateurope welcome the first steps taken in the revision of the EU #ETS, but farmers cannot wait until 2034 to be rewarded for reducing emissions. Connecting Carbon Farming (#CRCF) credits to the ETS is essential to unlock investment, accelerate decarbonisation, and strengthen Europe's competitiveness. 🇪🇺
Read our full reaction here: 🔗 farm-europe.eu/news/carbon-f…
#CarbonFarming #EUETS #Agriculture #ClimateAction #Decarbonisation #CAP #CarbonMarkets #FarmEurope #EatEurope
Luc Vernet retweeted
🚨 @FarmEurope regrets AGRI Committee vote putting the CAP's dedicated performance framework at risk
Today's vote in the @Europarl_EN's AGRI Committee is a missed opportunity to safeguard the CAP's dedicated performance framework and preserve the autonomy of the Common Agricultural Policy.
A strong, coherent and truly common #CAP requires governance and accountability rules that remain firmly anchored within the CAP itself.
🔗 Read our full reaction: farm-europe.eu/news/farm-eur…
#Agriculture #EUAgri #EuropeanParliament #FoodSecurity #Competitiveness #FarmEurope
Luc Vernet retweeted
🌱🇪🇺 The @Europarl_EN has rejected the proposed classification of soy as a high ILUC-risk feedstock.
This is an opportunity to build a more science-based and region-specific EU biofuels policy—one that continues to fight deforestation while recognising the role of sustainably produced EU soy in strengthening Europe's protein autonomy and renewable energy ambitions.
🔗 Read our full press release: farm-europe.eu/news/objectio…
#FarmEurope #Biofuels #Soy #RenewableEnergy #ProteinPlan #EUGreenDeal #Sustainability #Agriculture #EUAgri #EnergyTransition
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🌱🇪🇺 The @EU_Commission recognises the strategic role of EU crop-based biofuels
@FarmEurope welcomes the @EU_Commission's EU Protein Plan, particularly its recognition of the strategic role of European crop-based biofuels in delivering both sustainable energy and high-value protein for animal feed.
Supporting integrated biofuel and protein value chains means greater resilience, reduced import dependency, new opportunities for farmers, and a stronger European food system. 🚜⚡
🔗 Read our full statement: farm-europe.eu/news/protein-…
#FarmEurope #EUProteinPlan #ProteinStrategy #Biofuels #FoodSecurity #StrategicAutonomy #Agriculture #CAP #EnergyTransition #EUAgri





























