The EAAE is the most prestigious academic organisation for European agricultural economists, whose aim is to strengthen agricultural economics research, education and professional cooperation in Europe. The organisation provides an important platform for academic and policy dialogue on agricultural policy, food systems, agricultural competitiveness, sustainability and the future of rural areas. 

The election of Attila Jámbor represents significant international professional recognition and also marks an important milestone for the Central and Eastern European agricultural economics community. After four decades, an expert from the region is once again set to hold one of the EAAE’s highest leadership positions. In accordance with the EAAE’s rules of procedure, this election marks the start of a multi-year leadership cycle: Attila Jámbor will serve as Vice-President from 2026 to 2029, as President from 2029 to 2031, and as outgoing President from 2031 to 2033. 

Attila Jámbor served as a member of the EAAE Board between 2020 and 2026 and chaired the organisation’s Young Researchers Committee. During this period, several initiatives supporting the professional development of young researchers were launched or revamped, including the establishment of a Europe-wide mentoring programme and a series of reading groups, as well as the revamping of workshops organised for PhD students.  

As Vice-President, his aim is to bring the EAAE’s leadership closer to its membership and to ensure that the organisation offers its members even more professional opportunities, services and community engagement. He also considers it important for agricultural economics to feature more prominently in European academic and policy dialogues. 

Attila Jámbor’s areas of research include agricultural economics, agricultural trade, agricultural policy, the sustainability of food systems, and the transformation of agriculture in Europe and Central and Eastern Europe. Drawing on his international research and leadership experience, as Vice-President of the EAAE he aims to contribute to strengthening the active, open and member-centred functioning of the European agricultural economics community.