We are pleased to invite you to our lunchtime event at Farm Europe premises on “Proteins and renewable energy: one and the same challenge”.
In the context of the revision of the Renewable Energy Directive, we will present the interactions and connections between the EU’s protein strategy and EU sourced biofuels, as part of the solution :
-Opening by Mrs Marijana Petir, MEP
-Presentation of the Protein report by Farm Europe
-Panel discussion with Mrs Marijana Petir, MEP, Miloš Pinkas, spokesperson at SCA, CZ Republic, and Stefan Schreiber, VERBIO Vereinigte BioEnergie AG & President of the Green Energy Platform
On this occasion, Farm Europe’s “protein indicator” and report on the key ingredients for a successful protein strategy will be distributed.
Kindly note that sandwiches & drinks will be served during the event.
We therefore thank you for your attention and we kindly ask you to confirm your attendance by sending an email to: info@farm-europe.eu
Finally, we are at your complete disposal for any additional information you may need.
A common vision for the future of the EU food-system –
Under the patronage of Michel DANTIN & Paolo DE CASTRO, MEPs –
Information at info@farm-europe.eu
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The 2017 Global Food Forum will take place on the 20-21 October 2017, focusing on “EU food systems: building economic & environmental value chains”. Discussions will take place in Italy, in a rural village and vineyards around Susegana, close to Venice, and a report of the event will be presented later to EU decision-makers.
The Forum will start on the 19th of October at 19h00 with informal dinner among participants allowing an initial round of exchanges. On the 20th of October, the morning session will focus on the strategic approach to be developed for a shared ambition between EU food systems and EU society, while discussions among participants will be developed throughout the afternoon sessions around 6 World-café workshops held in parallel. On the 21st of October, building upon the work of the previous day, participants will have the chance to discuss with EU key political leaders on how to build resilient economic & environmental value chains for EU food systems via an ambitious EU policy.
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Confirmed speakers:
Jean Arthuis, Chair of the European Parliament Budget Committee
Dacian Cioloș, former Prime Minister of Romania, former Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development
Maurizio Martina, Italian Minister of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies
Gian Luca Galletti, Italian Minister for Environment
Michel Dantin, Member of the European Parliament
Paolo De Castro, First Vice President Comagri EP
Herbert Dorfmann, Member of the European Parliament
Angélique Delahaye, Member of the European Parliament
Pilar Ayuso, Member of the European Parliament
Rudolf Moegele, Deputy Director General at DG AGRI, European Commission
Pierre Bascou, Director at the European Commission
Catherine Geslain-Lanéelle, DG French Ministry for Agriculture
Fernando Miranda, DG Spanish Ministry for Agriculture
Andrea Gavinelli, Head of Unit in DG SANTE, European Commission
Christiane Lambert, President of the French Farmers Organisation (FNSEA)
Massimiliano Giansanti, President of Confagricoltura and the GFF 2017
Joachim Rukwied, President of the German Farmers Organisation (DBV)
Laurent Vallée, Secretary General of Carrefour Group
Ioannis Koufoudakis, CEO of Gaia Epicheirein
Meurig Raymond, President of National Farmers Union
Philippe Pinta, President of Unigrains
Arnaud Rousseau, President of Avril Group and Chair of the Oilseeds Working Group of COPA-COGECA
Claudia Michel, Director at Bayer
François Schmitt, President of Federation Groupama
Jan Dolezal, Secretary General AKCR
Eric Laine, President of CGB and First Vice-President of the International Confederation of European Beet Growers (CIBE)
Piero Gattoni, President of Consorzio Italiano Biogas (CIB)
Pierre Olivier Drege, President of European Landowners Organization (ELO)
Daniel Coulonval, Farmer – FWA
Philippe Ruelle, Director General at UGPBAN/FRUIDOR
Carole Rocca, InVivo Group
Eddy Punch, Secretary General at ICSA (Ireland)
Bruno Dufayet, President of FNB
Jean Cordier, Professor at AgroCampus
Under the patronage of Ms Angelique Delahaye and Mr Peter Jahr, MEPs, this event will be an opportunity to present the Green Energy Platform initiative, whose aim is to strongly support the EU sourced biofuels, developed in close relation with the EU agricultural sector.
The European Union should be proud of its agriculture, which is in a position of securing at the same time a high level of food security and an efficient contribution to mitigate climate change via sustainable biofuels production.
This event will be an opportunity to better understand the potential risks and benefits of the new plant breeding techniques thanks to a direct discussion with well-known scientists. This event will shed light on the challenges in relation to the on going discussions around the future of plant improvements at European level and in EU Member States.
EP conversation on “Future of the EU livestock sector – The way forward?”, which will be held on Tuesday 21 March from 12h30 to 14h00, at the European Parliament (Brussels) under the patronage of Vice President Mairead McGuinness and Michel Dantin, MEP.
The European beef sector is at the foundation of the economic fabric of many regions across the EU. In the meantime, it is confronted with vital challenges, in relation with global competition, depressed consumption on the internal market, not mentioning the domino effect of the milk expansion strategy of the EU in the post quotas context.
The debate will be structured as follow:
Opening remarks by VP Mairead McGuinness
– 1st Part: Situation of the sector – challenges ahead
Panelists: Jean-Pierre Fleury (FNB), Patrick Kent (ICSA), Elide Stancari (Confagricoltura).
– 2nd Part: Recommendations on a new ambition for the EU beef sector
Presentation by Farm Europe
Closing remarks by Michel Dantin, MEP
Farm Europe will present the recommandations of the Global Food Forum at the European Parliament in Brussels on the 7th of February and launch the 2017 GFF edition. The event will take place under the patronage of MEPs Michel Dantin and Giovanni La Via, with Mr Phil Hogan, European Commissioner For Agriculture and Rural Development, keynote speaker
