Policy Papers
TP Organics Research Briefing July 2018
ACT EU has been contributing to the European Technology Platform Organics Research Briefing Scientific evidence on how organic food and farming contributes to sustainable food security, published July 2018. The briefing aims at summarising the most relevant scientific publications that critically as...
Promoting Civic space in EU external action
ACT Alliance EU and its members contributed to a new paper by CONCORD that looks at the key components of the enabling environment and space for civil society action in development and in building democratic societies and makes recommendations to the EU on how to promote them. Read the paper
Development budget and objectives at risk in future EU Multi-annual Financial Framework
ACT Alliance EU is closely monitoring the preparation of the EC proposal for the post 2020 EU multi-annual financial framework and contributed to two CONCORD position papers calling for a strong development budget with its own objectives independent from EU foreign policy interests. Read the CONC...
No more chicken please Preventing dumping of surplus meat parts on vulnerable developing country markets Left in the Cold by the WTO: Import Surges and Special Safeguard Mechanism
Less and Better: A call for policy action on animal farming
Letter to EU Presidents on animal farming - 20180326 26 March 2018 : A large and diverse range of European civil society organisations are calling for policy action on animal farming to reduce unsustainable production and consumption of animal products.
New GSP Platform statement on trade and human rights, November 2017, with recommendations on how to improve the EU's preferential trade regimes (GSP, GSP+ and EBA) by stakeholders seeking to advance human and labour rights in view of the current review of the EU's GSP Regulation. 20171124_GSP Pla...