AA-FT recently contributed to the European Commission survey on food affordability, aimed at collecting civil society input on how food prices and access may evolve
The European Commission has presented, on the 16 December 2025, its European Biotech Act with the stated ambition of boosting innovation and competitiveness across the
The European Commission’s latest public consultation on farm animal welfare closed on Wednesday 17 December. With more than 170 000 contributors, including input from AAFT,
AA-FT has raised serious concerns with the European Commission about a long-standing yet often overlooked problem in EU farming: the widespread use of animal breeds
This week’s high-profile conference hosted under the Danish Presidency of the Council of the EU, Welfare of Farm Animals in the EU of 2050: A
On 27 November, the European Parliament’s Intergroup on the Welfare and Conservation of Animals hosted a dedicated session on the transition toward more sustainable food
AA-FT contributed to the consultation launched by the European Commission on fur farming in Europe. This dialogue follows the Fur Free Europe European Citizens’ Initiative
As negotiations begin on the post-2027 Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), AAFT has joined 32 civil society organisations to urge EU leaders to fundamentally rethink Europe’s
Animal Advocacy & Food Transition has joined more than 100 organizations from over 25 countries in urging Parties to the Paris Agreement to place agriculture
For over 7 weeks, nearly 3,000 cattle have been confined aboard the livestock carrier Spiridon 2, anchored off Bandirma Port in Turkey, with no relief
Millions of people in Europe still struggle to afford a healthy meal, while our food systems continue to harm both people and the planet. To
We were pleased to participate in the Plant Food Summit 2025 in Copenhagen, an important gathering of policymakers, researchers, farmers and industry leaders from across
The European Commission presented its 2026 Work Programme to the European Parliament today, outlining the EU’s political priorities for the coming year. The tone could
In a move that exposes the contradictions at the heart of EU food policy, the European Parliament today voted to adopt amendment banning the use
In a letter to European Commissioner Christophe Hansen and the European Commission, we called for the forthcoming strategy on animal farming to deliver real sustainability,
On World Heart Day (29 September), Animal Advocacy and Food Transition (AAFT) joined 19 other organisations in calling on the European Commission to put healthy
Across Europe, conservative forces are attempting to roll back the use of traditional food terms for plant-based alternatives – as they already did for milk.
Last week, we had the privilege of taking part in the CARE Conference on Animal Rights in Europe 2025, joining the roundtable “Are We Optimizing
The European Vegan Summit 2025 held online, is an annual event, a key gathering that brings together policymakers, industry leaders and civil society actors to
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen took the floor this morning, in front of the European Parliament in Strasbourg for her yearly State of
On the eve of President Ursula von der Leyen’s State of the Union speech, hundreds of civil society organisations, trade unions, and public interest groups
Animal Advocacy & Food Transition has participated in the European Commission’s Call for Evidence on the upcoming EU Cardiovascular Health Plan. Cardiovascular disease remains the
In August 2025, the European Commission launched its Call for Evidence on the EU Civil Society Strategy. AAFT took this opportunity to stress the vital
On 2 September, EU Member States will gather for a Council working-level hearing on several proposals linked to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and the
On 16 July 2025, the European Commission unveiled its proposal for the EU’s post-2027 Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) as part of the next Multiannual Financial
In December 2023, the European Commission released its long-awaited proposal to revise the EU rules on the transport of live animals, Regulation (EC) No 1/2005.
Denmark has just taken the reins of the EU Council Presidency and their official programme brings some much-needed signals for a more ethical and sustainable
In its most recent scientific opinion, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) delivers a blistering reality check: beef cattle across the EU are frequently subjected
We need to shift towards a plant-based protein diet and food system, etc At its AGRIFISH Council meeting on 14 July 2025, EU agriculture ministers
On-farm animal welfare in the EU is finally on the table. In July 2025, the European Commission launched a Call for Evidence as the first
On 8 July 2025, the European Commission officially registered a new European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) Good Food for All. An initiative to push the EU
On 1 July 2025, Olga Kikou spoke at the international conference “Access to Justice for Animals”, held at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and
The European Parliament’s Agriculture Committee (AGRI) has released its draft Own-Initiative (INI) Report on the sustainability of the EU’s animal farming sector. Unfortunately, it does
On June 2025, AAFT joined a broad coalition of health, consumer, and sustainability organisations to launch a Blueprint for an EU Action Plan on Plant-Based
On 11 June 2025, AAFT co-organised a landmark event at the European Parliament to spotlight what should be obvious by now: Europe needs a real
We joined over 100 civil society organisations in signing a letter urging the European Commission to end the export of pesticides banned in the EU