Today, a unique coalition of 90+ organisations – from farmers, food manufacturers and retailers to food services, public health actors, cities, and consumer groups – are launching an EU Policy Action Brief that translates the science behind the 2025 EAT-Lancet Commission report into concrete EU policy recommendations.
Despite their different starting points, the food system communities found overlapping interests, demonstrating that meaningful policy change for a healthier, more sustainable, and more just food system is both needed and achievable.
The EU Policy Action Brief outlines six interconnected priority packages that positively reinforce each other to accelerate progress:
- Value Chain Development
- Fiscal and Economic Support
- Public Procurement
- Information, Transparency, and Trust
- Research, Innovation, and Knowledge Sharing
- Trade and Market Rules
With major EU policy and budget files now in negotiation, and after a summer with devastating agricultural losses across Europe, the moment to act is now. The contributing organisations are calling on EU lawmakers to establish an EU Action Plan for a healthy, sustainable, and just food system – delivering it coherently while actively involving scientists, and food system communities in its design, implementation, and evaluation.
Read the EU Policy Action Brief.
This EU Policy Action Brief is the result of an initiative facilitated by PAN International, EAT, The Protein Project, BirdLife Europe, FEAST, Convene, and Fern. The EAPF supports their efforts and has actively contributed to the initiative.
