The report Land Concentration, land grabbing and people‘s struggles in Europe, [1] written by the European Coordination Via Campesina and the Coalition Hands off the Land explores this issue. Based on case studies in 13 European countries, it reveals the absurdity of the current land tenure evolution in Europe. The report highlights that across Europe we are witnessing the acceleration of four key trends:

– The concentration of land in the hands of a few big players, on top of historical ‘latifundia’ in some regions of the continent.

– Land grabbing by the agro-industrial and mining companies.

– The degradation of land in favor of urbanization and transport infrastructure.

– The difficulty for young farmers and for landless farmers to get access to land for agriculture.