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Type of documents
 
Year
 
Topic
 
Official letters
26/02/2024
EU Green Deal Farm to Fork Plant health care

The EU must make pesticide reduction a reality

We, the undersigned 125 organisations, condemn the failure of the European Parliament, Council and Commission to deliver on a crucial…
06/09/2023
Farm to Fork Food policy

Joint open letter on the need to publish the EU legislative framework for Sustainable Food Systems before the end of this Commission’s mandate

Brussels, 6th September 2023 Dear President von der Leyen, We, the undersigned organisations, and distinguished academics, are writing once again…
17/03/2022
CAP Food policy Food security

Re: EP resolution on food security

The war against Ukraine raises legitimate concerns over price increases and availability of certain agriculture inputs, namely cereals for animal…
07/03/2022
Food policy

Joint open letter on concerns over PEF methodology for agri-food products

27/04/2021
Animal welfare Food policy

Ending the use of cages in animal farming

Ending the use of cages in animal farming. “End the cage age” ECI received 1.4 million verified signatures from every…
01/03/2021
Fairness & transparency

Two months left to transpose the EU Unfair Trading Practices Directive

17/11/2020
EU Green Deal Farm to Fork

Representation of peasant, agroecological and organic farmers at Agricultural Outlook conference

01/10/2020
CAP EU Green Deal Farm to Fork

Open letter calling for full alignment of the reformed CAP with the European Green Deal

20/07/2020
CAP EU Green Deal

Request for a meeting re. CAP alignment with the European Green Deal

29/05/2019
Organic regulations Seeds

Common letter to the European Commission on the Organic Regulation 2018/848 and the upcoming Delegated Act on "Organic Heterogeneous Materials"

08/05/2019
Food policy

Open letter to the lead candidates for the role of European Commission President on a common food policy and a VP responsible for sustainable food systems

07/05/2019
Food policy

Letter from 55 civil society organisations to EU Heads of Government for the nomination of next EU Commissioners

12/04/2018
Fairness & transparency

Unfair Trading Practices: New proposal is a step forward but promoting fairness in the whole chain remains a challenge

26/03/2018
Animal welfare Climate change

Less and better: A call for policy action on animal farming

20/03/2018
GMOs Seeds

Open letter from civil society calling for the Bayer-Monsanto merger to be rejected

20/12/2017
Seeds

High number of patent applications for plants and animals

12/07/2017
Food policy

Organic food in green public procurement can drive EU sustainable consumption policy

12/07/2017
Seeds

Request for prolongation of the temporary experiment set up by Commission implementing Decision 2014/150/EU providing for certain derogations for the marketing of populations of plant species

27/03/2017
GMOs Seeds

Open letter to the European Commission on agri-business mergers

26/04/2016
Seeds

Vote on the McIntyre report in COMAGRI

03/02/2016
Seeds

Stop patents on conventionally bred seeds, plants and animals

17/12/2015
Seeds

EP Resolution on Patents and Plant Breeders Rights

16/07/2015
Seeds

Call for an ambitious reform of the EU seed and Plant Reproductive Material (PRM) marketing law

22/05/2015
Fairness & transparency

Request to include the Land as a Resource Communication in the 2016 Work Programme of the European Commision

24/02/2015
Fairness & transparency

Petition to the European Parliament 'Preserving and managing European farmland as our common wealth: A CSO Call for a sustainable and fair EU governance of farmland

07/03/2014
Animal welfare

On Commission Communication on sustainable food

25/02/2014
GMOs Seeds

Vote on Paulsen report on plant breeding (2012/2099(INI))

11/12/2013
Biodiversity Seeds

Parliament must stand up for S&PRM law that favours diversity

31/10/2013
GMOs Seeds

On college debate on 6 November on genetically modified maize

15/10/2010
Animal welfare

On draft Commission report on cloning of animals for food

15/03/2010
Food policy

On the draft report on the provision of food information to consumers (COM(2008)0040 – C6‐0052/2008 – 2008/0028(COD))

15/03/2010
Animal welfare

On key amendments of the Marit Paulsen report on evaluation and assessment of the Action Plan on the Protection and Welfare of Animals 2006‐2010 (COM(2006)0013 – 009/2202(INI))

22/12/2009
Food policy

On the issue of green public procurement

13/11/2009
Food policy

On labelling of origin article 24 EC Reg. 834/2007

12/11/2009
Food policy

On labelling of origin

08/05/2009
Food policy

On labelling of origin article 24 (1) EC Reg. 834/2007

12/11/2008
Food policy

On nutrition labeling

Reports and studies
10/11/2023
GMOs Seeds

Sustainability in organic breeding. Improving the entire system or adjusting some genes?

Sustainability in organic breeding. Improving the entire system or adjusting some genes? is a briefing providing an overview of the…
28/05/2021
Climate change Food policy

Towards a just transition of food systems - Challenges and policy levers for France

IDDRI “Towards a just transition of food systems – Challenges & policy levers for France”. Aubert, Gardin (IDDRI) & Alliot…
14/05/2021
Food policy

Sustainable Public Procurement of food: A goal within reach

The aim of this paper is to provide five key arguments in favour of sustainable healthy food procurement to address…
10/12/2020
Food policy

Best practice in organic public procurement: the case of denmark

01/12/2019
Climate change Food policy Food security

EU Food and Farming Policy, and Food Security

23/09/2019
Climate change Fairness & transparency Soil Water

Organic Agriculture and the Sustainable Development Goals – Part of the Solution

Institute: EOSTA and Nature & More – Author: Simon de Schaetzen 
21/12/2018
Fairness & transparency

Taxation as a tool towards true cost accounting

STUDY ON THE REDUCTION OF VAT FOR ORGANIC PRODUCTS & INCREASED TAXES FOR ENVIRONMENTALLY UNFRIENDLY PESTICIDES
14/11/2018
Animal welfare

Animal welfare in the EU: closing the gap between ambitious goals and practical implementation

23/06/2015
Vision

Transforming food & farming - An organic vision for Europe in 2030 [PDF]

23/06/2015
Vision

Transforming food & farming - An organic vision for Europe in 2030 [Digital version]

18/02/2009
GMOs Seeds

[Summary] Economic impacts of labelling thresholds for the adventitious presence of genetically engineered organisms in conventional and organic seed

Position papers
19/11/2020
25% organic target CAP EU Green Deal Farm to Fork

IFOAM Organics Europe suggestions for the new Organic Action plan

 
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