International organisation - Europe COPA-COGECA

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Committee of Professional Agricultural Organisations in the European Union (COPA)

and

General Confederation of Agricultural Co-operatives in the European Union (COGECA)

Two organisations with common aims providing support and information as well as representing the interests of European farmers and related industries.

COPA

COPA is made up of 53 organisations from the 25 countries of the European Union, 5 associated organisations from Bulgaria and Romania and 7 partner organisations from Iceland, Norway, Switzerland and Turkey. This broad membership allows COPA to represent both the general and specific interests of farmers in the Member States.

Since its inception, it has been recognised by the Community authorities as the spokesman for the agricultural sector as a whole.

COGECA

As an officially recognised representative body of all agricultural and fishery co-operatives in the EU, COGECA represents their general and specific interests vis-à-vis the Community authorities: European Commission, Council of Ministers, European Parliament, Economic and Social Committee, Committee of the Regions.

COGECA takes part in the preparation and development of all Community policies, which set out the framework for co-operatives which are an integral part of the multifunctional European Model of Agriculture and play an increasing role for the farm income from the market.

COGECA's lobbying work is carried out as a complement to COPA, in over 50 - mostly joint - working groups and in approximately 300 meetings per year.

This is made possible by a joint Secretariat.

Contacts

Contact

• Secretariat / COPA/COGECA BELGIUM