by Nikolai Pushkarev | Apr 30, 2020 | Farm to Fork, Food, Drink and Agriculture | Analysis & Opinion
In two exceptionally lucid reports, EU scientific advisors overturn the ‘business as usual’ approach to European food policy. Published in April by the European Commission’s Scientific Advice Mechanism (SAM), these papers herald a silent revolution... 
by Nikolai Pushkarev | Feb 6, 2020 | Farm to Fork, Food, Drink and Agriculture | Analysis & Opinion, Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs)
2020 is a year full of promise. If the European Commission adds ambition to its commitments, it can plant the seeds for real change towards preventing non-communicable diseases (NCDs) – the 21st century’s foremost health threat, and for transitioning towards... 
by Nikolai Pushkarev | Feb 4, 2020 | Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs)
“A strong, horizontal prevention pillar should be a key component of Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan,” says Sascha Marschang, Acting Secretary General of the European Public Health Alliance on the launch of discussions on this new flagship initiative in... 
by Nikolai Pushkarev | Feb 28, 2019 | CAP & Health, Food, Drink and Agriculture | Analysis & Opinion
Last year EPHA identified 11 ways in which the EU common agricultural policy (CAP) could deliver for better health. This month the European Parliament’s environment and public health committee (ENVI) voted for a series of improvements to the CAP proposal, giving hope... 
by Nikolai Pushkarev | Dec 11, 2018 | Antimicrobial Resistance | Latest Developments, CAP & Health
The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is the EU’s single largest financing mechanism, set to distribute €365 billion over its next seven-year period. As a rule, the CAP does not regulate, but provides incentives to farmers and the wider agri-food sector. The European...
