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EU Food Policy Coalition

Acronym: EU FPC

General Information

Identification Code: 366328252187-48
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Entity Form: Coalition of NGOs, CSOs and think tanks
Registration Category: Other organisations, public or mixed entities
Registration Date: 12/14/2023
EP Accredited Number: 0

Mission & Interests

Goals: WHAT DO WE DO? 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. In particular, participants of the EU Food Policy believe that the European Union must pave the way to sustainable food systems by: Developing an inclusive and transparent governance and regulatory framework for policy coherence and transformation; Supporting a transition to agroecological food production that safeguards the environment, the climate, and our health; Driving a transition to sustainable, healthy diets by creating enabling food environments; Establishing a socially and economically just food system; Ensuring the welfare and health of farmed animals; Promoting participatory research and knowledge exchange for sustainable food systems (sfs); Driving global action for sfs
Interests Represented: Does not represent commercial interests
Interests:
  • Agriculture and rural development
  • Climate action
  • Consumers
  • Education and training
  • Employment and social affairs
  • Environment
  • Food safety
  • International co-operation and development
  • Justice and fundamental rights
  • Maritime affairs and fisheries
  • Public health
  • Trade
Levels of Interest:
  • european

Activities

Main EU Legislative Proposals: - Sustainable Food Systems Law - CAP - Sustainable Public Procurement - Animal Welfare Revision - Agroecology, climate and agriculture - Aquaculture and Fisheries
Communication Activities: The EU FPC is a space for participants to come together to develop joint positions, as such, its communication activities mainly revolve around these publications. The full list can be found on the EU FPC website: https://foodpolicycoalition.eu/, and linked social media actions on its Twitter page (https://twitter.com/EU_FPC). Recent communication activities include: Participation in the protest for more sustainable EU food systems organised by GoodFoodGoodFarming on November 8, 2023 together with other civil society actors and politicians. The protest was organised to denounce that the Sustainable food systems legislative framework proposal will not be published by the Commission in its current mandate despite it being present on the 2023 Work Programme (https://twitter.com/EU_FPC/status/1722252708395254011). The publication and social media promotion of the Open letter on the EU legislative framework for sustainable food systems and a strategic dialogue on the future of food endorsed by 127 CSOs as well as academics (https://foodpolicycoalition.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Joint-call-to-the-Commission-to-not-backtrack-on-the-work-on-food-systems.pdf). The open letter denounces that the SFS Law proposal was not published or included in the 2024 Work Programme, and demands that the European Commission takes a food systems approach to the strategic dialogue on the future of farming set to start in January 2024. Tweet: https://twitter.com/EU_FPC/status/1717467056445026650. The publication and social media promotion of the 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 CSOs and academics (https://foodpolicycoalition.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Joint-open-letter-on-the-need-to-publish-the-EU-legislative-framework-for-Sustainable-Food-Systems-before-the-end-of-this-Commissions-mandate.pdf). The open letter called on the European Commission to publish an ambitious SFS Law proposal before the end of its current mandate. Tweet: https://twitter.com/EU_FPC/status/1699346761079259210. The EU FPC Secretariat organised a small demonstration with participants in front of the Berlaymont in June 2023 to express their support to DG SANTE following the postponement of the SFS Law proposal adoption by the European Commission. The action resulted in the production of a short campaign video shared on the EU FPC’s Twitter account: https://twitter.com/EU_FPC/status/1673996894870093824. The publication of the 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 (https://foodpolicycoalition.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Joint-Open-Letter-17-May-2023-Input-on-the-proposed-Regulation-on-Carbon-Removal-Certification.pdf) The publication EU FPC’s flagship report on the upcoming SFS Law (https://foodpolicycoalition.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/SUSTAINABLE-FOOD-SYSTEMS-LAW-Recommendations-for-a-meaningful-transition.pdf) and launch event 'Shifting Plates: European Appetite for Sustainable Food Systems' on 24 April 2023 to share its policy recommendations with EU policy-makers. Tweet promoting report: https://twitter.com/EU_FPC/status/1650860399603089408; tweet promoting the launch event: https://twitter.com/EU_FPC/status/1650776077294346242. The publication and social media promotion of the Manifesto consolidated by 27 participating organisations ahead of the 2024 EU Elections (https://foodpolicycoalition.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Final-Elections-Manifesto_Our-Food-Our-Health-Our-Planet_180423.pdf) The Manifesto outlines the five key demands of the Coalition ahead of the European Parliament elections. The Manifesto was jointly promoted on Twitter by the EU FPC and participants (https://twitter.com/EU_FPC/status/1641747386958528512).
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A

Head Office

Address: 10 Rue de l’industrie5th Floor
Post Code: 1000
City: Bruxelles
Country: BELGIUM
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EU Office

Address: 10 Rue de l’industrie5th Floor
Post Code: 1000
City: Bruxelles
Country: BELGIUM
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Financial Data

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Complementary Information: The EU FPC is not a legal entity on its own but part of legal entity "Fondazione Slow Food ETS" (Slow Food) who is registered separately to the Transparency Register. Through Slow Food the EU FPC is receiving fundings coming from Grant Agreements with the European Climate Foundation as well as Porticus. These are stated under the Transparency Register of "Fondazione Slow Food ETS". Moreover, the EU FPC is expected to receive compensation in 2024 for its involvement in the PLAN’EAT project (https://planeat-project.eu/), which is funded under the Horizon Europe Programme.

Membership Information

Members10 Percent: 0
Members25 Percent: 0
Members50 Percent: 0
Members75 Percent: 0
Members: 2
Members F T E: 2
Info Members: The Coalition brings together 57 participating organisations from a broad spectrum working on food systems, grassroots social movements, farmers organisations, organisations of fishers, trade unions, think tanks, scientific and research groups. Each organisation has different capacities and a different level of engagement on their work within the EU Food Policy Coalition. The two people listed above are exclusively the full-time staff of the EU Food Policy Coalition's secretary.

Structure

Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: The EU FPC is a coalition of 57 civil society organisations, including grassroots social movement, farmers organisations, organisations of fisheries, trade unions, think tanks, as well as scientific and research groups. Because the Coalition is not a formally established entity, organisations are not members but defined as a “participating organisation” working towards refining and advocating for a shared vision of sustainable food systems at the EU level. Participants to the EU Food Policy Coalition must sign a Participation letter agreeing to basic collaboration and governance rules and the current Memorandum of Understanding. Participation does not entail an obligation to participate in specific actions. Though the EU FPC is not a formal entity, it does have a formal affiliation procedure outlined in its MoU. Affiliation is based on alignment of interested organisations with the work and vision of the EU FPC, and is reviewed by its Executive Board and General Assembly. A list of all participating organisations of the EU FPC can be found here: https://foodpolicycoalition.eu/participants/ Other than that the EU FPC is in regular exchange and working in close collaboration with organisations that the EU FPC is not formally affiliated with. As an example the “Good Food, Good Farming” alliance (https://www.goodfoodgoodfarming.eu/about-us/).
Organisation Members: The EU FPC is in regular exchange and working in close collaboration with organisations that the EU FPC is not a member of. As an example the “Good Food, Good Farming” alliance (https://www.goodfoodgoodfarming.eu/about-us/), but also the European Climate Foundation (https://europeanclimate.org/ ).