On 4 December 2019, in her first Brussels press conference the newly appointed president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, said she will lead a ‘geopolitical Commission’. One
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Setting the European table: a 27-star or a tricolour menu? Poland wonders about Nutri-Score
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As part of the Farm to Fork (F2F) plan launched by Brussels, the debate over front-of-pack nutrition labelling (FOPNL) is in full swing and now concerns every EU member country.
In a year devastated by locust plagues, the COVID-19 pandemic, and massive flooding that displaced over a hundred thousand people and left nearly 200 dead, Kenyans have to take their
In this era of headlines-seeking media and twitter-like attention span, the decision-making process by the European Union (EU) is constantly being criticized, dramatized, and derided. Let’s write instead in praise
Europe’s quest to confront climate change and achieve carbon neutrality is being undermined by “Big Ag”? That’s not my claim. It’s the latest in a series of attacks on those
The European Commission presented its hydrogen strategy in July 2020. It is convinced that it will be possible to make ‘clean’ hydrogen a viable solution for a climate-neutral economy and
This year will go down in history as a time of great struggle and consequence. Our fight against the pandemic is an epic human endeavour, but we need to brace
On Wednesday (June 4), the Dutch government announced the formation of an ‘Inclusive Vaccine Alliance’ between Germany, France, Italy, and the Netherlands. The nations have joined forces to achieve the
The state of panic created by the COVID-19 pandemic illustrates how vulnerable our world is and that it is perhaps time to reassess our priorities. In spite of its famous
The acceptance of genetically engineered food is a divisive topic that is deeply embedded in the ongoing debate around climate change, sustainability and food security. Despite studies finding that genetically