Massimiliano Giansanti confirmed as head of the European farmers’ organisation Copa
The president of Confagricoltura reiterated: “Food is soft power; our food security must remain at the top of the EU’s political agenda, on a par with border defence and energy supply.”
Massimiliano Giansanti, president of Confagricoltura, has been re-elected as president of Copa, the association that brings together Europe’s leading professional agricultural organisations.
‘Now or never. It is time for European agriculture to strengthen its position as a strategic asset on the global stage. Food is soft power; our food security must remain at the top of the EU’s political agenda, on a par with border defence and energy supply. To achieve this objective, we need a budget commensurate with the challenges we face. To respond to climate and oil shocks, the world’s major powers are investing in strategic resources. Copa is committed to ensuring that European agriculture is recognised as such.” Giansanti made these remarks whilst thanking the presidents of the organisations that make up Copa.
A press release notes that Giansanti’s first term “focused on consolidating collective action, aimed at putting farmers’ voices at the top of the European political agenda”. Among the achievements cited are “two events that attracted large numbers of participants: the first, held in December 2025 in Brussels, 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, led the European Parliament to refer the agreement with Mercosur to the Court of Justice for legal scrutiny, in response to the sector’s demands. These actions have helped to bring further financial resources for the sector under discussion and to strengthen the rrestrictions on meat from Brazil’.
Massimiliano Giansanti, aged 52, from Rome, is an agricultural entrepreneur. He is the chairman of Agricola Giansanti srl and managing director of the Gruppo Aziende Agricole Di Muzio, which operates in the provinces of Rome, Viterbo and Parma. The companies, which specialise in the production of cereals, kiwis, milk and livestock products, operate in the agro-industrial and agro-energy sectors.
