EU mulling trade barriers for unsustainable food imports: ‘The EU alone will not save the planet’ The EU is working to clean up its own food supply chain, from farm to fork. But is this enough? MEPs raise concerns that accepting imports of unsustainable agri-food products is ‘inconsistent’ and ‘unethical’.
The European Union has pledged to achieve climate neutrality by 2050. To get there, the Commission is implementing a handful of strategies under its Green Deal.
These cover biodiversity, industry, the circular economy, and the most relevant for those in the agri-food sector: The Farm to Fork (F2F) Strategy.
MEPs have raised concerns that even if the EU achieves a sustainable food system, accepting imports from third countries that do not have their houses in order, would ‘undermine sustainability’. Is realizing a sustainable food system across the bloc enough?
Seed industry in new push to deregulate GMOs Details
Italy and France are in the lobbyists crosshairs
A small but powerful minority of seed and agriculture industry lobby groups continue to push for the deregulation of old and new GMOs (New Breeding Techniques or NBTs), both at European level and in the Member States, reports the peasant farmer network European Coordination Via Campesina (ECVC).
ECVC member organisations in Italy and France have denounced the attempts to introduce GMOs by trying to change the Italian legislation on seed marketing without any public debate – and by refusing to apply European regulations on GMOs in France.
Welcome to this EURACTIV special edition on agrifood trade, where we take a closer look at each member state’s position on trade and their country’s own specific issues.
Free trade agreements (FTAs) have become an increasingly contentious issue for a number of member states over the past few years, especially with the looming issue of the ratification of the Mercosur deal, which has been in the works for over 20 years.
In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the importance of creating resilient food systems and ensuring food security taken on a renewed importance, but stakeholders are divided over how best to achieve this.
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