On April 29, 2021, the European Commission (EC) opened the debate on the regulatory status of New Genomic Techniques (NGTs) in the European Union (EU) by publishing a position paper[1].
Amidst heated debate over nutritional and origin labelling for food products in Europe, the European Commission is now undertaking a public consultation on food labels – covering nutrition and origin,
Satellite images have revealed a dramatic increase in the harvested forest area in Europe after 2015, according to a new study by the European Commission published on 1 July in
Despite COVID-19, many in Brussels – including a green recovery alliance in the EU Parliament and 13 EU Environment Ministers – are pressuring the European Commission (EC) to pursue the
On Thursday 28 May, the European Commission unveiled details of the proposed ‘green’ recovery package aimed at pulling EU economies out of the recession caused by the coronavirus outbreak, along
Something is happening with Covid-19 that the bungled “yes” 2016 referendum campaign didn’t manage to do: making us feel more European! Since Covid-19 struck China, we knew our turn will
TheEuropeanScientist: In your book Coup de pied dans le plat (“Putting the boot into nutrition”), you define what a healthy diet consists of. Can you tell us more? Professor Philippe
On 26th February, the European Commission is due to present its biodiversity strategy, anticipating the 15th meeting of the Conference of Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 15)
While Europeans were indulging in New Year celebrations, debate was growing within the new European Commission. France is once again seeking to impose its Nutri-Score system on other member states.
Yesterday — Wednesday 11 December — the European Commission revealed details of its much anticipated European Green Deal, covering everything from the food we grow to the air we breathe