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Official letters

05/03/2024

Water

Nature-based water resilience cannot wait

Open letter: Nature-based water resilience cannot wait Brussels, 5 March 2024 Dear European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, We…

The EU must make pesticide reduction a reality

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…

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

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…

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

07/03/2022

Food policy

Fairness & transparency

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

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 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))

On the issue of green public procurement

22/12/2009

Food policy

04/07/2023

Soil

Organic farming benefits for agricultural soils

Organic farming benefits for agricultural soils. Soil health is a cornerstone of organic farming and health is one of the…

26/10/2022

Food policy

Zooming in on the limitations of the PEF methodology for agri-food products

Library

Nature-based water resilience cannot wait

The EU must make pesticide reduction a reality

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

Re: EP resolution on food security

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

IFOAM Organics Europe contribution to the public consultation on new EU Soil Strategy

Ending the use of cages in animal farming

Two months left to transpose the EU Unfair Trading Practices Directive

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

President letter to MEPs on the CAP Strategic Plan Regulation

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

On Commission Communication on sustainable food

On draft Commission report on cloning of animals for food

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

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))

On the issue of green public procurement

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

On labelling of origin

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

On nutrition labeling

Organic farming benefits for agricultural soils

Zooming in on the limitations of the PEF methodology for agri-food products