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Towards a sustainable plant protein and plant oil strategy for the EU

Ongoing (updated on 30/03/2022)
Reference: 
NAT/856-EESC-2022
Rapporteur: 
Lutz RIBBE (Diversity Europe - GR III / Germany)
Plenary session: 
572 -
Sep 21, 2022 Sep 22, 2022

The aim of this own-initiative opinion is to develop a strategy to achieve a sustainable plant protein and plant oil open autonomy in the EU by analysing the potential of EU-grown plants. It will also discuss the potential of pure plant oil as a sustainable source for running heavy tractors and other agriculture and forestry machines in a sustainable energy system.

Information memo: Towards a sustainable plant protein and plant oil strategy for the EU

A possible reshaping of the CAP (exploratory opinion at the request of the European Commission)

Adopted on 01/06/2017
Reference: 
NAT/703-EESC-2017
Rapporteur: 
John BRYAN (Ireland)

In this exploratory opinion, prepared at the request of the European Commission, the EESC provides its contribution to the ongoing reflection on the modernisation and simplification of the CAP post 2020.  A reshaped CAP must retain the positive aspects of the current policy and adopt new measures to deal with the new challenges which include societal demands for the delivery of public goods, the EU commitments under the United Nations SDGs, climate change commitments under the COP21, bilateral trade deals and market volatility. A reshaped CAP must also get the correct balance between the needs of the consumer, taxpayers and producers.

EESC opinion: A possible reshaping of the CAP (exploratory opinion at the request of the European Commission)

Downloads: 

Hearing on 19.4.2017 - Presentation of Mr Haniotis, DG AGRI, European Commission "Modernising and Simplifying the Common Agricultural Policy"

Mr Mathijs, RISE Foundation "Further modernisation of the CAP - Why, What and How?"

Mr Madre, Farm Europe "A New Ambition for EU Food Systems"

Audition du 19.4.2017 - Présentation de M. Haniotis, DG AGRI, Commission européen (seulement en anglais)

Présentation de M. Mathijs, Fondation RISE (seulement en anglais)

Présentation de M. Madre, Farm Europe (seulement en anglais)

Effort Sharing Decision in 2030 Climate and Energy Policy Framework and Emissions and removals from land use, land-use change and forestry (LULUCF)

Adopted on 14/12/2016
Reference: 
NAT/696-EESC-2016-EESC-2016-04477-00-00-AC-TRA
Referral: 
COM(2016) 479 final 2016/0230 CODCOM(2016) 479 final 2016/0230 CODCOM(2016) 482 final 2016/0231 CODCOM(2016) 482 final 2016/0231 COD
Rapporteur: 
Tellervo KYLÄ-HARAKKA-RUONALA (Finland)
Co-rapporteur: 
Mindaugas MACIULEVIČIUS (Lithuania)

EESC opinion: Effort Sharing Decision in 2030 Climate and Energy Policy Framework and Emissions and removals from land use, land-use change and forestry (LULUCF)

More sustainable food systems (exploratory opinion requested by the Dutch presidency)

Adopted on 25/05/2016
Reference: 
NAT/677-EESC-2016-0232
Rapporteur: 
Mindaugas MACIULEVIČIUS (Lithuania)

In the past few years, civil society has been increasingly concerned about the environmental and social impact of food production and consumption. At the request of the Dutch EU Presidency, the EESC is preparing an exploratory opinion on how to achieve sustainable food systems in a resource-constrained world. The opinion takes a holistic and comprehensive approach, looking at the interdependence of food production and consumption as well as fostering inter-sectoral cooperation.

EESC opinion: More sustainable food systems (exploratory opinion requested by the Dutch presidency)

Land grabbing in Europe/family farming

Adopted on 21/01/2015
Reference: 
NAT/632-EESC-2014-00926-00-00-ac-tra
Rapporteur: 
Mr Kaul NURM (Diversity Europe - GR III / Estonia)
Plenary session: 
504 -
Jan 20, 2015 Jan 21, 2015

 

Growing global demand for food and the financial investors' interest in the agricultural sector have led to large-scale acquisitions, also known as "land grabbing", of farming land all over the world. .

The aim of the opinion is to take stock of the land grabbing phenomenon in the EU, and to discuss its extent and various causes. The document should explain the implications of this process for the environment, jobs, the local population, rural life and food security. It focuses on large-scale acquisitions of agricultural land (including the associated bodies of water), which should be seen as a natural resource.

As 2014 has been designated as the International Year of Family Farming (IYFF) by the UN, the opinion will also contribute to the debate in this context.

EESC opinion: Land grabbing in Europe/family farming

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