The European Union has committed to transitioning towards socially and ecologically just food systems to advance sustainability. The flagship of this strategy is the European Legislative Framework for Sustainable Food Systems, currently under development. FIAN, with the endorsement of Fair Trade Advocacy, Friends of the Earth Europe and World Fair Trade Organization Office, has put forward a set of six policy recommendations to support the construction of bold legislation that ensures present and future generations’ access to healthy, nutritious and culturally acceptable food within planetary boundaries, while fulfilling the rights of peasants and all other workers along the food chain.

The European Union has committed to transitioning towards socially and ecologically just food systems to advance sustainability. The flagship of this strategy is the European Legislative Framework for Sustainable Food Systems, currently under development. FIAN, with the endorsement of Fair Trade Advocacy, Friends of the Earth Europe and World Fair Trade Organization Office, has put forward a set of six policy recommendations to support the construction of bold legislation that ensures present and future generations’ access to healthy, nutritious and culturally acceptable food within planetary boundaries, while fulfilling the rights of peasants and all other workers along the food chain.

26 June 2023 - A year ago, a delegation of communities from several African countries, accompanied by local and Belgian NGOs, denounced the grabbing of their land and the violation of their rights in front of the SIAT-Group headquarters in Brussels. After an initial opening to dialogue, the Belgian company abandoned its commitments. The communities are calling for a resumption of dialogue with a view to resolving the land conflicts and compensating the damage suffered.

26 juin 2023 - Il y a un an, une délégation de communautés de plusieurs pays africains, accompagnée d’ONG locales et belges, dénonçaient l’accaparement de leurs terres et la violation de leurs droits devant le siège de SIAT-Group à Bruxelles. Après une première ouverture au dialogue, l’entreprise belge abandonne ses engagements. Les communautés demandent une reprise du dialogue pour la résolution des conflits fonciers et la réparation des préjudices subis.

La semaine passée, les député·e·s européens ont voté - à 366 voix contre 225 - en faveur d’une directive qui imposera aux entreprises multinationales de mieux respecter les droits humains et le climat. Et cela d’un bout à l’autre de leur chaîne de valeur. Même s’il reste des lacunes, et que les négociations à venir s’annoncent ardues, nous savourons aujourd’hui cette victoire d’étape, récompensant le travail intense mené par des centaines d’organisations depuis près d’une décennie !!

Participatory processes enable different perspectives and interests to be given a voice. In spring 2022, four FIAN European sections (Belgium, Austria, Sweden and Portugal) together with the international Secretariat and the organisation Observatori Desc, launched a mapping exercise to explore examples of participatory processes that promote sustainable food systems.

Together with our project partners, we are exploring different strategies, initiatives or processes in which civil society actors and citizens work together with public administration decision makers in Spain, Austria, Sweden, Portugal, Germany and Belgium.

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