Open Letter to the President of the European Commission
JULY 16, 2019 - IPES-Food has joined with thirty-six other leading campaign groups, farming organizations, and think tanks to call on the next European Commission President to put an EU food policy in place.
In an open letter to incoming president Ursula von der Leyen, the organizations --representing the sectors of farming, fisheries, environment, animal welfare, health, consumers, development, social justice, climate, and forestry-- also called for a European Commission Vice-President to be made responsible for ensuring the transition to sustainable food systems.