Európsky hospodársky a sociálny výbor
Potraviny sú základom nášho života a neoddeliteľnou súčasťou európskej kultúry. Avšak to, aké potraviny konzumujeme, akým spôsobom ich vyrábame a ako nimi plytváme, má veľký vplyv na ľudské zdravie, prírodné zdroje a spoločnosť ako celok:
Kríza COVID-19 bola varovným signálom, že nastal čas na zmenu. Ukázala nám, že skutočnosť, že sa potraviny dostávajú „z farmy na stôl“, nemožno považovať za samozrejmosť, a odhalila vzájomnú prepojenosť subjektov a činností v poľnohospodárstve a celom potravinovom systéme. V celom odvetví poľnohospodárstva a potravinárstva sú viac než kedykoľvek predtým potrebné spravodlivé, inkluzívne a udržateľné dodávateľské reťazce efektívne využívajúce zdroje, aby mali z neho rovnaký prospech občania, poľnohospodári, pracovníci aj podniky.
EHSV sa už roky intenzívne zasadzuje za udržateľnú a komplexnú potravinovú politiku. Takýto integrovaný a systémový prístup je nevyhnutný na to, aby sa vyriešilo množstvo vzájomne prepojených výziev, ktorým čelia potravinové systémy, aby sa zaručila hospodárska, environmentálna a sociálno-kultúrna udržateľnosť, zaistila integrácia a koherentnosť vo všetkých oblastiach politiky (ako je poľnohospodárstvo, životné prostredie, zdravie, vzdelávanie, obchod, hospodárstvo, technológie atď.) a podporila spolupráca všetkých úrovní verejnej správy.
On Friday, 14 April 2023, the NAT Section is organising a public hearing "Towards a European Food Policy Council / Sustainable Food System" to feed into the own-initiative opinion NAT/892- Towards a European Food Policy Council as a new governance model in the future EU Framework on Sustainable Food Systems in order to compile the views of the civil society organisations working on these issues.
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.
