*Feed into the upcoming legislative proposal on sustainable food systems, expected in September 2023
*Pleading to establishing a multi-stakeholder platform on sustainable food systems, involving the European Committee of the Regions together with other relevant stakeholders and civil society, thus creating a supporting network that would facilitate the transition to more sustainable food systems for European regions and cities while taking into account regional differences and areas' specialisations and traditions
The rapporteur actively participated in many events linked to the topic of the sustainable food systems, highlighting the need to publish the framework law well before the end of mandate.
The impact will be assessed when the law is published later this year.
THE EUROPEAN COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS
calls on the European Commission to ensure that horizontal and sectoral policies linked to food and food systems are in line with the objectives and targets set by the future FSFS, the farm-to-fork strategy, the biodiversity strategy and zero pollution targets, with proper evaluation and regular monitoring in place;
urges EU, national, local and regional authorities to ensure that sustainability is mainstreamed in all food-related policies. The framework law should look into clarifying responsibilities for all food system actors by setting up multi-level cooperation, engaging participation at EU, Member State, regional and local level.
reiterates its call to establish a multi-stakeholder platform on sustainable food systems, involving the European Committee of the Regions together with other relevant stakeholders and civil society, thus creating a supporting network that would facilitate the transition to more sustainable food systems for European regions and cities while taking into account regional differences and areas' specialisations and traditions;
reiterates its call to eliminate existing constraints within its public procurement rules to apply sustainability criteria. EU competition legislation prohibits territorial preferences (such as local foods) being specified in public purchasing contracts.