The EU organic awards are an opportunity to recognise the work of various actors along the organic value chain that has developed an excellent, innovative, sustainable, and inspiring project producing real added value for organic production and consumption.
The winners
- Best organic farmer (female) and Best organic farmer (male)
- Best organic region/bio-district
- Best organic city
- Best organic food processing SME
- Best organic food retailer
- Best organic restaurant/food service
2025 Award ceremony
The award ceremony was organised on EU Organic Day on 23 September 2025. The winners were invited to an event in Brussels to collect their awards. This event involved representatives of the European Commission, the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union, the European Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions, COPA-COGECA, and IFOAM Organics Europe. Winners had the opportunity to explain their project to a broader public.
Watch the full recording of the fourth EU organic awards ceremony.
- organic farming | organic product | bio-based product
- Tuesday 23 September 2025, 15:00 - 18:00 (CEST)
- Brussels, Belgium
- Live streaming available
Media
EU Organic Awards 2025Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Christophe Hansen opening the EU Organic Awards ceremony 
EU Organic Awards 2025 – Best organic farmer (female) – Ms Albina Yasinskaya, Rozino organic farm, Rozino, Plovdiv region, BulgariaMr J. Plagge (President of IFOAM Organics Europe), Ms A. Yasinskaya (Rozino organic farm) and Commissioner C. Hansen 
EU Organic Awards 2025 – Best organic farmer (male) – Mr Lieven Devreese, Het Polderved, Knokke-Heist, Flanders, BelgiumCommissioner C. Hansen, Mr L. Devreese (Het Polderved) 
Best Organic Region/Bio-district – Võru County, EstoniaMs K. Bille (European Committee of the Regions), Mr T. Toots (Board Member of the Development Centre of Võru County) and Commissioner C. Hansen 
Best Organic City – Valpaços, Alto Tâmega, Vila Real, PortugalMs K. Bille (European Committee of the Regions), Mr J. Mata Pires (Município de Valpaços) and Commissioner C. Hansen 
Best Organic Food Processing SME – Joseph Brotmanufaktur GmbH, Burgschleinitz, Lower Austria, AustriaMr S. Tchoukanov (European Economic and Social Committee), Mr J. Weghaupt (Joseph Brotmanufaktur GmbH) and Commissioner C. Hansen 
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Best Organic Food Retailer – Radis&Bona eG, Regensburg, Bavaria, GermanyMr S. Tchoukanov (European Economic and Social Committee), Ms J. Hock-Klemm (Radis&Bona eG) and Commissioner C. Hansen 
EU Organic Awards 2025Commissioner Christophe Hansen and the moderator 
Best Organic Restaurant/Food Service – Peskesi restaurant, Heraklion, Crete, GreeceMr S. Tchoukanov (European Economic and Social Committee), Mrs M. Michalitsi and Mr P. Magganas (Peskesi restaurant) and Commissioner C. Hansen 
EU Organic Awards 2025The 2025 winners and representatives of the European Commission, the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union, the European Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions, COPA-COGECA and IFOAM Organics Europe. 
EU Organic Awards 2025Panel discussion with Elisabeth Werner, Director-General, Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission 
EU Organic Awards 2025Side event 
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EU Organic Awards 2025Side event
Practical information
- When
- Tuesday 23 September 2025, 15:00 - 18:00 (CEST)
- Where
- Berlaymont149 Rue de la Loi, Brussels, Belgium
- Languages
- English, French, German, Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Estonian, Bulgarian
- Organisers
- Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development
- Social media links
Description
The Commission also adopted the Action Plan for the Development of Organic Production in March 2021, including the launch of annual awards recognising excellence in the organic value chain.
For this fourth edition of the EU organic awards, any actor or institution along the organic value chain with a noteworthy project were encouraged to apply. Each project submitted had to contribute to the greater affordability and/or accessibility of organic products in the EU. Project promoters had to be established or residents in the EU. Applications had to be submitted in one of the official EU languages and the projects EU based.
The horizontal award criteria against which eligible applications were assessed by the EU Organic Awards jury were:
- Excellence
- The innovative character of the project in the selected award category
- Sustainability pillars (environmental, social and economic) of the project
- Transferability and possibility to replicate the project elsewhere in the EU
More details about the EU organic awards can be found online, as well as on organic farming in the EU.