Is September the Month to Salvage Pillar 2 of the CAP?
Arc2020 joined forces with 7 other environmental organizations to issue an open letter at a crucial time in the remaining CAP negotiations […]
Arc2020 joined forces with 7 other environmental organizations to issue an open letter at a crucial time in the remaining CAP negotiations […]
Raw campaigner Jonty’s own account of the camp, workshops and demonstration in Wietze […]
7000 people callled for fair farming, surrounding Europe’s biggest chicken slaughterhause, which plans to slaughter 400,000 chickens daily […]
Excitement building at the camp before today’s protest outside Europe’s largest slaughterhause […]
Legal action being taken on recent EU decision to suspend the use of thiamethoxam […]
Farmers, students and enviromental activists block main supplier of intensive farming systems in Germany […]
Austrian GBI Consulting to put place the country’s National Rural Development Program (NRDP) […]
This weekend: Nationwide barbeques to show an alternative way of eating is possible […]
With little scrunity, large-scale aquisition companies continue to buy up European land […]
Public consultation opened ahead of EU conference, and UN International Year of Family Farming […]
Poland ups efforts […]
Dear friends and supporters June started off with a bang; and a farm! From 31 May to 1 June, a two day event in the centre of Paris – organised by ARC2020, Confédération paysanne and PAC2013 – saw farmers, animals, market stalls and good food take over Place Stalingrad. Urban and rural consumers from across France came to meet farmers and take part in Ferme à Paris. The event provided fantastic surroundings to share our common wish for a fair, green and local CAP: French Agriculture Minister, Stéphane Le Foll and vice-chair of the EU Parliament Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, José Bové were among those attending. Towards the end of the month, our attention turned to the decisive Agricultural Council meeting in Luxembourg. On June 24 – the first day of the meeting – young activists from ARC2020 were in town to remind EU politicians of their promise to deliver a CAP reform that reflects the wishes of European citizens. Holding a large banner (see image below) outside the VIP entrance to the […]
Dear friends and supporters As politicians pack up for summer, our attention is now turning to the international summer camp taking place from 29 August – 1 September in Wietze, Germany. With just four weeks to go, preparations are gaining momentum. Either side of the main action day on Saturday 31 August, a series of side events have now been organised. On Friday 30 August a full day of workshops will take place, hosted by representatives from movements across Europe. Workshop highlights include ‘Chicken – €1.99 a kilo: the true cost’ run by Jonty Whittleton from Compassion in World Farming (CIWF) and ‘Crisis Food from Greece’ run by Pavlos Georgiadis. Every evening people can watch films and dance to live music and DJs under the stars. The Friday night will also see a disco soup – the increasingly popular action against food waste. The aim of the event is to highlight the problems and failings of Europe’s food and farming policy; and discuss alternatives. Wietze in Lower Saxony – home to the largest poultry slaugherhouse […]
Excitement builds with just four weeks to go before the international summer camp against factory farming! […]
Martin Häusling, calls for new restrictions in Germany and in Europe […]
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