Professor UCLouvain & Sciences Po Co-chair IPES-Food @IPESfood Member, European Committee of Social Rights, @coe

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From today you will find me on LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/olivier-de-s… and Bluesky bsky.app/profile/deschuttero… All updates on my work as @srpoverty are also published here: srpoverty.org
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The obsession with economic growth as a means to reduce poverty has led to privatize public services, to reduce corporate tax rates, to deregulate labour markets, and to tolerate aggressive tax avoidance by companies, depriving states from resources to combat poverty
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To eradicate poverty, we need to move away from an exclusive focus on economic growth to a renewed commitment to wealth redistribution and to the fight against inequalities.
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Philip Alston has set a very high standard during his six years as Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights. It is humbling to succeed him in this role, at a time where the issue is more pressing than ever.
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The excellent news for the future is that the mandate is in the best possible hands going forward. From a range of highly-qualified candidates, the Human Rights Council appointed @DeSchutterO, a Professor at UCLouvain and SciencesPo, to succeed me.
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Vous pensez que ça ne sert plus à rien de voter demain?Regardez ma vidéo! Olivier De Schutter, candidat n°2 à l'Europe sur la liste Ecolo.
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La transition écologique peut s'ancrer dans la justice sociale. C’est maintenant qu’il faut changer de cap: le temps presse. C’est pour cela que j’ai décidé de me mettre au service du parti @Ecolo, pionnier de cette transition. L’Europe peut&doit être au centre de cette bataille.
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Si je suis élu, je m'engage évidemment à me consacrer à la fonction à 100%. L'Europe est à un tournant, et l'urgence environnementale et sociale est réelle. Il n'est plus possible malheureusement de rester en retrait.
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Chère Madame @Sophie_Wilmes, allez-vous condamner les propos de @pyjeholet ? Vous êtes tête de liste aux élections européennes : est-ce en vous taisant que vous comptez combattre l’extrême-droite au Parlement européen?  1/4
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L’accord #UEMercosur est une insulte à tous les jeunes qui ont marché pour le climat, et aux défendeurs des droits humains et de l’environnement au Brésil. Le @Europarl_FR doit mettre son veto. Nous exigeons de la cohérence entre le commerce et les valeurs que l’UE prétend porter
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L'UE ne peut pas à la fois demander aux agriculteurs d’amorcer une transition écologique et les exposer à une concurrence aussi féroce que déloyale. Ce double jeu est insupportable. Retrouvez mon interview dans @lecho. lecho.be/economie-politique/…
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Poverty is not a failure of the individual, but a collective failure - a setback for all society. To combat poverty, let’s build an inclusive society based on diversity and justice. #EndPoverty @ATD4thWorld @@EAPNEurope Watch piped.video/31xY6rYiu2E via @YouTube
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.@ipesfood first report (bit.ly/1ZfnAWw) described how industrial food systems are locked-in by many barriers. Our new report (bit.ly/CS2FullGen) shows 7 examples of #agroecological systems that managed to break away from those lock-ins & spark a transition #CFS45
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This crisis should be our wake-up call: a call to build resilient societies, by strengthening social protection and placing people in poverty at the heart of all our policy choices ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Page…
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Je suis candidat aux élections européennes ! Chaque soutien compte, rejoignez ma campagne: forms.gle/ce4EXLm69pdJu6SC6
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Les attaques indignes de la droite ont eu raison du règlement sur les #pesticides. Je déplore vivement son retrait décidé par la Commission.
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Rendre les produits frais & circuit court plus abordables par une TVA 0%; réduire le prix du train; imposer les entreprises les plus polluantes pour financer l’isolation des habitations. C’est cette transition écologique juste que nous défendons #dimancheRTL
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Gaza : Dans une lettre ouverte adressée à @alexanderdecroo publiée dans @lecho de ce matin nous appelons le gouvernement à prendre 8 mesures immédiates pour mettre fin aux violations du droit international par Israël et construire la paix. lecho.be/economie-politique/…
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Mending the food systems crisis in the short term is urgent; preparing the long term is essential. Relocalisation and transition to #agroecology: the crisis teaches us why we must organise resilience. #COVID19
NEW 📰 '#COVID19 and the Crisis in #Food Systems' Communiqué by the International Panel of Experts on Sustainable #FoodSystems 🌱 Symptoms & causes of the crisis? Why this perfect storm? What reforms do we need to protect people & planet? 🌍 ➡️ ipes-food.org
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How to #DiversifyAg & leave industrial agriculture behind. Report now out from @IPESfood ipes-food.org/how-to-leave-i…
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The #EUMercosur deal is about cars traded for beef. It is an insult to all the youth who have been marching for the climate and to the rights & environment defenders in Brazil. @Europarl_EN must veto. What we need is coherence between trade & the values the EU professes to defend
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L'urgence environnementale et sociale ne peut plus attendre ⏱. Depuis trop longtemps, les gouvernements ignorent les appels des scientifiques 😤. C'est pour cette raison que je me lance, en 3ème position sur la liste Ecolo aux élections européennes. (1/2)
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Healthy diets are 5x more expensive than diets that meet only dietary energy needs. A major factor in intergenerational #poverty transmission: malnourished children can't reach their full potential, are at greater risk of #obesity, & thus are discriminated against in adult life
690 million people suffer from chronic hunger. As more people go hungry & malnutrition persists around the🌎, achieving #ZeroHunger by 2030 is in doubt. We must transform our #FoodSystems to make #HealthyDiets affordable. 📙 New UN Report👉🏽 bit.ly/307uuFk #SOFI2020
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Can the @EU_Commission explain how encouraging the growth of livestock production in the Brazilian Cerrado or in the Amazon & exporting more polluting cars by planes&vessels that are not subject to any GG emissions requirement has positive outcomes for the environment&consumers?
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I am glad to have joined forces with Margot Vermeylen to assess the contribution of Belgian development cooperation to agroecology - a form of agricultural development that can make such a significant contribution to the SDGs, that requires more support
Transforming food systems? Agricultural projects funded by Belgium in the global South must support agroecology #Yes2Agroecology #MoneyFlows @FAOFFKP, @UN_CFS, @IPESfood, @FutureForAll, @CIDSE, @FundAgroecology, @alexanderdecroo, @jeanvanwetter, @BelgiumMFA
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The case for action is overwhelming: New @IPESfood report on health impacts of food systems bit.ly/2wADLG8 #FoodSystems4Health
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Why are we locked into industrial agriculture and how can we #DiversifyAg ? @IPESfood report coming tomorrow
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The #CommonFoodPolicy represents a turning point for the way we eat, the way we farm and the way policy is made. Let’s get to work!
After 3 years of participatory research with 400+ farmers, businesses, NGOs, scientists & policymakers, Europe has a #CommonFoodPolicy vision to address climate change, halt biodiversity loss, improve diets, & make farming viable for the next generation. bit.ly/CFP_LP
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Data from the US and from the UK show that people in poverty are far more severely affected by Covid-19 than others: co-morbidity factors, crowded accommodation, and austerity-led cuts in healthcare are a toxic combination. newsweek.com/covid-19-povert…
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A Rights-Based Approach to Post-COVID-19 Economic Recovery means fewer people will be left out, governments shall be held accountable, and social protection shall be not improvised ad hoc, but provide long-term protection: grateful for BRAC's advocacy link.medium.com/KEOJYr1mlab
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With our global #foodsystems driving hunger, debt, climate change & disease, a complete course change is needed. Join me at Extinction Or Regeneration #Extinction2023 - a conference to share solutions for healthy & equitable food systems. 11-12 May extinctionconference.com
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L’alimentation "low cost" coûte très cher - ma tribune pour @lalibrebe lalibre.be/debats/opinions/l…
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Agrifood mega-mergers are driving unprecedented concentration &must be urgently addressed @IPESfood report out today ipes-food.org/images/Reports…
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The fight against poverty is the missing piece of the Green Deal. As long as EU good intentions are not translated into concrete actions, millions will continue to struggle for a decent standard of living in a society that leaves them behind #EndEUPoverty bit.ly/EUmissionPR
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Tomorrow @IPESfood will be publishing its long-awaited #CommonFoodPolicy for the #EU report with a double event at the @Europarl_EN and the @EU_EESC. In a context where #CAP reforms are failing to address the huge challenges in food systems, the report offers a Plan B
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Colmater les brèches des systèmes alimentaires dans le court terme est urgent; penser le long terme est important. Relocalisation et transition vers l’#agroécologie: la crise nous enseigne pourquoi il faut organiser la résilience. #COVID19
NEW 📰 '#COVID19 and the Crisis in #Food Systems' Communiqué by the International Panel of Experts on Sustainable #FoodSystems 🌱 Symptoms & causes of the crisis? Why this perfect storm? What reforms do we need to protect people & planet? 🌍 ➡️ ipes-food.org
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It was a pleasure to debate the much-needed transformation of trade and economic policy at today's #BeyondGrowth conference @Europarl_EN Some headlines from my intervention below 👇 beyond-growth-2023.eu/lectur…
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Ce qui est cher aujourd’hui c’est l’#agriculture #industrielle car elle ne tient pas compte des externalités négatives liées à la #santé, l’#environnement et la destruction de l’agriculture #paysanne @lapremiere
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I look forward to contributing to the discussion on the alignment of EU policies with the SDGs, and particularly with Goal 1: poverty can be eradicated, provided we see it as a responsibility of society and not simply of the individual.
UN Special Rapporteur @DeSchutterO will conduct a 2-month fact-finding mission to assess impact of EU policy on poverty. Roundtables with civil society, high-level meetings with EU officials to explore recovery plans and macroeconomic governance. bit.ly/pressadv
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The Covid-19 pandemic is also a poverty pandemic: people in poverty are disproportionately affected both by the virus and by the economic crisis. How can the 11 trillion US dollars injected in economic recovery plans be used to mitigate such impacts and "build back better"?
How does #COVID19 affect different groups? How do we “build back better” to address its impact on people living in #poverty? Join us for a webinar on #COVID19 and #HumanRights of people living in #poverty! 📆Monday 13 July, 15-16:30 CEST 👉Register at: bit.ly/C19Poverty
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Historic breakthrough for 4 billion people who are still deprived any form of social protection: the International Labour Conference, the highest body within the ILO, votes to call on the @ILO to develop concrete proposals for establishing a #GlobalFund4SocialProtection #ILC2021
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After 2 days of incredibly constructive discussion we now have a blueprint for a #CommonFoodPolicy. What comes next ? How can the connections made today be translated into a movement that has the power to influence the #EU policy making process ? #EU3F
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Un bon d’État pour la transition agroécologique : c’est maintenant ou jamais ! La mobilisation de l’épargne ne peut se limiter au refinancement de la dette. Elle doit contribuer à la transition.
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Je me réjouis d'entamer ma mission auprès de l'Union européenne afin d'évaluer la contribution de l'UE à la lutte contre la pauvreté: une personne sur cinq en risque de pauvreté en Europe, en 2020, c'est évidemment inacceptable.
Pour éliminer la pauvreté, on ne peut se passer de l’expérience de celles et ceux qui sont sur la ligne de front: les vrais experts sont les personnes qui ont vécu la pauvreté. Olivier De Schutter entame sa visite de l'UE par des tables rondes avec la société civile #endpoverty
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L’alimentation low-cost, alibi commode du système agroalimentaire industriel, n’est une solution pour personne, même pas pour les ménages aux revenus les plus faibles.
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The foundations of a new #food system are already being laid by #farmers, #consumers, civil society groups & the many others taking innovative steps to transform food systems. Tomorrow more than 250 people will meet in #Brussels to shape a #CommonFoodPolicy for the #EU #EU3F
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L’Union européenne peut montrer qu’elle entend le message des scientifiques, de la société civile et des citoyens. On attend d’elle qu’elle respecte ses promesses et qu’elle mette en place une politique alimentaire européenne durable
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Damien Carême, maire de Grande-Synthe, ville devenue symbole de la conciliation possible entre #transition écologique et justice sociale. Certains parlent d’écologie punitive: nous parlons d’#écologie conviviale. @EELV @Ecolo #EUElections2019
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Je suis fier d'avoir contribué modestement à ce beau résultat, un parcours à 360° des défis que nos systèmes alimentaires affrontent !
Nouvelle publication "#SystèmesAlimentaires, #nutrition et #santé: Reprendre en main notre alimentation!". A lire et télécharger gratuitement avec not. des contributions de @DeSchutterO @chantalwclement @svandevijvere @ECVC1 @ekofemineska @GRAIN_org fian.be/Systemes-alimentaire…
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In my capacity as @srpoverty, I will be undertaking an official visit to #EU institutions -- I look forward to receiving your submission by December 9 ⬇️
I will be making an official visit to the #EU to investigate the impact of EU-wide policies on #poverty Nov. 25 - Jan. 29. I welcome submissions ahead of the visit from civil society, academics, and interested individuals until December 9 -- details here: ohchr.org/EN/Issues/Poverty/…
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Unfortunately this tragedy was a preventable one. There have been many warnings about the working and living conditions of migrant workers in Spain; but no serious action has followed.
This death is absolutely horrifying and should have been prevented. Employers and labor inspection authorities must be held accountable. via @elpais elpais.com/espana/2020-08-03…
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The new #CAP must deliver on urgent #environmental, #climate, #health & #social challenges. These objectives aren't translated into quantified targets & clear actions. We urgently need to put a #CommonFoodPolicy on the table & transform empty words into ambitious policy proposals
👩‍🌾👨‍🌾 @EU_Commission’s proposal for the new Common Agricultural Policy after 2020 stressing #environment and #climate objectives includes tools which are not translated into quantified targets, according to an Opinion published today by the @EUauditors ▶️ bit.ly/CAP_2020
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For the 3rd year in a row, there has been a rise in world #hunger, reaching levels we have not seen in 10Y. Coherent #sustainable #food policies are a critical component of any long-term strategy. Lock-ins can only be overcome w/ political will & constructive dialogues
World hunger is on the rise. One of the leading causes? Climate variability and extremes. New UN report 👉bit.ly/2PDLFHI #SOFI2018 #ZeroHunger
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I am honoured to share today’s dinner with three of the most inspiring people informing the path towards a #sustainable #food system : thanks to @robintransition @m2rfilms and Carlo Petrini founder of @SlowFoodHQ #EU3F
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La Commission vient de proposer une réouverture ciblée de la PAC, visant à attaquer les très rares mesures environnementales obtenues de haute lutte par la société civile.
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De Schutter, @michaelpollan @bittman : Why the next US president will need a national food policy medium.com/@michaelpollan/wh…
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À la marche #RightsNow pour la justice sociale et le #climat : la génération qui monte ne veut plus attendre, dans cinq ans il sera trop tard.
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A #CommonFoodPolicy is needed to change #food production, processing, retail & consumption in parallel & spark a transition to #sustainability. My article on @ARC2020eu just in time for #EU3F bit.ly/2KRwAA4 #FutureOfCap @EP_Agriculture @EUAgri @eaAgriFood @POLITICOEurope
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En 2017, les pesticides à base de #glyphosate ont étés réautorisés dans l’UE, au mépris de la santé, malgré l’avis du @WHO. Triste de voir qu’à présent, le @Europarl_FR endosse le #PrincipeDInnovation pour contrecarrer le #PrincipeDePrécaution: nous ne sommes pas des cobayes
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Demain c'est la journée internationale des luttes paysannes. Refusons le libre échange et mettons en place des accords de commerce durable, exigeons une autre #PAC en la chapeautant avec une politique alimentaire commune. Redonnons à nos paysans et paysannes l'espoir en un futur
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Soil health is essential to limit global warming rises to 1.5C: #agroecology now vitally needed bit.ly/1ZfnAWw #SR15 #climatechange #ParisAgreement
The @IPCC_CH Special Report of Global Warming of 1.5°C is available at ipcc.ch/report/sr15/ This includes the Summary for Policymakers and chapters of the full report. #SR15 #climatechange #ParisAgreement
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'Reinventing Food Democracy' - public lecture tomorrow to kick off two days of discussion on sustainable food systems in Turin @iuctorino
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We need to stop focusing on "more", and focus on "better" instead : not on profits, but on #wellbeing. ⁦ theguardian.com/politics/201…
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La crise actuelle montre les limites d’un modèle reposant sur la croissance qui tend à créer de l’exclusion et une concurence malsaine entre les Etats. La croissance n’est pas un remède miracle contre la pauvreté. Dans Le Monde ce matin: bit.ly/3puUmXi
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In addition to improving #agricultural productivity, we need to reframe the problem of #hunger & #malnutrition as a problem of #socialjustice, to address power in #food chains, to narrow the divide in social protection schemes and to strengthen the accountability of governments.
LAUNCHED: "UNSCN NEWS43 - Advancing #equity, #equality and non-discrimination in #foodsystems: Pathways to reform." This edition tackles the inherent barriers that exist in food systems preventing people from overcoming #malnutrition & #poverty > bit.ly/UNSCNNews43
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Shouldn’t #trade agreements include more robust safeguards in favor of labour rights and environmental standards to ensure they contribute to human development and do not reward social and environmental dumping? #TellEurope
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What actions must governments take to protect the most vulnerable children from the devastating impacts of the #COVID19 pandemic? We're bringing together experts and communities to discuss solutions to this complex challenge. Register bit.ly/35kVovE
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Looking forward to speaking on solutions to the #foodcrisis at Extinction Or Regeneration conference #Extinction2023 alongside @drvandanashiva @_RajPatel @carlsafina @CorinnaHawkes @philip_ciwf Join to share solutions to transform #foodsystems 11-12 May extinctionconference.com
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La #pollution de l’#air est une forme d’injustice sociale.
[EPINGLE] Qualité de l'air à Bruxelles: mieux informés, plus inquiets bit.ly/2Ux08fK #bruxelles #pollution
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Time to put a Common Food Policy on the menu - Olivier De Schutter & Carlo Petrini @SlowFoodHQ politico.eu/article/opinion-… via @POLITICOEurope
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On assiste à une multiplication des politiques alimentaires locales partout en #Europe. Il est urgent d’accompagner cette démarche de reterritorialisation des systèmes alimentaires par une politique alimentaire intégrée pour l’ #UE. #EU3F #commonfoodpolicy
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Non à l’austérité ! Demain, les députés européens voteront l’accord final obtenu entre le Conseil de l’UE et le Parlement européens concernant les nouvelles règles budgétaires. Et ils doivent impérativement le rejeter.
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En 15 ans de travail, une conviction: le monde agricole serait le 1er à bénéficier d’une transition agroecologique et d’une reterritorialistion, par le renforcement des circuits courts, par un soutien € et un meilleur accès au crédit, en récompensant mieux les bonnes pratiques.
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The @EU_Commission, @Europarl_EN & @EUCouncil urgently need to start working on the creation of an integrated food policy, in the form of a multiyear umbrella strategy, to accelerate the shift to sustainable food systems that provide healthy and affordable food to all Europeans
How do we get to more sustainable food systems? We explain the importance of integrated food policies in under 2 minutes: piped.video/watch?v=Np1Vo883… #CommonFoodPolicy #IntegratedFoodPolicy
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.@JPvanYpersele serait le meilleur candidat imaginable à la présidence du #GIEC: il comprend le sens du mot urgence
Oui, je suis prêt ! Je demanderai le soutien du prochain gouvernement belge pour présenter ma candidature à la présidence du #GIEC, le moment venu. @IPCC_CH #UnGiecFort #AstrongIPCC
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We don’t believe that there can be salvation from a new #CAP. We believe in a #food policy that is much more consistent across the whole system politi.co/2LU3H7x #FutureofCAP @POLITICOEurope
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A low price tag comes with very heavy costs. Moving from low cost to true cost #foodsystems will create co-benefits for #consumers, #citizens & the #planet
How much do we really pay for what we eat? In 2 minutes, we explain how cheap food actually comes w/ heavy environmental, social & health costs. #FoodSystemSustainability must be part of the solution to fight #climatechange! #COP25 #truecostaccounting piped.video/jGd6GgLjVtk
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En ne condamnant pas les propos déshumanisants, xénophobes et racistes de vos collègues et de votre président, @Sophie_Wilmes vous les cautionnez. Votre silence doit inquiéter tous les démocrates. 4/4
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Je salue et je me réjouis du message de la #FAO par rapport à l’#agroecologie. Oui ,elle peut #nourrir l’humanité et jouer un rôle essentiel dans la lutte contre le #changement #climatique @lapremiere
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My new book: Trade in the Service of Sustainable Development (Oxford: Hart Publ., 2015) hartpub.co.uk/books/details.…
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End of my mandate as UN Special Rapporteur. Looking back - and onward: srfood.org/en/end-of-mandate…
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Les innovations sociales citoyennes peuvent transformer la société « par le bas », mais à condition que des alliances soient formées avec les élus et avec les entrepreneurs locaux. (1/2) #TEDxULB #EUelections2019
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Avec @adelaidecharli2 et @AnunaDe, nos Greta nationales, avant le @TEDxULB sur l’effet colibri. Ne pas se lasser de faire passer le message sur l’urgence environnementale! ⏺️ Suivez-nous en direct sur ➡️ facebook.com/TEDxULB/posts/2…
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Reducing demand for cheap industrial meat is the only way to end factory farming #LivestockDebate @IPESfood arc2020.eu/2016/02/do-we-hav…
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New study shows how vested interests prevail in the assessment of #pesticides, sidelining the #precautionaryprinciple env-health.org/wp-content/up…
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My final diagnosis: democracy and diversity can mend our broken food systems srfood.org/en/democracy-and-…
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The post-crisis economic recovery plans EU Member States are preparing provide a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to build societies that are fairer and inclusive, and fit to reduce their ecological footprint
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Retrouvez-moi demain à 7h45 au micro de @tgadisseux dans Matin Première !
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