The fight against non-communicable diseases is becoming a central feature of public health policies at global, EU, and Member State level, putting nutrition policy under the spotlight.  This week, Farm Europe launched its first debate on the EU agri-food chain and its contribution to health. Gathering representatives from the food industry, farmers’ organisations, NGOs, and European institutions, […]

The Irish Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney has warmly welcomed the historic Paris climate change agreement that has been reached by 195 countries from across the planet. Speaking at a Farm Europe conference in Brussels on the 14th December Minister Coveney said: “ It is appropriate that we are having a discussion today on sustainability, two days […]

On Wednesday the 14th of October, Farm Europe organised a public debate on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) in the European Parliament, under the patronage of Mr. Paolo De Castro, Member of the European Parliament. As the TTIP negotiations seem to enter a more dynamic cycle, Farm Europe presented 8key elements to be […]

On the morning of the 12th October, Farm Europe hosted an event on growth and resilience in the agricultural sector with Mr. Tassos HANIOTIS, Director at the European Commission in charge of Economic analysis, perspectives and evaluation for Agriculture and Rural Development. Mr. Haniotis outlined the drivers of challenges for EU agriculture, the counterintuitive link […]

Some things are inevitable, and rising demand for food is one of them. Yet, as is often the case, the questions of what to do about a challenge and how to go about implementing a response generate more questions than practicable policy solutions. Our discussion paper on food security is online here.