by EPHA | Nov 20, 2013 | Opinion
On 21 November 2013 the Commission presented the legislative proposals for new information and promotion policy for agricultural and food products on the internal market and in the third countries. While the policy may support health-promoting products such as fruit... by EPHA | Nov 20, 2013 | Opinion
At this week’s plenary meeting in Strasbourg (18-21 November 2013), the European Parliament (EP) voted on the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) legislative proposals. Four reports – on Direct Payments, Single Common Market Organisation (CMO), Horizontal... by EPHA | Nov 4, 2013 | Opinion
In late October, EPHA attended a Transatlantic Consumer Dialogue’s (TACD) event intended to debate the prospective Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) between the EU and US and whether and how it is to benefit the consumers on both sides of the... by EPHA | Oct 31, 2013 | Opinion
Earlier this year, after the European Food Safety Authority’s (EFSA) scientific opinion on health claim assigned to fructose, the European Union authorized a claim stating that fructose has “a beneficial impact on blood glucose levels when it is used to...
by EPHA | Oct 25, 2013 | Opinion
The European Environment Agency (EEA) launched its air quality in Europe report (2013) on a European Policy Centre (EPC) Breakfast Policy Briefing together with Janez Potočnik, European Commissioner for the Environment. EPHA took part in the debate on behalf of the... by EPHA | Jul 18, 2013 | Opinion
Following the European Parliament’s event on the Future of Europe’s Horticulture Sector and in light of an upcoming Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development own-initiative report on the subject, the role of the EU fruit and vegetables’ sector...
