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Good Food Good Farming: The Slow Food Network in Action

31 October 2023

For the sixth year in a row, Slow Food joined the European Days of Action for Good Food Good Farming, which took place across Europe throughout October. Every year, thousands of citizens and hundreds of organizations host disco soups, farm visits and cooking events; join protests and harvests; and attend panel discussions, film screenings, and many more events in their local communities. …

German Civil Society Groups Ask the EU to Turn Off the Tap on Glyphosate

14 September 2023

On September 14, German environmental groups including Slow Food Germany, Greenpeace, Umweltinstitut München, Eko and Bündnis für eine enkeltaugliche Landwirtschaft, handed over their petition signed by more than 136,125 citizens to their Ministry of Agriculture, asking them to vote against the re-approval of glyphosate at the EU level. In their coalition agreement, the different parties …

State of the Union 2023: EU Commission’s President ‘Omits’ the EU Farm to Fork

13 September 2023

Today, European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, delivered her annual State of the Union speech to the European Parliament in Strasbourg. Civil society had been long awaiting this speech, as attacks against the EU Green Deal intensified over the last months with conservative political groups and industry lobbies going on a crusade against any …

From the Refettorio Paris to the Roads of Europe: Margaux and Maxime’s Slow Food Journey

6 September 2023

Margaux Brochier and Maxime Bonnabry-Duval have always shared a passion for food. Now the couple are transforming their passion into a project by embarking on a year-long journey through Europe to meet sustainable producers and members of the Slow Food network. This article tells the story of the couple’s journey through Europe, as they meet …

EU civil society to von der Leyen: The European Commission Must Publish an Ambitious SFS Law

6 September 2023

Civil society organizations, Slow Food included, wrote an open letter to Ursula von der Leyen, calling for the European Commission’s president to move forward with the publication of an ambitious Sustainable Food Systems Law before the end of its mandate. The letter was signed by over 160 organisations, and states: In light of …

Agri-Food Policy Under Pressure Before 2024 EU Elections

29 August 2023

In this article, we tell you all you need to know about what’s coming up in Brussels this Autumn, and what you can do to help us push our politicians to make the right choice. The European elections are right around the corner (June 2024), putting extra time pressure on EU food and agriculture …

New GMOs: the European Commission Puts Agribusiness Interests Ahead of Farmers, Consumers and the Environment

6 July 2023

On July 5th, a worrying proposal to deregulate new GMOs (or “new genomic techniques”) in the European Union was released by the European Commission. This is bad news for our food, biodiversity, farmers and for citizens. Slow Food rejects the Commission’s plans to exempt the majority of new GMOs from existing GMO requirements, which means …

WANTED: EU Communications Intern

3 July 2023

Slow Food has a vacancy for a 4-month communications internship in the Slow Food office in Brussels Experience: undergraduate or postgraduate student (must be currently enrolled as a student) Job location: Brussels Start: September 1st, 2023 The applicant must have the right to work in the EU. ABOUT Slow Food is a global …

To the European Commission: We Want A Strong Sustainable Food Systems Law, Now.

28 June 2023

More and more voices are rising across Europe to demand the EU for sustainable, healthy and affordable food. The EU Sustainable Food Systems Law (SFS Law) provides a unique opportunity to achieve this goal, but lobby pressure threatens to derail it. The EU Food Policy Coalition and the Good Food Good Farming movement have been …

Farming Animals Differently: 4 Policy Demands for Better Animal Welfare

22 June 2023

In this article, we recall the facts about the current state of animal welfare in Europe, and we present our four policy recommendations to give farmed animals the respect they deserve. European citizens’ ethical and environmental concerns about the industrial exploitation of farmed animals have shed light on the need to update the current EU …