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Joint Statement from the Agri-Food sector on the revision of the EU Promotion Policy
In the context of the revision of the EU Promotion Policy and the ongoing discussions on the draft 2022 Annual Work Programme, Europatat and other 14 European agri-food sector organisations, which are members of the Civil Dialogue Group on Promotion and Quality, are...
ADAPT news: Farmer’s survey’s points out climate change as the biggest threat to potato production in Europe
Europatat is part of an international consortium involved in the research project ADAPT (“Accelerated Development of multiple-stress tolerAnt PoTato”), which aims at developing new strategies to make potatoes fit for the challenging growth conditions of the future....
CESPU, Copa-Cogeca, Europatat, Euroseeds and Starch Europe’s statement on New Genomic Techniques in potato breeding
The co-signing associations support the conclusions of the Commission study stating that the current GMO legislation in the EU faces clear implementation challenges and is no longer fit for purpose. We strongly welcome the Commission’s intention to initiate a...
Virtual Europatat Congress 2021 – A special and successful virtual event for the potato sector!
On 10 June the European potato community virtually gathered for the Europatat Congress 2021. Under the slogan “Stay connected – new strategies for the potato sector”, the annual event organised by Europatat, which was this year open to all the potato supply chain,...
Open letter on the future availability and use of crop protection tools in the framework of the EU Farm to Fork Strategy
Following the first anniversary of the publication of the Farm to Fork Strategy by the European Commission, Europatat and twelve other association members of the Agri-Food Chain Roundtable on Plant Protection have co-signed an open letter on the importance of carrying...
Europatat Congress 2021 – Registrations are open!
Europatat, the European Potato Trade Association, is excited to announce the opening of registrations for its upcoming annual Europatat Congress that will be organised on Thursday, 10th of June in a virtual format. This year’s event is open to the whole potato sector...
Latest updates from our H2020 project ‘ADAPT’
Europatat is part of an international consortium involved in the research project ADAPT (“Accelerated Development of multiple-stress tolerAnt PoTato”), which aims at developing new strategies to make potatoes fit for the challenging growth conditions of the future....
The Europatat Congress 2021 goes virtual!
Europatat is excited to announce that the 2021 edition of its annual Congress will be held on Thursday, 10th of June in a virtual format. Under the title “Stay connected – new strategies for the potato sector”, this special edition of the Europatat Congress will...
Europatat meets with EU Agriculture Commissioner to discuss on the future of the promotion policy
On 13 January 2021 Europatat, together with eight other European Associations, met with EU Agriculture Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski to exchange perspectives and concerns about the new trends set for the Promotion Policy and the Annual Work Programme (AWP) 2021....
Europatat replies to public consultation on EU trade policy review
Europatat welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the public consultation on the major review of the European Union’s trade policy launched by the European Commission. Our members support the EU’s ambition to establish a more stable and predictable rules-based...