The Renew Europe Group in the European Parliament will present on Wednesday 6 July a reflection paper on an action plan on food security and the response to the Ukrainian crisis.
It will be presented by MEP Dacian Cioloș (Renew Europe, Romania), who heads a working group set up within this political group to analyse the measures that should be implemented to ensure food security in the EU and globally after the war in Ukraine triggered by Russia (see EUROPE 12983/12).
Dacian Cioloș will present a list of short- and medium-term proposals that aim to address the imminent problems caused by the war in Ukraine and that vary in terms of ambition.
The proposals concern the resilience and sustainability of the food supply chain, the international dimension of food security, input availability and autonomy in both the EU and developing countries.
Fifteen actions should be recommended, notably for: - guaranteeing the transport of Ukrainian agricultural products and supporting Ukrainian farmers; - improving transparency on global stocks and monitoring food prices; - establishing an international food security crisis preparedness and response mechanism; - emphasising food security in the EU’s external action financing; - promoting sustainability standards at the international level; - reducing food waste; - facilitating the use of organic fertilisers instead of chemical fertilisers; - accelerating the adoption of environmentally friendly farming practices that will reduce farmers’ dependence on third country inputs; - developing the EU protein strategy; - investing in the EU’s protein and fertiliser autonomy.
Furthermore, the Renew Europe Group believes that crisis management, humanitarian aid, trade, development and cooperation policies need to be rethought, particularly in view of the effects of the war. (Original version in French by Lionel Changeur)