{"id":1981,"date":"2019-05-08T12:54:04","date_gmt":"2019-05-08T10:54:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/eu-unit\/?p=1981"},"modified":"2019-11-06T09:33:38","modified_gmt":"2019-11-06T08:33:38","slug":"open-letter-commission-candidates-food-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/eu-unit\/issues\/nature-food\/1981\/open-letter-commission-candidates-food-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Open letter to EU Commission president candidates on EU food system"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Over 30 civil society organisations, in the areas of farming, fisheries, environment, animal welfare, health, consumers, consumer co-operatives, development, social justice, climate, and forestry, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-eu-unit-stateless\/2019\/05\/760b1d4b-ipes-food-letter-spitzenkandidaten.pdf\">wrote to the &#8216;Spitzenkadidaten&#8217;<\/a> \u2013 the lead candidates from each political group for the role of European Commission President \u2013<br \/>\nto seek a new direction in the way EU food policies are made and priorities are set.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1177\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-eu-unit-stateless\/2018\/08\/8309022b-8309022b-vegetable-basket_web_size_with_credit_line.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-eu-unit-stateless\/2018\/08\/8309022b-8309022b-vegetable-basket_web_size_with_credit_line.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-eu-unit-stateless\/2018\/08\/8309022b-8309022b-vegetable-basket_web_size_with_credit_line-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-eu-unit-stateless\/2018\/08\/8309022b-8309022b-vegetable-basket_web_size_with_credit_line-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-eu-unit-stateless\/2018\/08\/8309022b-8309022b-vegetable-basket_web_size_with_credit_line-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We propose two clear solutions :<br \/>\n1. the EU should develop an integrated EU food policy over the course of the next legislature;<br \/>\n2. there should be a European Commission Vice-President responsible for ensuring the sustainability of our food systems with a mandate to coordinate the efforts of different Directorates.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-eu-unit-stateless\/2019\/05\/760b1d4b-ipes-food-letter-spitzenkandidaten.pdf\">Read the full letter here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over 30 civil society organisations, in the areas of farming, fisheries, environment, animal welfare, health, consumers, consumer co-operatives, development, social justice, climate, and forestry, wrote to the &#8216;Spitzenkadidaten&#8217; 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