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Christophe Hansen
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🇪🇺 Commissioner for Agriculture and Food | former Member of the @europarl_en and former Member of @ChambreLux 🇱🇺
Delivering on my engagement promise

Final stop of my 🇪🇺 tour: Slovakia. Met Minister Richard Takáč on the future CAP & EU budget, spoke with agri representatives & young farmers, 🇸🇰 being one of the EU’s best students!

Also enjoyed Slovak 🍎 & celebrated the new PGI Muranské buchty
November 28, 2025 at 5:37 PM
After a challenging year for Hungarian farmers impacted by frost and drought, I met Minister Nagy in Budapest to discuss the next CAP, and honour new 🇭🇺 GIs🍷

Field visit of an excellent 🧀 farm & roundtables with young farmers ahead!
November 27, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Our farmers & agri-food sector deserve fair global competition.

👉 The most hazardous pesticides banned in the EU for health & environmental reasons should not be allowed back in through imported products.

The work starts now 🕒

link.europa.eu/tJfYHt
November 25, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Calling all EU agri-food businesses! Join me from 24-28 May 2026 on an EU business mission to Thailand to boost your food & beverage products' presence in this thriving market

New export opportunities ahead, don't miss this chance 👉Apply by 19 Dec!

✍️https://link.europa.eu/dt4jDQ
November 24, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Deal ! 🇪🇺 A major step to protect farmers & suppliers from unfair trading practices

Now we must match ambition with action: only strong, consistent enforcement across borders will make this fairness in the food supply chain real for those who feed Europe

@eu2025dk.bsky.social
@europarl.europa.eu
November 12, 2025 at 2:09 PM
🎯Simplification promised, simplification delivered!

Co-legislators have sealed the deal, cutting red tape & bureaucracy for farmers & national administrations

A big win for EU farmers & agri-food producers, helping them focus on feeding Europe with simpler policies 👩‍🌾
November 10, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Simpler rules, stronger standards! 🌱

Today, I’m listening to farmers, consumers and retailers to streamline EU organic rules, boosting efficiency without compromising quality.

Let’s ensure EU organic farming remains the gold standard 🇪🇺
November 10, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Thank you Prime Minister Mitsotakis & Vice-President of the Government Hatzidakis for the warm welcome 🇬🇷

I see your commitment to fix the issues accumulated over the years.

We continue our good cooperation for the benefit of Greek farmers.
November 7, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Σας ευχαριστώ @kmitsotakis και @K_Hatzidakis για την θερμή υποδοχή 🇬🇷

Αναγνωρίζω τη δέσμευσή σας να διορθώσετε τα ζητήματα που έχουν συσσωρευτεί όλα αυτά τα χρόνια.

Συνεχίζουμε την καλή μας συνεργασία προς όφελος των Ελλήνων αγροτών.
November 7, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Day 1 in Greece 🇬🇷

Discussed #CAP reforms with Minister Tsiaras & MPs ➡️ visited the Benaki Phytopathological Institute to see progress in plant health & food safety

Cooperation for the benefit of farmers isn’t a slogan, it's the principle guiding all my visits to member states 🇪🇺
November 6, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Thank you @europarl.europa.eu AGRI Committee for today’s exchange:

📄Taking stock of progress made
👨‍🌾Presenting our vital Generational Renewal Strategy

Looking forward to continued constructive cooperation to deliver real, swift simplification for Europe’s farmers & agri-food producers
November 5, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Strong regions, strong Europe!

Today with representatives in charge of agriculture in Régions de France 🇫🇷

The new #CAP must strike a balance: common 🇪🇺 goals with more national & regional leeway for a fairer & more targeted support, with extra help for regions that need it most
November 5, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Des régions fortes, pour une Europe forte!

Avec les représentants agriculture de Régions de France 🇫🇷
La future #PAC doit allier objectifs communs 🇪🇺et flexibilité nationale & régionale pour un soutien plus équitable & ciblé, avec➕d'aide pour les régions qui en ont le plus besoin
November 5, 2025 at 12:52 PM
À Paris pour des échanges intéressants avec le Premier Ministre Lecornu, la Ministre Annie Genevard
et le Secrétaire général Emmanuel Moulin sur:

➡️ L'avenir de la PAC
➡️ Le soutien aux régions ultrapériphériques
➡️ La protection de notre modèle agricole

Toujours à l’écoute des priorités des États!
October 28, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Honoré de participer au Forum mondial de l’agriculture @oecd-ocde.bsky.social sur « Attirer de nouveaux agriculteurs pour l’avenir de l’agriculture » en phase avec notre stratégie de Renouvellement des Générations👩‍🌾

Un enjeu 🇪🇺 mais aussi 🌎, comme souligné avec la Secrétaire générale adjointe Goodman
October 28, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Honoured to participate in the @oecd-ocde.bsky.social Global Forum on Agriculture on “Attracting New Farmers for the Future of Agriculture,” in line with our Generational Renewal Strategy 👩‍🌾

Crucial not only for the 🇪🇺 but also for 🌎, as the exchange with Deputy Secretary-General Goodman showed
October 28, 2025 at 12:46 PM
This year, we:
🔗 took action to increase the bargaining power of farmers in the food chain
✍️ cut red tape to ease their burden
🍇 backed our wine producers
👩‍🌾& layed the foundation for a future CAP that works for all

Discussing this & more during today’s #AGRIFISH

👉 link.europa.eu/yBbv84
October 27, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Valuable exchange today with 🇧🇷 State Secretary for Commerce & agri representatives

I opened the Business Forum, connecting EU agri-food producers with Brazil’s market potential 👉Insightful talks on marketing, consumer trends, organics & GIs.

Obrigado to all advancing this partnership!
October 23, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Olá, São Paulo 🇧🇷!

Together with 77 agri-food businesses from across the EU, we’re here to explore export opportunities and strengthen 🇪🇺🤝🇧🇷 agri-food cooperation

Proud to showcase our top-quality EU products ➡️ It's time to expand and bring our excellence into new markets
October 23, 2025 at 7:26 AM
We know that getting started in farming can be tough🌱

That's why we're supporting the next gen of farmers by improving access to :
📈 Credit
🌾 Land
📚Skills

including with our Young Farmer Starter Pack with up to €300,000 to get started

link.europa.eu/vrTkBg
October 21, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Today, we're making support for young and new farmers a political priority.

Our food security and rural areas depend on it.

It’s time to act with our Generational Renewal Strategy
➡️ So that farming remains a viable & rewarding choice for generations to come.
October 21, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Transatlantic partnership at its finest

Farmers across the Atlantic face similar challenges & have much to gain by working together
This fellowship unites young farmers from the 🇪🇺 & 🇺🇸 to connect, innovate & shape agriculture’s future

Cooperation today, food security tomorrow link.europa.eu/kHxpPw
October 17, 2025 at 7:59 AM
No farmers, no food

#WorldFoodDay
October 16, 2025 at 3:18 PM
On #RuralWomenDay, we celebrate rural women, the backbone of our farms & communities.

The future CAP will continue to focus support to those who need it most, especially women & young farmers and launch a Women in Farming platform to boost engagement & share good practices 🌱👩‍🌾
October 15, 2025 at 3:34 PM
EU agri priorities meet island realities in Malta 🇲🇹🇪🇺

👨‍🌾 Heard directly from farmers, discussed food security & small farm support & opened the new Food Safety & Security Authority with Prime Minister Robert Abela
& Minister Anton Refalo — a step forward for safe, high-quality food for all!
October 13, 2025 at 2:06 PM