30/11/2023 (Agence Europe) – On Thursday 30 November, the European organisation of agricultural cooperatives (Cogeca) decided to elect Lennart Nilsson, of the Swedish organisation LRF, as its new President. The Cogeca organisation represents more than 22,000 agricultural cooperatives in the EU. From 1 January 2024, Lennart Nilsson will replace the outgoing President, Spaniard Ramon Armengol (Cooperativas Agro-alimentarias), who has held the post for 4 years. “The obstacles we’ve had to face in recent years have been numerous, from the consequences of the Covid-19 crisis, to the war in Ukraine, to galloping inflation. I intend to continue Mr Armengol’s work, particularly involving young farmers in the cooperative movement all across the EU”, commented Mr Nilsson. (LC)