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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. …

New Poll Reveals Strong Public Opposition to EU Pesticide Use

17 October 2023

A public opinion poll has shown that an overwhelming majority of EU citizens are concerned about the use of pesticides and its harmful effects on health and the environment. The poll, which was conducted in August 2023 by the European Public Affairs team of Ipsos on behalf of Pesticide Action Network (PAN) Europe, surveyed citizens …

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 …

Three hundred Organisations Call on EU Commission to Keep New GMOs Strictly Regulated

17 May 2023

Slow Food and many other civil society organisations wrote an open letter to Frans Timmermans, Vice President of the European Commission, urging him to keep new GMOs regulated. The letter was signed by 300 organisations, and states: “We conclude that the best way is to maintain the current legal system for all generations of GMOs …

Slow Food’s Recipe for Good, Clean and Fair Food Systems

17 May 2023

As the European Commission is gearing up for the release of its legislative proposal on a “Sustainable Food Systems Law” (expected next September), Slow Food released a new position paper to share its vision on how to swiftly create resilient systems for sustainable and healthy food. We sum it up for you in this article. …

European Commission Answers to ECI “Save Bees and Farmers”: It is Far From Over

5 April 2023

[This collective statement was originally published on Pan Europe’s website] Today the European Commission presented their formal reply to the 1,1 million citizens who signed the European Citizens Initiative “Save Bees and Farmers”. They welcome the initiative as a clear sign of broad public support for action for pollinators, biodiversity and sustainable farming. They urge …

400.000+ Europeans Oppose Agro-industry’s Push for Deregulating New GMOs

13 February 2023

On February 7, a coalition of 50+ organisations from 17 EU member states today delivered a petition to the European Commission demanding to keep the new generation of genetically modified organisms ‘regulated and labelled’. The petition ran from April to November 2022 and received 420.000 signatures. New genetically modified organisms (GMOs) like CRISPR/CAS, are not technically …

EU Food Policies: What’s Cooking in 2023?

18 January 2023

In 2023, Slow Food Europe remains true to its commitment: advocating for Good, Clean and Fair food for all across the continent. Below is a sneak peek of what’s hot on the EU agenda for food policies which will keep our team busy this year. A proposal for a new European Law for Sustainability …

Seven Propositions For Better Food in EU Public Canteens

13 October 2022

The European Food Policy Coalition, of which Slow Food is an active member, is launching its Farm to Fork Procurement Manifesto with seven actionable propositions for establishing minimum standards for public canteens in Europe, targeted at the European Commission and the EU Member States as well as regional and local public authorities. European public canteens, …

Solving the “Urban Paradox”: the Food Trails Projects Meets in the Netherlands

15 July 2022 Francisca Feiteira

Last month, Slow Food Europe met up with all 18 partners of the Food Trails Project for the mid-year 2 partner meeting, in Almere – a city 30 minutes away from Amsterdam, in the Netherlands. Why there? This year, the city of Almere is hosting the Floriade Expo 2022 whose theme is: “Growing Green Cities”, …