WORKING SPACE

Participants in the EU Food Policy Coalition work towards policy integration and alignment at the EU-level to facilitate the transition to sustainable food systems. The Coalition provides the debating space to discuss policies and, sometimes, carry out joint activities.

Here below the list of the outputs that have emerged from this working space and been made public. Please note that all outputs are endorsed by signing organisations only. They do not necessarily represent the positions of all participants in the Coalition.


  • MAY 2024: EU Parliament food systems scorecards

To help voters make informed decisions at the ballot box, participating organisations of the EU Food Policy Coalition (EU FPC) joined forces to shed light on the voting records of Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) – and the political groups they belong to – over the last mandate (2019-2024).


  • MARCH 2024: Joint call for food system transformation and a legislative framework for sustainable food systems in the next mandate

Endorsed by 25 participating organisations: Agroecology Europe, ARCHE NOAH, BirdLife Europe and Central Asia, European Consumer Organisation (BEUC), City-Food ICLEI, ClientEarth, Compassion in World Farming, Eurocities, Eurocoop, Eurogroup for Animals, European Environmental Bureau (EEB), European Heart Network (EHN), European Public Health Alliance (EPHA), FIAN, Fair Trade Advocacy Office (FTAO), FeedbackEU, Fern, Friends of the Earth Europe, Greenpeace, IFOAM, Jesuit European Social Centre (JESC), Oxfam, PAN Europe, SAFE Food Advocacy, WWF EPO.


  • OCTOBER 2023: Open letter on the EU legislative framework for sustainable food systems and a strategic dialogue on the future of food

Endorsed by 127 organisations, including 22 participating organisations: ARCHE NOAH, Agroecology Europe, BirdLife Europe and Central Asia, ClientEarth, Coalition for Fair Fisheries Arrangements (CFFA), CiWF, Eurogroup for Animals, EEB, European Public Health Alliance (EPHA), EuroHealthNet, Eurocoop, Fair Trade Advocacy Office, FeedbackEU, Fern, IATP, IFOAM Organics Europe, IPES-Food, PAN-Europe, SAFE, Seas at Risk, Slow Food, WWF EPO.


  • SEPTEMBER 2023: Open letter on the need to publish the EU legislative framework for Sustainable Food Systems before the end of this Commission’s mandate

Endorsed by 160 academics and organisations, including 31 participating organisations: ARCHE NOAH, BEUC, Biodynamic Federation Demeter, BirdLife Europe and Central Asia, ClientEarth, Coalición Por Otra PAC, Coalition for Fair Fisheries Arrangements (CFFA), CEO, CiWF, Eurogroup for Animals, EEB, European Public Health Alliance (EPHA), European Heart Network (EHN), EuroHEalthNet (EHN), Eurocoop, FeedbackEU, Fair Trade Advocacy Office (FTAO), Fern, FIAN Europe, Foodwatch, Four Paws, Greenpeace IATP, IFOAM Organics Europe, IPES-Food, PAN-Europe, SAFE, Seas at Risk, Slow Food, WWF EPO, URGENCI.


  • MAY 2023: Open letter on preventing widespread greenwashing and ensuring a just transition of EU agriculture – Input on the proposed Regulation on Carbon Removal Certification

Endorsed by 13 participating organisations, including: Agroecology Europe, ARC2020, Biodynamic Federation Demeter, CIDSE, CiWF, CEO, EEB, Eurocoop, FeedbackEU, FoEE, IATP, IFOAM Organics Europe, Slow Food.


  • MARCH 2023: Elections Manifesto – Our Food, Our Health, Our Planet

Endorsed by 27 organisations, including: Agroecology Europe, Arche Noah, BEUC, Biodynamic Federation Demeter, CEO, ClientEarth, Collectif Nourrir, EEB, Eurogroup for Animals, EPHA, FTAO, Feedback, Fern, FIAN, FoEE, Foodwatch International, Greenpeace, ICLEI, IATP, IFOAM Organics Europe, IPES-Food, SAFE, Slow Food, Seas at Risk, WWF, Zero Waste Europe.


  • FEBRUARY 2023: Sustainable Food Systems LawPolicy Recommendations for a Meaningful Transition

Endorsed by 29 organisations, including: Agroecology Europe, Arche Noah, BEUC, BirdLife, ClientEarth, CiWF, ECVC, EEB, Eurogroup for Animals, EHN, EPHA, Eurocoop, FTAO, Feedback, Fern, FIAN, Greenpeace, IATP, IFOAM Organics Europe, Oxfam, SAFE, Slow Food, Seas at Risk, WWF.


  • FEBRUARY 2023: Open letter on the need for a strong proposal on an EU legislative framework for sustainable food systems

Endorsed by 286 organisations, including: ARC 2020, Arche Noah, BEUC, BirdLife, ClientEarth, CFFA, CiWF, CEO, EFFAT, Europarc Federation, EEB, EHN, EPHA, Eurogroup for Animals, FTAO, Feedback, Fern, Foodwatch, Four Paws, FoEE, Greenpeace, ICLEI, IATP, IFOAM Organics Europe, IPES-Food, Oxfam, PAN Europe, SAFE, Slow Food, Seas at Risk, Urgenci, World Animal Protection, WWF


  • OCTOBER 2022: Manifesto for establishing Minimum Standards for Public Canteens across the EU

Endorsed by : ICLEI, CIWF, Eurogroup for Animals, EEB, ECVC, EFFAT, EPHA, FTAO, Four Paws, IFOAM Organics Europe, Slow Food Europe, SAFE, Agroecology Europe, HCWH, Feedback EU, Arche Noah, Urgenci, BirdLife Europe, WWF European Policy Office, Public Procurement Analysis, Buy Better Food