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Promotion of EU farm products

The EU's promotion policy helps EU producers to sell their farm products in an increasingly competitive global marketplace, while delivering jobs and growth at home.

Promotion at a glance

Promotion campaigns about EU farm products are designed to open up new market opportunities for EU farmers and the wider food industry, as well as helping them build their existing business.

There are two kinds of promotion action:

  • those run by European trade or inter-trade associations, producer organisations or associations of producer organisations, agri-food bodies and co-financed by the EU;
  • those run directly by the EU itself, such as diplomatic offensives by the Commissioner in non-EU countries to develop agri-food trade, or participation in fairs and communication campaigns.​

Promotion policy rules set out how EU funding can be used for information and promotion initiatives in both EU countries and countries outside the EU.

 

Annual work programme

The Commission will allocate €205 million in 2026 to fund promotion activities for sustainable and high-quality EU agri-food products in the EU and worldwide.

Funding available in 2026

Information days took place on 27-28 January 2026 in Brussels and online, for potential beneficiaries to gain insights on the funding opportunities and the application process.

The event recordings and presentations will be made available on the REA website.

  • 17 DECEMBER 2025
Commission implementing decision – Work programme for 2026
  • 17 DECEMBER 2025
Annex, part 1 – Work programme for 2026

Previous annual work programmes can be found in the documents section.

Funding for promotion campaigns

Promotion campaigns in practice

The Commission defines the strategic priorities for promoting EU farm products and the funding criteria in an annual work programme outlining products and possible markets.

The European Research Executive Agency (REA) puts this strategic policy into practice on behalf of the Commission.

It does this by:

  • publishing calls for proposals and evaluating proposals;
  • awarding grants and managing grant agreements for so-called multi programmes (that involve at least two organisations from at least two EU countries or one or more EU organisations);
  • organising events and communication campaigns both inside and outside the EU.

The Commission adopts a decision to select simple programmes based on the ranking of the proposals established by REA.

Simple programmes involve one or more organisations from the same EU country. They are managed by national administrations.

  • 23 JANUARY 2025
National authority in the relevant EU country

Selection decision 2025

Previous selection decisions can be found in the documents section.

  • 29 OCTOBER 2025
Commission implementing decision on the selection of the simple programmes concerning promotion of agricultural products for 2025
  • 29 OCTOBER 2025
Commission implementing decision – Annexes (2025)

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Documents

Previous annual work programmes

2025
  • 13 DECEMBER 2024
Commission implementing decision – Work programme for 2025
  • 13 DECEMBER 2024
Annex, part 1 – Work programme for 2025
2024
  • 14 NOVEMBER 2023
Commission implementing decision – Work programme for 2024
  • 14 NOVEMBER 2023
Annexes – Work programme for 2024
2023
  • 16 DECEMBER 2022
Commission implementing decision – Work programme for 2023
  • 16 DECEMBER 2022
Annexes – Work programme for 2023
2022
  • 15 DECEMBER 2021
Commission implementing decision – Work programme for 2022
  • 15 DECEMBER 2021
Annexes – Work programme for 2022
2021
  • 16 DECEMBER 2020
Commission implementing decision – Work programme for 2021
  • 16 DECEMBER 2020
Annexes – Work programme for 2021
2020
  • 19 NOVEMBER 2019
Commission implementing decision – Work programme for 2020
  • 20 NOVEMBER 2023
Annexes – Work programme for 2020
2019
  • 14 NOVEMBER 2018
Commission implementing decision – Work programme for 2019
  • 14 NOVEMBER 2018
Annexes – Work programme for 2019
2018
  • 27 NOVEMBER 2017
Commission implementing decision – Work programme for 2018
  • 27 NOVEMBER 2017
Annexes – Work programme for 2018
2017
  • 23 APRIL 2018
Commission implementing decision on the adoption of the work programme for 2017
  • 23 APRIL 2018
Annexes – Work programme for 2017
  • 23 APRIL 2018
Summary of the annexes
2016
  • 23 APRIL 2018
Commission implementing decision on the adoption of the work programme for 2016
  • 23 APRIL 2018
Annexes – Work programme for 2016
  • 23 APRIL 2018
Summary of the annexes

Previous selection decisions

2024
  • 21 NOVEMBER 2024
Commission implementing decision on the selection of the simple programmes concerning promotion of agricultural products for 2024
  • 21 NOVEMBER 2024
Commission implementing decision – Annexes (2024)
2023
  • 13 NOVEMBER 2023
Commission implementing decision on the selection of the simple programmes concerning promotion of agricultural products for 2023
  • 13 NOVEMBER 2023
Commission implementing decision – Annexes (2023)
2022
  • 10 NOVEMBER 2022
Commission implementing decision on the selection of the simple programmes concerning promotion of agricultural products for 2022
  • 10 NOVEMBER 2022
Commission implementing decision – Annexes (2022)
2021
  • 8 DECEMBER 2021
Commission implementing decision on the selection of the simple programmes concerning promotion of agricultural products for 2021
  • 8 DECEMBER 2021
Commission implementing decision – Annexes (2021)
2020
  • 14 DECEMBER 2020
Commission implementing decision on the selection of the simple programmes concerning promotion of agricultural products for 2020
  • 16 DECEMBER 2020
Commission implementing decision – Annexes (2020)
  • 15 DECEMBER 2020
Commission implementing decision on the selection of the simple programmes concerning promotion of agricultural products under 2020 additional call for proposals to restore market situation
  • 17 DECEMBER 2020
Commission implementing decision – Annexes (2020)
2019
  • 21 OCTOBER 2019
Commission implementing decision on the selection of the simple programmes concerning promotion of agricultural products for 2019
  • 21 OCTOBER 2019
Commission implementing decision – Annexes (2019)
2018
  • 16 OCTOBER 2018
Commission implementing decision on the selection of the simple programmes concerning promotion of agricultural products for 2018
  • 24 OCTOBER 2018
Commission implementing decision – Annexes (2018)
2017
  • 19 OCTOBER 2017
Commission implementing decision on the selection of the simple programmes concerning promotion of agricultural products for 2017
  • 19 OCTOBER 2017
Commission implementing decision – Annexes (2017)
2016
  • 18 NOVEMBER 2016
Commission implementing decision on the selection of the simple programmes concerning promotion of agricultural products for 2016
  • 18 NOVEMBER 2016
Commission implementing decision – Annexes (2016)

Events

Competitions and award ceremonies
Friday 16 October 2026, 09:00 - Sunday 18 October 2026, 17:00 (CEST)