Europos ekonomikos ir socialinių reikalų komitetas
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COVID-19 krizė tapo įspėjimu, kad reikia pokyčių. Išryškėjo tai, kad maisto tiekimas „nuo ūkio iki stalo“ negali būti savaime suprantamas, taip pat paaiškėjo, kad subjektai ir veikla žemės ūkyje ir visoje maisto grandinėje yra tarpusavyje susiję. Teisingų, efektyviai išteklius naudojančių, įtraukių ir tvarių tiekimo grandinių visame žemės ūkio ir maisto sektoriuje reikia labiau nei bet kada anksčiau, kad būtų užtikrinta vienoda nauda piliečiams, ūkininkams, darbuotojams ir įmonėms.
EESRK jau daugelį metų aktyviai ragina kurti tvarią ir visapusišką maisto politiką. Toks integruotas ir sisteminis požiūris yra labai svarbus sprendžiant daugialypius ir tarpusavyje susijusius uždavinius, darančius poveikį maisto sistemoms; reikėtų užtikrinti ekonomikos, aplinkos ir socialinį bei kultūrinį tvarumą, politikos sričių (pavyzdžiui, žemės ūkio, aplinkosaugos, sveikatos, švietimo, prekybos, ekonomikos, technologijų ir t. t.) integraciją ir nuoseklumą ir skatinti bendradarbiavimą visais valdymo lygmenimis.
On Thursday, 23 March 2023, the NAT Section is organising a public expert event "What next for European action on childhood obesity?" to feed into the exploratory opinion requested by the upcoming Spanish Presidency to the Council of the European Union.
Following the success of the previous Youth Climate and Sustainability Round Tables, the EESC, in cooperation with the European Youth Forum and Generation Climate Europe, will host the third EU Youth Round Table on Wednesday 30 November, between 14:30 and 16:00 CET.
This thematic debate aims to discuss the impacts of the war on food security worldwide, with a focus on some specific world regions; further actions that will be needed to ensure food security while fostering resilient and sustainable food systems and the role civil society can play in ensuring food security both in Europe and beyond.
The aim of the conference is to look at how the European Union can be more active in this area, especially through better cooperation among the key stakeholders. The conference will take place in a hybrid format.
The event will take place both in Brussels and in Ljubljana in hybrid form. Registration for external participants will be open on this page until 25 November 2021.
The webinar will take place in the context of the EESC Thematic Study Group on Sustainable Food Systems, in cooperation with the EESC INT Section and will explore amongst other questions, how to better align food industry with the SDGs and stimulate sustainable food production, processing, and distribution across the chain.
This online public hearing will discuss how to transform the targets proposed in the Action Plan for the development of EU organic production into on-the-ground strategies related to organic production and consumption.
The online public hearing organised by the EESC in the context of the EESC Thematic Study Group (TSG) on Sustainable Food Systems aims to explore the vulnerabilities and inequalities of European food systems and to identify the enablers to achieve more equitable and fair supply chains.
The EESC’s Temporary Study Group on Sustainable Food, together with the Food Lawyers’ Network - FLN, invites you for an one-day conference on innovation in food. With high-levels speakers, including from the European Commission, and a multitude of expertise gathered in the conference room, there will be a focus on market access for regulated products, especially novel food and on science against food fraud as well as intellectual property for food including patents and data protection.
In the context of the UN 2030 Agenda, the European Economic and Social Committee will hold a public debate where we will explore how the EESC has worked towards implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in practice – both with civil society, and within the Committee itself.
