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EU Commission aims to slash food safety standards for Trump trade deal

27 January 2020

The EU Commission is trying to lower EU food safety standards as part of a rushed trade deal with the USA, according to statements from senior trade officials.

EU trade commissioner Hogan and other trade officials have confirmed their intention to reduce ‘non-tariff’ barriers on farm goods in trade negotiations. This could bring unsafe food, only tested for lower US standards, on European consumers’ plates.

EU Commission president von der Leyen has said she wants to push the trade deal through in a few weeks to avoid any new tariffs on EU/German car exports.

15 December 2019

#GoodFoodGoodFarming: thousands mobilise for a better food system

The second edition of the #GoodFoodGoodFarming days of action took place in October with around 100 actions in 23 countries across Europe.

Denmark, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Spain, Czech Republic
11 December 2019

EU Green Deal: fails to slam on the brakes

In only her second week in office, new European Commission President von der Leyen has today set out a major environmental package to set the EU on a new environmental and climate path.

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Europe's current model of farming and food consumption is destroying the environment and hurting people. Industrial agriculture damages water supplies, wildlife and rural communities, and its impacts are felt heavily in developing countries.

 

Friends of the Earth Europe campaigns to stop the expansion of industrial agriculture with all its negative environmental and social impacts. We promote farming and food which respects the world's finite natural resources and is fair to farmers and consumers.

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13 Dec 2019

Open letter on the Farm to Fork strategy to achieve sustainable food systems

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17 Jul 2019

37 organisations call for EU food policy and European Commission Vice-President for Food

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