Food for thought: how to better promote and protect locally produced agricultural products

The tastes of Europe’s regions and cities should be better promoted and protected through EU support. This was the conclusion of a seminar by the EPP Group in the Committee of the Regions, which took place during OPEN DAYS: European Week of Regions and Cities. Quality and consumer choice were central themes for both panels; the first of which focussed on promotional support and the second on labelling. Participants agreed that there needs to be common definitions of terms such as «traditional», «local» and «organic»…READ MORE