The European food system has been directly affected by events such as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as global food security. In this context, it is of utmost importance to accelerate the transformation of our food systems towards resilient and sustainable practices and to promote short, regional food value chains wherever possible.

That is why we would like to invite you to our event “Healthy and Secure Food – Ideas for Regional and Sustainable Food Systems” on 23 April 2024 at the Representation of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen to the EU in Brussels. In the course of this event, we will explore strategies at European, national and regional level to develop regional and sustainable food systems. We would also like to focus on how vulnerable households can gain better access to seasonal and locally produced food and participate in the creation of sustainable food systems.

Event: Healthy and Secure Food – Ideas for Regional and Sustainable Food Systems
Date: Tuesday, 23 April 2024
Location:
Representation of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen to the EU
Av. Palmerston 22
1000 Brussels

Registration: Please register by 18 April at events-bxl@europa.bremen.de

Agenda
11:45: Networking lunch
12:30: Welcoming address by

Tanja Baerman, Head of the Representation of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen to the EU
Claudio Serafini, Director of Organic Cities Network Europe

12:40: Opening of the event with contributions by

Jan Fries, State Secretary for Climate, Environment and Agriculture, Free Hanseatic City of Bremen
Elena Panichi, Head of Unit “Organic Farming”, European Commission, DG Agriculture and Rural Development
Winfried Schröder, Head of Unit “Food and Agriculture”, Permanent Representation of Germany to the EU
Peter Schmidt, President of the Section for Agriculture and Environment, EESC

Followed by a panel discussion

 

We would like to invite you to future events. For this purpose, we will store your personal data in our address database. If you do not wish to receive invitations to future events organised by the Representation of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen to the EU, please let us know by sending an email to office-bxl@europa.bremen.de.

 

Image attribution: Jayden Staines