Fair prices for both farmers and consumers and truthful and transparent information are essential if the primary sector and consumers are to play their key role in guaranteeing strategic autonomy in European food production. This sovereignty must be in line with the European Green Deal's Farm to Fork strategy, which requires an adjustment of current food policies.
Our members address the issue of EU food sovereignty with a view to the group's conference on 26 September 2023
Guest articles by Morgan Ody (Farmer in Brittany and General Coordinator of La Via Campesina), Marco Pierani (Director of Public Affairs at Euroconsumers) and Karen Ciesielski (CEO of Irish Environmental Network)
Interview on the action plan to conserve fisheries resources and protect marine ecosystems and the decarbonisation of the fishing fleet with rapporteur Javier Garat
Announcements of our upcoming conferences
Civil Society Organisations' Bulletin - September 2023
EESC exploratory opinion NAT/913 - Towards the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) post-2027: for an agricultural sector that meets economic, social and environmental needs
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Download — Opinjoni tal-KESE: Promoting autonomous and sustainable food production: strategies for the Common Agricultural Policy post-2027
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.
This exploratory opinion will be an opportunity to follow up on the EESC work on sustainable food systems, address the causes of obesity as the social determinant of health and provide recommendations for promoting healthier and sustainable diets, healthy lifestyle habits and protection of vulnerable children to feed into the work of the Spanish presidency.
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Download — Opinjoni tal-KESE: Measures to reduce child obesity
