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Following the end of tough negotiations this morning between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission without an agreement on the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), the Socialists and Democrats reiterate their commitment to fight for a sustainable CAP, which improves social rights, brings strong economic development to farmers and rural communities, and fights against climate change.
S&D coordinator in the agriculture committee, Paolo De Castro MEP, said:
“It was a missed opportunity, but our battle and our commitment to turn the Common Agricultural Policy into a true compass for social rights, for sustainable development and for a strong economic growth for the rural sectors and areas, will continue until eventually we will reach a real progressive agreement with the EU Council and the Commission.
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A group of scientists have made another plea for making the colour-coded nutrition label mandatory for the entire EU, while southern EU countries vehemently oppose it, saying it puts the traditional Mediterranean diet at a disadvantage.
On Tuesday (16 March), 269 European scientists together with 21 associations of health experts signed a petition asking the EU executive to adopt the French Nutri-Score as the EU-wide food labelling.
The signatories, led by Serge Hercberg, a professor of nutrition at the University of Paris 13, considered the father of Nutri-Score, recalled that the colour-coded label is the only nutritional scheme that has been supported by numerous scientific studies published in peer-reviewed international scientific journals.