{"id":466729,"date":"2026-10-02T17:28:55","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T15:28:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/2026\/10\/02\/giansanti-rieletto-allunanimita-alla-guida-del-copa-lollobrigida-garanzia-per-il-settore-agricolo\/"},"modified":"2026-10-02T17:48:04","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T15:48:04","slug":"giansanti-unanimously-re-elected-as-head-of-copa-lollobrigida-a-guarantee-for-the-agricultural-sector","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/en\/2026\/10\/02\/giansanti-unanimously-re-elected-as-head-of-copa-lollobrigida-a-guarantee-for-the-agricultural-sector\/","title":{"rendered":"Giansanti unanimously re-elected as head of COPA; Lollobrigida: \u201cA guarantee for the agricultural sector\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Brussels \u2013 The president of Confagricoltura, <strong>Massimiliano Giansanti<\/strong>, has been unanimously re-elected as head of COPA. He was re-elected by the Executive Committee, which met today (2 October) in Brussels for a plenary session. He will continue to lead COPA alongside the current six vice-presidents: Nikolaus Berlakovich (LK\u00d6, Austria), S\u00f8ren S\u00f8ndergaard (DAFC, Denmark), Franck Sander (FNSEA, France), Pedro Barato (ASAJA, Spain), Jan Dole\u017eal (AKCR, Czech Republic) and Francie Gorman (IFA, Ireland). \u201cI approach this new role with a great sense of responsibility and commitment. I intend to continue along the path we have set out on towards a new CAP (Common Agricultural Policy, ed.) that can safeguard the incomes and role of European farmers, who are on the front line every day to ensure we all have access to essential goods, as well as the sustainability of our precious rural areas,\u201d he commented immediately afterwards.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>At this historic moment, the sector\u2019s attention remains firmly fixed on the EU\u2019s next multiannual budget (the Multiannual Financial Framework 2028\u20132034). \u201cIt\u2019s now or never. It is time for European agriculture to strengthen its position as a strategic asset on the global stage\u201d, because \u201cfood is soft power\u201d and \u201cour food security must remain at the top of the Union\u2019s political agenda, on a par with border defence and energy supply,\u201d said Giansanti, thanking the presidents of the organisations that make up COPA. \u201cTo achieve this goal, we need a budget commensurate with the challenges we face. To respond to the climate and oil shocks, the world\u2019s major powers are investing in strategic resources. COPA is committed to ensuring that European agriculture is recognised as such,\u201d emphasised the re-elected president.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The re-elected Italian president of the Committee of European Professional Agricultural Organisations immediately received congratulations from across the political spectrum. \u201cItaly therefore remains at the helm of the organisation representing European farmers. This result confirms that, thanks to the work of the Meloni government, our nation has regained its influence in every sphere in Europe,\u201d commented the Minister for Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forests, <strong> Francesco Lollobrigida<\/strong>. \u201cHaving a competent and experienced leader such as Giansanti at the helm of COPA is a guarantee for the entire agricultural sector. We extend our best wishes to him and his team for their work,\u201d he added.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Speaking from the European Parliament, Vice-President <strong>Antonella Sberna<\/strong> (Fratelli d\u2019Italia \u2013 ECR) highlighted that Giansanti\u2019s re-election \u201cat the helm of the leading organisation representing European farmers is a cause for satisfaction, as it recognises Italy\u2019s expertise, experience, and ability to represent the agricultural sector in Brussels.\u201d European agriculture \u201cis going through a decisive phase, in which we must defend the competitiveness of our businesses, ensuring that farmers play a central role in the European Union\u2019s decision-making, as requested by Italy, particularly with a view to the future Common Agricultural Policy and the major challenges facing the sector. \u201cI extend my best wishes to Giansanti and his team for their work,\u201d continued Sberna.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The head of the Democratic Party delegation to the European Parliament (S&amp;D), <strong>Nicola Zingaretti<\/strong>, also expressed his satisfaction, describing Giansanti\u2019s re-election as \u201can important recognition for Italian agriculture as well.\u201d At a time \u201cof great challenges and transformations, Europe must choose to invest in agriculture, safeguarding farmers\u2019 incomes and food security for people and regions. This is why we need a strong CAP and a European budget that is up&nbsp;to the challenges, without any cutbacks on the resources allocated to the agricultural sector,\u201d Zingaretti pointed out.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Also speaking from the chamber of the European Parliament, on behalf of the Fratelli d\u2019Italia (ECR) delegation, <strong>Carlo Fidanza<\/strong> said he was \u201cconfident that Giansanti will be able to continue, thanks to his experience and professionalism, to successfully lead the organisation that represents European farmers.\u201d Furthermore, \u201cItaly has assumed significant strategic importance in shaping European agricultural policies, and this major recognition is further confirmation of this,\u201d emphasised the ECR coordinator on the Agriculture Committee.<\/p>\n<p>President Giansanti\u2019s first term focused on consolidating collective action aimed at placing farmers\u2019 voices at the top of the European political agenda. In this context, two highly attended demonstrations are worth mentioning: the first, held in December 2025 in Brussels, which prompted the European Commission to acknowledge the shortcomings for the agricultural sector within the proposed Multiannual Financial Framework; the second, organised in January 2026 in Strasbourg, which led the European Parliament to refer the agreement with Mercosur to the Court of Justice for legal review, in response to the sector\u2019s demands. \u201cTwo significant achievements demonstrating that strong mobilisation, combined with effective political commitment at the institutional level, can bring tangible benefits to European farmers and rural communities,\u201d Giansanti added. \u201cThese initiatives have helped shift the debate from viewing agriculture as a problem to recognising it as a strategic asset for Europe,\u201d he commented.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zingaretti (PD): &#8220;An important recognition for Italian agriculture too&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":466641,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"format":"standard","override":[{"template":"1","parallax":"1","fullscreen":"1","layout":"right-sidebar","sidebar":"default-sidebar","second_sidebar":"default-sidebar","sticky_sidebar":"1","share_position":"top","share_float_style":"share-monocrhome","show_featured":"1","show_post_meta":"1","show_post_author":"1","show_post_author_image":"1","show_post_date":"1","post_date_format":"default","post_date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","show_post_category":"1","show_post_reading_time":"0","post_reading_time_wpm":"300","post_calculate_word_method":"str_word_count","show_zoom_button":"0","zoom_button_out_step":"2","zoom_button_in_step":"3","show_post_tag":"1","show_prev_next_post":"1","show_popup_post":"1","show_comment_section":"1","number_popup_post":"1","show_author_box":"0","show_post_related":"1","show_inline_post_related":"0"}],"image_override":[{"single_post_thumbnail_size":"crop-500","single_post_gallery_size":"crop-500"}],"trending_post_position":"meta","trending_post_label":"Trending","sponsored_post_label":"Sponsored by","disable_ad":"0","subtitle":""},"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_override_counter":{"view_counter_number":"0","share_counter_number":"0","like_counter_number":"0","dislike_counter_number":"0"},"footnotes":""},"categories":[25709],"tags":[25855,28529,25857,29400,27389,27021,31277,33394,29751],"class_list":["post-466729","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-agrifood-en","tag-agriculture-en","tag-copa-en","tag-copa-cogeca-en","tag-fidanza-en","tag-lollobrigida-en","tag-maximilian-giansanti-en","tag-pac-en-2","tag-ue","tag-zingaretti-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/466729","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=466729"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/466729\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":466730,"href":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/466729\/revisions\/466730"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/466641"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=466729"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=466729"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=466729"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}