Newsletter Demeter Office Brussels September 2016 #1
<http://eliant.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2165d51ba8f7261fe551be595&i d=3ee41d1314&e=291be04aef> Read more and register here We hope you enjoy reading this edition of our newsletter! <https://gallery.mailchimp.com/2165d51ba8f7261fe551be595/images/6bc7df34-58a 1-49c2-a698-45ce31a7da9a.png> A new and improved <http://eliant.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2165d51ba8f7261fe551be595&i d=bc5fa4b669&e=291be04aef> Cork 2.0 declaration has been formed at the European Conference on Rural Development in Cork on 5./6. September. The declaration addresses current challenges in farming and rural areas in the EU. Amongst other things they stress the value of sustainable provision of quality food, developing the circular economy, broadening the bio-economy, fostering resource efficiency, combating climate change and reducing the reliance on fossil fuels... Omnibus Regulation - Further Simplification of the CAP DG Agri Building on Commissioner Hogan's commitment to simplify the Common Agricultural Policy and the <http://eliant.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2165d51ba8f7261fe551be595&i d=4d7a3f5bd1&e=291be04aef> four waves of simplification measures already introduced over the past year, a further series of measures have been included in the Omnibus Regulation published by the European Commission. <http://eliant.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2165d51ba8f7261fe551be595&i d=6723e2d5bf&e=291be04aef> READ MORE>> GMOs: Commission authorises GMOs for food/feed use DG Sante The Commission authorised the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of, or produced from GM maizes. This authorization valid for 10 years and which does not cover cultivation - is taking place after the 11 GMOs have gone through a full authorisation procedure, including a favourable scientific assessment by EFSA. <http://eliant.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2165d51ba8f7261fe551be595&i d=af82d7c1f7&e=291be04aef> More information... Press release CAP Wageningen University Towards a Common Agricultural and Food Policy ...food and nutrition security & safety, climate change & water and energy use, ecological impacts, healthy diet for a lifelong healthy lifestyle, and inequality. These challenges cannot only be solved by the farmers, but also need the commitment and behavioural change of all the other players in the food chain, including the consumer. From breeding to eating, so to say. <http://eliant.us9.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=2165d51ba8f7261fe551be595& id=75bc7bd6ad&e=291be04aef> Link to Paper <https://gallery.mailchimp.com/2165d51ba8f7261fe551be595/images/e376fa0a-db5 c-40bf-bc14-2b1991917b85.png> <http://eliant.us9.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=2165d51ba8f7261fe551be595& id=87f6b80ead&e=291be04aef> Link to International Monsanto Tribunal in The Hague - October 2016 More information... Also consider: <http://eliant.us9.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=2165d51ba8f7261fe551be595& id=b943c21589&e=291be04aef> WHO Factsheet Antimicrobial Resistance Reducing the spread of antimicrobial resistance on our farms and in our food FAO On 14 September 2016 FAO pledged to help countries develop strategies for tackling the spread of antimicrobial resistance in their food supply chains, as governments prepare to debate the emerging challenge posed by medicine-resistant "superbugs" next week at the UN General Assembly. <http://eliant.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2165d51ba8f7261fe551be595&i d=9658f7d7ed&e=291be04aef> READ MORE>> <http://eliant.us9.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=2165d51ba8f7261fe551be595& id=0594f89a7f&e=291be04aef> Check out: FAO action plan on AMR 2016-2020 <http://eliant.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2165d51ba8f7261fe551be595&i d=e054b076ca&e=291be04aef> DG Health and Food Safety In 2016, the European Commissions EU Health Award will recognise and reward the efforts and achievements of European NGOs towards reducing the threat to human health from antimicrobial resistance. READ MORE (German)>> A plea for science-based standards in TTIP Euractiv The EUs preference for the precautionary principle over science-based decision-making is a barrier to transatlantic trade in the meat industry. TTIP and regulatory convergence would benefit both EU and US farmers, argues Barry Carpenter. <http://eliant.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2165d51ba8f7261fe551be595&i d=51cbd3e9c3&e=291be04aef> READ MORE>> Seed Summit 2016: Seeding and Breeding the Future of Organic Cotton Until 19 October <http://eliant.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2165d51ba8f7261fe551be595&i d=510c6306a7&e=291be04aef> Sign in for European Citizens Initiative: Stop Plastic in the Sea 21-22 October, Portugal <http://eliant.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2165d51ba8f7261fe551be595&i d=b66593a4fb&e=291be04aef> AGRICULTURE WITH A FUTURE: TODAY! Conference in Portugal at Raiano Cultural Center, Idanha-a-Nova 26-28 October, Tallinn (Estonia) <http://eliant.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2165d51ba8f7261fe551be595&i d=0c1e0b6251&e=291be04aef> The 20th European Forum on Eco-innovation 7 November, Brussels <http://eliant.us9.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=2165d51ba8f7261fe551be595& id=eaba8e105d&e=291be04aef> Eliant's 10th Anniversary Conference 24-25 November, Goetheaneum (Switzerland) <http://eliant.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2165d51ba8f7261fe551be595&i d=eb62e96f5b&e=291be04aef> Conference on biodynamic fruit growing 6-7 December <http://eliant.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2165d51ba8f7261fe551be595&i d=f853f25494&e=291be04aef> EU Agricultural Outlook Conference in Brussels Demeter International e.V. <http://eliant.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2165d51ba8f7261fe551be595&i d=f2a9cceb0c&e=291be04aef> Eliant <http://eliant.us9.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=2165d51ba8f7261fe551be595& id=a908bd7e03&e=291be04aef> IVAA This email was sent to [email protected] <http://eliant.us9.list-manage.com/about?u=2165d51ba8f7261fe551be595&id=2902 296407&e=291be04aef&c=53446b2546> why did I get this? unsubscribe from this list <http://eliant.us9.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=2165d51ba8f7261fe551be595&i d=2902296407&e=291be04aef&c=53446b2546> update subscription preferences <http://eliant.us9.list-manage.com/profile?u=2165d51ba8f7261fe551be595&id=29 02296407&e=291be04aef> Demeter Intenational e.V. · Rue du trone 194, Ixelles · Brussels B-1050 · Belgium <http://www.mailchimp.com/monkey-rewards/?utm_source=freemium_newsletter&utm _medium=email&utm_campaign=monkey_rewards&aid=2165d51ba8f7261fe551be595&afl= 1> Email Marketing Powered by MailChimp <http://www.biodinamica.es/> SI NO DESEA RECIBIR NUESTROS CORREOS, ENVÍE UN MENSAJE A [email protected] y le quitaremos de nuestra lista de contactos <http://eliant.us9.list-manage.com/track/open.php?u=2165d51ba8f7261fe551be59 5&id=53446b2546&e=291be04aef>
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