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The presence of labour intermediaries is principally linked to production methods and the interests of the agroindustry. The latter, supported by the system of generalised competition in agri-food markets, requires an ever increasing need for […] Continue reading
On the 29 January the ECJ will render its decision on the compatibility of the ICS with EU law. Against this backdrop, we, the European peasant movement, want to, once again, send a strong signal […] Continue reading
With cooking pots and spoons we are going to get loud on September 25th and to remind the ministers that it is our future they decide on. Continue reading
In this international day of peasant struggles, commemorating the resistance and in defense of peasants persecuted across the world, farmer organisations from Belgium, France, Spain and even as far as Canada, converged with other social […] Continue reading
The CSOs Consultation prior to the FAO 31st Regional Conference in Europe and Central Asia in Budapest, 26-27 April 2018, is an opportunity for organisations across Europe and Central Asia to discuss recognition and protection […] Continue reading
MERCOSUR, CETA, JEFTA ARE A DEATHBLOW - DEMONSTRATION - Tuesday, April 17, 9:00 a.m. Schuman Roundabout - Brussels. Livestock farmers, peasants, citizens, let us unite in Brussels this Tuesday 17/04 against the EU-Mercosur and other […] Continue reading
In the context of the CAP reform, ECVC is pleased to invite you to its conference "A CAP for small farmers & citizens", organized at the European Parliament on the 23rd of May 2018. With […] Continue reading
The International Conference of La Via Campesina (LVC), held every four years, is the highest forum gathering representatives from member organisations from all over the world. Collectively representing over 200 million people, these delegates will […] Continue reading
Updates on the week-long negotiations and interventions in Geneva of the international peasant delegation of La Via Campesina and its allies for the 4th session of the Intergovernmental Working Group on a UN Declaration on […] Continue reading
The international peasant’s movement La Via Campesina invites journalists from around the world to cover our VIIth International Conference, which will be held in Derio, Bizkaia (Basque Country), 16th – 24th July 2017. This will […] Continue reading
Peasants Rights, Human Rights! Advance toward UN Declaration on Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas! Continue reading
ECVC co-organised an event to discuss the problems of access to land in Europe. The conference took place in Brussels on 7 December 2016. The full report of the conference in now available. Continue reading
All together this 25 MARCH for a CAP that serves the Peoples! We call on ECVC's member organizations, allied groups, grassroots networks, and the whole peasant and food sovereignty movement in Europe to mobilize this […] Continue reading
Registrations to participate in the International Congress on Global Peasants' Rights are now open. The event - co-organized by ECVC along with the Haus der Bauern, FIAN and other civil society organizations- will be held […] Continue reading
Hosted by the European United Left/Nordic Green Left, the hearing "Food Sovereignty within a new Agricultural Policy" in the EU Parliament this morning in Brussels moved discussions regarding the coming reform of the CAP beyond […] Continue reading
Invitation to a breakfast discussion with representatives from Friends of the Earth, ECVC, the EU Commission and the US's Center for Food Safety on the impacts the TTIP could have on farming and food production […] Continue reading
Given the continued intensification of the dairy crisis and pushed by producers, an extraordinary meeting will be held in Brussels on May 25 gathering representatives from the main European institutions, political parties, as well as […] Continue reading
Over a 1000 people visited Wageningen on February 12th and 13th 2016, for the second edition of the Voedsel Anders Conference. The two-day event addressed the transition to fair and sustainable food systems. Continue reading
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