Today we’re releasing a joint letter signed by 133 organisations – including BEUC, EPHA, Birdlife, IFOAM and Freshfel – that calls on Commissioner Christophe Hansen to adopt an EU Action Plan for Plant-Based Food by 2026.
What action would help to deliver on EU climate and environmental targets while improving public health and reducing the number of animals kept in the EU? Does such a silver bullet exist?
It could indeed, in the form of an EU Action Plan for Plant-Based Food. Today, we are releasing a joint letter signed by 133 organisations – including BEUC, EPHA, Birdlife, IFOAM and Freshfel – that calls on Commissioner Christophe Hansen to make it happen by 2026.
The benefits of a holistic approach to address the entire agrifood value chain, as well as broadening the scope of proteins by including foods like fruits, vegetables, legumes and wholegrains, are seemingly endless:
And it doesn’t stop there. An EU Action Plan for Plant-Based Foods would help improve overall policy coherence while also saving costs and strengthening the EU’s strategic autonomy.
Dive into the details in the open letter here and join us in urging the Commission to seize this chance to make a real difference to animals, people and the planet.
Our Legislative Advocacy Manager, Gabriela Kubíková, has been quoted in an article by Zach Boren, “Inside Big Ag’s plot to kill the EU Green Deal”. The article reveals how Copa Cogeca, the federation of European farming interests, undermined and pushed back against the EU’s green farming commitments – including by using delay tactics to slow the lawmaking process.
We’re one of the NGOs included in Food Ingredients First’s coverage of the Livestock Strategy. “The European Institute for Animal Law & Policy struck a […] cautious tone,” they write. “It noted that the strategy “creates no legal obligations” by itself and that the cage phase-out is not yet dated. Still, it welcomed the fact that there are now concrete dates for legislative proposals.”
The European Commission revealed its Livestock Strategy today, adding yet another document to the Commission’s announced reforms for farmed animals. But announcements alone will not improve the lives of animals. We will continue the fight, with other animal advocates and concerned citizens, to make sure the Commission follows through on today’s announced reforms.
