Previous Events
2025
Biofuels: Growing Sustainable Energy
From 10:00 to 12:15
European Parliament, Brussels (room: Spinelli 5G1)
Downlisting the Wolf: A way forward for the EU
Wednesday, April 9, 2025 / 15:30 – 17:00 (CET) – Online
Wednesday, April 2, 2025 / 9:00 – 14:00 (CET) – Residence Palace (Rue de la Loi 155, 1000, Brussels)
Annual Conference 2025 of the ForumforAg
1 April, 2025
2024
Wednesday, 20 March 2024
17:00 – 18h30 CET
Online – Zoom platform
European Tree of the Year 2024 Award Ceremony
The Grand Finale of the European Tree of the Year 2024 took place on the 20th of March in the European Parliament.
2023
NEXT INTERGROUP EVENT
Satellite Use for Green Transition Monitoring
Applications are open for the 2023 edition of the FAMIGRO AWARD that rewards the best rural entrepreneurship project in Europe.
Deadline : March 1, 2023
Details : [email protected]
The Bee Award Ceremony took place on December 6 in the European Parliament
Find out who the winners are by heading to the Bee Award page!
We need your help!
Are you an agricultural producer?
Do you know anyone active in farming?
Participate with us in an online survey to unleash the potential of bio-based fertilisers
Since 2014, the European Bee Award is committed to find common solutions for the benefit of biodiversity by rewarding projects protecting pollinators.
The FAMIGRO Award for Rural Entrepreneurship is officially OPEN for applications!
For more information please consult our ELO website or contact [email protected]
2022
European Biodiversity Conference : December 6 from 4pm to 6pm at the European Parlieament
Biodiversity, Hunting Countryside Intergroup : Online.
Tuesday 8 February, 16 – 17.30 CET
2021
The European Biodiversity Conference, will take place in person on December 7th in Brussels from 3pm to 5.45pm at the NH Brussels Hotel Berlaymont. The theme of the conference will be Soil Strategy and how to make it work at the local level.
What a joy it was to see and meet all those who participated in the General Assembly in Cordoba!
An album has been created online – you can access it through the Members Login.
The brochure is included in the Publications page while our specially conceived website with information about the GA and pre-tour remains open with the full programme. Please click here or on the image.
Please save the date for the 25th Jubilee FCS GA in
Evora, Portugal : June 9 to 12, 2021
The winners of the Bee Award Ceremony that took place on Tuesday December 7 from 18h to 20h are annouced!
Congratulations to ‘Coup d’Pousse’ , ‘Connected scales’ and ‘Smartomizer H3O’ !
For more details, here is the press release.
IF you missed this inspiring YFCS webinar ‘Solving Problems with Tech in the Countryside‘ , you can watch the replay here. Listen to how In Ovo (NL) and LettUs Grow (UK) give ethical and ecological solutions in agriculture!
Both businesses won a Diploma of Recognition in our last edition of the Famigro Award with their spectacular projects.
“Working with volunteers on private land – How to get started?”
This webinar will address the involvement of volunteers to provide private land conservation.
A two part event on the 9th and 10th of November 2021 from 9:30 until 13:00 CET.
Workshop: Agricultural Land Market Regulations in the EU Members States
Thurs. June 10 Replay Here
Live Online : Motivation, challenges and expectations for the 2020-21 JRC study on “Land market regulations in the EU Member States”. For the replay, please go to here .
Due to the ever changing and to uncertain restrictions on travel to and from the UK, the Study Tour is unfortunately cancelled until further notice.
Please contact events(@)elo.org for futher details.
Intergroup on Biodiversity, Hunting Countryside
Online event on Dynamics of Agriculture for a Lively Countryside
June 22 2021 at 16h-18h CEST
The Intergroup would like to explore ways and remedies for the agriculture and farming profession to thrive and face the future challenges to improve EU sustainability.
Life+ “Land Is For Ever”
Monday June 7 2021 – 15h-17h CEST
Final conference on private land conservation
For more details and registration, please click here
1st Farming Biodiversity Summit and
ELO Solutions Workshop
All recording of the events are available here on the FFA website.
FFA2021 Regional Portugal
All recordings of the event are available on the FFA website. Key subjects included farming practices in Southern Europe with sustainable water use and farmland habitat management and increasing sustainability standards through trade deals
Soil Protection Conference
May 25 2021 – 5.30h-7h CEST
Virtual Conference on Soil Protection and the Building up of Organic Matter (Humus). To Register, please click here.
FFA2021 – Food System Renewal
We hope you enjoyed the high level discussions over the past month. If you missed any of the them, you can access the recordings by clicking on the image above. Check out the Members Section for an update of FCS news as given by our President Michael Prinz zu Salm Salm during the lunch time video chat!
2021 FAMIGRO Winner
It is with pleasure that we announce that FCS member Alfonso Chico de Guzman has been awarded the 2021 FAMIGRO award for his La Junquera Regenerative Farm and Entrepreneurship HUB project. This is his second award of the year, having won the Soil Award also! The award for …
To our French speaking members:
Nous avons le plaisir de presenter l’étude que nous avons produite en association avec la Fondation François Sommer, l’OFB et l’AGPB. Cliquez sur l’image pour le lien permettant de télécharger.
INTERGROUP EVENT – EU Nature Restoration Targets: State of play and next steps
April 13 2021 – 15h-17h CET
This event will discuss the EC’s proposed approach and, in particular, the choice of opting for a binding target and evaluate the missing elements to improve the health and resilience of European rich ecosystems.
ELO article in the French Hunting & Nature magazine!
The Magazine du Club has published a 3 page article written by Thierry de l’Escaille about the ELO, FCS and Wildlife Estates and more (in French). Please click on the lower image for access.
To access the successful YFCS webinar on Brexit attended by many FCS members and an article written by our expert Michael Sayer, please login to the Members section top right.
The next YFCS webinar is planned for this June. For more information, please contact alberto.hermosel(@)elo.org
REWARD Final Conference
April 14 2021 – 15h-17h CET
REWARD : Raising Employability of Women through entrepreneurialRe Activities fostering Rural Development.
Join us as we discuss the economic and social situation of rural women and their experiences in the EU, our training system and the case studies that helped shape our project.
For registration, please click here
Our Secretary General presents a short video on why FFA2021 matters.
Do please check out the programme, register, attend and participate in the 3 week long forum!
“LONG LIVE THE TREES”
The winner of the EUROPEAN TREE OF THE YEAR 2021 has been announced! Click on the image to watch this wonderful video with an introduction by our CEO Thierry de l’Escaille and a story about the 14 finalists. The winner is announced at the end!
Thank you for voting!
Following the EPG’s discussion on the strict protection target of the EU 2030 Biodiversity Strategy, here is a new version of the ELO position paper. Strict protection. ELO Position. 29.01.2021
Please contact [email protected] for any questions or remarks.
Innovation Conference: What role will and should agri-technologies play in the delivering of the F2F strategy?
Online: Feb. 23 at 3.30pm CET.
2020
A new programme on GrandAit.tv (in French) that highlights the pleasures and diversification of nature in the countryside. Click on the link for a taste.
Apex-Brazil and the European Landowners Organization invite you to join the dialogue inspired by the Farm to Fork Strategy on Monday, 23 November, 2PM. WATCH THE REPLAY HERE!