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Press Releases
May 2026
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Brussels, 19 May 2026 — The European Landowners’ Organization (ELO) welcomes the publication of the European Commission’s Fertiliser Action Plan as a necessary response to the growing pressure on Europe’s farmers, landowners and rural busi...
May 2026
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Brussels, 5th May 2026 – The European Landowners’ Organization (ELO) expresses grave reservations about the European Commission’s latest “simplification package” for the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), concluding that the regulat...
April 2026
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When a group of CoCo partners travelled through the green mountains of Asturias and Cantabria this month, they expected to learn about local pastoral traditions and the challenges related to the presence of wolves. What they didn’t expect was how ...
April 2026
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While the European farming and forest sectors welcomed last year’s targeted simplification for micro and small primary operators as a positive step towards greater proportionality, the current preparation work shows that further efforts are needed...
April 2026
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Brussels, April 14th – Óliver Ruiz Garrido joined us in Brussels to accept on behalf of his organization Asociación Semillistas the prestigious Land and Soil Management Award for the 2026 edition. The award was presented on stage during the ...
March 2026
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What does it actually take to understand how farmers across Europe live alongside wolves, bears and wolverine? For the CoCo project, it starts with a questionnaire and approximately 1,000 of them, collected from farms in 12 countries and 30 case stu...
March 2026
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Brussels 24 March – The Lithuanian Oak of Laukiai from the village of Rukai has won the 15th edition of the European Tree of the Year contest. The Old Wild Apple Tree from Slovakia takes second place, while the Crooked Tree from Poland ranks t...
March 2026
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Brussels, 18 March 2026 — Following the adoption of the Council conclusions on the new EU Bioeconomy Strategy on 17 March, the European Landowners’ Organization (ELO) welcomes the strong recognition by Member States of the strategic role offarme...
February 2026
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Voting for the 15th edition of the European Tree of the Year officially started today. The contest is looking for trees with the most interesting stories – this year the public can choose from 12 remarkable trees selected from the national rounds....
December 2025
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Across Europe, people are finding new ways to share land with wildlife, from open pastures to forest edges and mountain valleys. The CoCo project is examining how coexistence plays out in practice by collecting and analysing insights from those dire...
December 2025
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Brussels, 16 December 2025 – The European Landowners’ Organization (ELO) welcomes the publication of the European Commission’s Food and Feed Safety Simplification Omnibus, which responds in several key areas to the priorities raised by ELO in ...
December 2025
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Brussels, 4 December 2025 — The European Landowners’ Organization (ELO) welcomes the provisional agreement reached between the Council and the European Parliament on the regulation of New Genomic Techniques (NGTs). This long-awaited step comes a...
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