Latest news on food policies in the European Union.
EuroCommerce, representing Europe’s retail and wholesale sector, appreciates the European Commission’s decision to address livestock and plant proteins together, recognising that Europe’s food security, strategic autonomy and economic resilience depend on robust and diversified protein value chains.
The European Parliament has adopted new rules facilitating access to new plants that are climate and pest resistant, give higher yields and require fewer pesticides.
Responding to geopolitical tensions and supply disruptions, the EU Commission has presented measures to help farmers facing sharply rising fertiliser costs, with the aim of supporting Europe’s food security.
Recent No Patents on Seeds! research shows an alarming trend in the monopolisation of naturally occurring gene variants, especially those which can provide improved resistance to disease and stress conditions.
The EU Commission has adopted a Fertiliser Action Plan, with support for farmers facing rising fertiliser costs and scarcity, reinforcing domestic production and reducing Europe’s dependency on imports.
A new EU Directive revising rules for surface and groundwaters entered into force Monday, seen as an important step to make the EU more water-resilient and reduce water pollution.
Water insecurity, driven by water scarcity, excess, and pollution, is rapidly becoming a threat to Europe’s economic and price stability. In a new guide, WWF urges central banks, financial regulators and supervisors to treat the global water crisis as a systemic financial risk and to enable the transition towards a water secure economy able to withstand future shocks.
