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CONSEIL EUROPEEN DES JEUNES AGRICULTEURS

Acronym: CEJA

General Information

Identification Code: 849413211923-25
Website: [object Object]
Entity Form: AISBL
Registration Category: Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
Registration Date: 9/20/2013
Last Update: 6/21/2024
EP Accredited Number: 5

Mission & Interests

Goals: CEJA, the European Council of Young Farmers, is a non-profit organisation whose mission is to carry the voice of Europe’s next generation of farmers. The organisation represents young people willing to become or already farmers. Its membership is composed of 33 national organisations of young farmers from 22 EU Member States and 2 non-EU countries (Serbia, United Kingdom). CEJA has a history and experience of 66 years before the European institutions. CEJA’s primary aim is to promote a younger, more innovative and sustainable agricultural sector by empowering young people in agriculture, encouraging them to take charge of their own lives, and fostering their participation in the EU and national democratic life.
Interests Represented: Does not represent commercial interests
Interests:
  • Agriculture and rural development
  • Budget
  • Business and industry
  • Climate action
  • Consumers
  • Education and training
  • Employment and social affairs
  • Energy
  • Enlargement
  • Environment
  • Food safety
  • Public health
  • Regional policy
  • Research and innovation
  • Trade
  • Youth
Levels of Interest:
  • european

Activities

Main EU Legislative Proposals: Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) - Long-term vision for rural areas - Land - Investments - Knowledge and education - Agrifood value chain - Youth - European Green Deal- Common Market Organisation - EU Soil Monitoring Law - Animal welfare regulation - New Genomic Techniques (NGTs) - EU Pact for Skills - Trade - Natural resources - Climate action - Mental health
Communication Activities: - January 2022 - Publication of position paper on soils - June 2022 - Publication of position paper on animal welfare - August 2022 - Video campaign #Farming4Future - December 2022 - Publication of position paper on NGTs - February 2023 - Publication of policy paper on land - May 2023 - Publication of policy paper on smart agriculture and digitalisation, knowledge and education, and finance and investments - May 2023 - Conference "The road to sustainability in agriculture" - June 2023 - Pop-up exhibition MINDSCAPES on mental health in agriculture and rural areas - October 2023 - Young Farmers Late Show (as part of the project “A Revived CAP: CAPitalising on the National Strategic Plans” - Project number: 101122121 - from the IMCAP2027 programme of DG AGRI) - November 2023 - Publication of political statement on food systems - January 2024 - Farm visit with Executive Vice President Maros Sefcovic - 2024 - Participation in the strategic dialogue on the future of agriculture - April 2024 - Publication of Manifesto for the EU elections
EU Supported Forums and Platforms: Advisory Group on Sustainability of Food Systems#E03832#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3832 #MEMBER #C#OtherExpert Group EU Olive Oil and Table Olives Market Observatory#E03907#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3907 #MEMBER #C#ProfessionalsCivil Dialogue Group (CDG) on Environment and Climate Change#E03883#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3883 #MEMBER #C#Civil society#ProfessionalsExpert Group on agricultural commodity derivatives and spot markets#E02834#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=2834 #MEMBER #C#Civil society#ProfessionalsCivil Dialogue Group (CDG) on the CAP Strategic Plans and Horizontal Matters#E03877#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3877 #MEMBER #C#ProfessionalsCivil Dialogue Group (CDG) on Animal Production#E03879#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3879 #MEMBER #C#Civil societyExpert group EU Meat Market Observatory#E03431#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3431 #MEMBER #C#Civil society#ProfessionalsExpert Group on the European Food Security Crisis Preparedness and Response Mechanism#E03829#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3829 #MEMBER #C#OtherCivil Dialogue Group (CDG) on International Aspects of Agriculture#E03880#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3880 #MEMBER #C#Civil societyExpert Group EU Crops Market Observatory#E03526#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3526 #MEMBER #C#ProfessionalsCivil Dialogue Group (CDG) on Agricultural Markets#E03878#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3878 #MEMBER #C#Civil society#ProfessionalsAnimal Health Advisory Comittee#E03832/1#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=103292 #MEMBER #C#OtherExpert Group Milk Market Observatory#E03037#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3037 #MEMBER #C#Civil society#ProfessionalsExpert Group on Carbon Removals#E03861#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3861 #MEMBER #C#OtherExpert Group EU Agri-Food Chain Observatory#E03949#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3949 #OBSERVER #C#IndustryCivil Dialogue Group (CDG) on Organic Farming#E03881#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3881 #MEMBER #C#Civil societyCivil Dialogue Group (CDG) on Quality and Promotion#E03882#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3882 #MEMBER #C#ProfessionalsWorking Group on Plant Health#E03832/2#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=103432 #MEMBER #C#OtherWorking Group on Seeds and Propagating Material#E03832/3#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=103433 #MEMBER #C#Other
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: Rural, mountainous and remote areas (RUMRA) and smart villages

Head Office

Address: Rue de la Loi 677ème étage
Post Code: 1040
City: Bruxelles
Country: BELGIUM
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EU Office

Address: Rue de la Loi 677ème étage
Post Code: 1040
City: Bruxelles
Country: BELGIUM
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Financial Data

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Membership Information

Members10 Percent: 5
Members25 Percent: 2
Members50 Percent: 0
Members75 Percent: 0
Members: 10
Members F T E: 4
Info Members: As of June 3024, CEJA's Secretariat is composed of 6 workers (to which may add up occasional interns): - Secretary General - Policy Advisor - Policy Officer - Project Manager* - Project Officer* - Administrative Assistant* The Project Manager and Project Officer dedicate exclusively to the drafting, implementation and reporting of EU grants and projects, but occasionally engage with the activities described under Heading 9 in the framework of communication and dissemination activities centered around the topics of the projects. Volunteers in the organisation, in particular the Presidency, also takes part occasionally in the activities described under Heading 9, such as expert groups, and are here listed as 10% full time equivalent. The Administrative Assistant dedicate exclusively to the organisational and logistical tasks of the structure and is not engaging with any of the activities described under Heading 9.

Structure

Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: FULL MEMBERS Austria 1. LANDJUGEND ÖSTERREICH – LJO 2. JUNGE LANDWIRTSCHAFT ÖSTERREICH - JLÖ Belgium 3. GROENEKRING - GK 4. FEDERATION DES JEUNES AGRICULTEURS – FJA Cyprus 5. CYPRUS YOUNG FARMERS ORGANISATION COUNCIL - CYFOC Czech Republic 6. Young Agrarians Society of the Czech Republic (YAS) Denmark 7. LANDBOUNGDOM Estonia 8. EESTI NOORTALUNIKE LIIT – ENL (Estonian Young Farmers association) Finland 9. MAA- JA METSÄTALOUSTUOTTAJAIN KESKUSLIITTO - MTK (Central Union of Agricultural Producers And Forest Owners) 10. SVENSKA LANTBRUKSPRODUCENTERNAS CENTRALFÖRBUND -SLC France 11. JEUNES AGRICULTEURS - JA Germany 12. BUND DER DEUTSCHEN LANDJUGEND - BDL Ireland 13. MACRA NA FEIRME - MACRA Italy 14. ASSOCIAZIONE GIOVANI IMPRENDITORI AGRICOLI - AGIA 15. ASSOCIAZIONE NAZIONALE GIOVANI AGRICOLTORI - ANGA 16. COLDIRETTI GIOVANI IMPRESA Latvia 17. Latvijas Jauno zemnieku klubs – JZK (Latvian Young Farmers Club) Lithuania 18. LIETUVOS JAUNŲJŲ ŪKININKŲ IR JAUNIMO SĄJUNGA - LJŪJS (The Union of Lithuanian Young Farmers and Youth) Luxembourg 19. LËTZEBUERGER LANDJUGEND A JONGBAUEREN - LLJ 20. CENTRALE PAYSANNE Service Jeunesse – CP Malta 21. YOUNG FARMERS MALTA Netherlands 22. NEDERLANDS AGRARISCH JONGEREN KONTAKT - NAJK Poland 23. TRADE UNION - NATIONAL CENTRE OF YOUNG FARMERS - ZZCNMR 24. POLISH RURAL YOUTH ORGANISATION - ZMW Portugal 25. ASSOCIAÇÃO DOS JOVENS AGRICULTORES DE PORTUGAL - AJAP Slovakia 26. ZDRUŽENIE MLADÝCH FARMÁROV NA SLOVENSKU - ASYF (Association of Slovakian Young Farmers) Slovenia 27. ZVEZA SLOVENSKE PODEŽELSKE MLADINE - ZSPM (Slovenian Rural Youth Association) Spain 28. ASOCIACIÓN AGRARIA JÓVENES AGRICULTORES - ASAJA JOVEN 29. JUVENTUDES AGRARIAS DE COAG - COAG 30. JUVENTUDES AGRARIAS DE UPA - UPA JOVEN Sweden 31. LANTBRUKARNAS RIKSFÖRBUND - LRF (Federation of Swedish Farmers) ASSOCIATE MEMBERS UK 32. NFU NEXT GENERATION SERBIA 33. SRPSKO UDRUŽENJE MLADIH POLJOPRIVREDNIKA - SUMP (Serbian Young Farmers Association)
Organisation Members: - Observer member (International Non-Governmental Youth Organisation) at the European Youth Forum: https://www.youthforum.org/our-members - Partner of the World Farmers Organisation (WFO): https://www.wfo-oma.org/our-partners/