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In Europe, affordability of food rather than access to food is a concern. Plant-based diets could make the entire system more sustainable, including prices.

Ghent's policies represent an important idea: cities and their regions can become more connected and promote healthy and sustainable food systems.

The UK is threatening to deport irregular migrants to Ascension Island if its plan to send people to Rwanda fails, amid another lethal shipwreck in the Mediterranean.

In the 1960s, among fears of the so-called 'protein gap' — the idea that a growing global population would need an unsustainable amount of protein production to avoid malnutrition — researchers at British Petroleum made a remarkable discovery.

The editor-in-chief introduces the online version of EUobserver's 2023 print magazine on future food sources — and the potential of alternative proteins for both the human diet, and the climate

Even though the European labour market increasingly needs them, migrant workers from third countries remain highly vulnerable. Part of this vulnerability is an artefact of the law.

The German government has slashed the draft 2024 government budget for digitisation to three million, down from €377m last year.

The European Court of Human Rights has refused to help a persecuted religious minority awaiting deportation from the EU-funded Edirne centre in Turkey where rights abuses have been documented.

Another Koran burning is set to take place in Sweden on Thursday, risking Muslim anger and feeding Russian propaganda.

The EU Commission has published new environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting rules — confirming earlier fears of watered-down requirements.

It is a mystery why the ruling Georgian party has pursued a warmer relationship with Russia. For months, the citizens of Georgia and Georgian opposition groups have called on their country to strengthen ties with the West.

Denmark and Sweden countries are at the centre of a heated debate over religious sensitivities and freedom of expression which have sparked concerns over the potential risks to national security.

With our summer holidays coming up, I wanted to take the opportunity to reflect on the past year and share some news about the coming one.

With the rise of anti-gender campaigns and movements, the ninth anniversary of the Istanbul Convention has never been more important, especially in the current climate of backlash to gender equality in the Euro-Mediterranean region.

The European Parliament won't disclose recent investments made in a luxury pension scheme for MEPs — despite demands made by the EU's administrative watchdog, the European Ombudsman.

If you watched Fox News last month, you may have heard that Ireland is planning to slaughter 200,000 cows to meet its EU climate goals. Of course, there was one big problem with the reporting: the claims were untrue.

Sub-Saharan migrants escaping racism and violence in Tunisia are reaching Italy in record numbers — despite an EU push to halt migration.

Mercenary boss Prigozhin tried to use Niger putsch to steal limelight at Africa summit, even though Wagner played no role in the coup, sources say.

With concerns over food security, inflation and the environmental impact of food waste becoming increasingly evident, the European Commission has proposed legally-binding targets to reduce food waste across the EU.

At its heart, the two sides have different ideas about how this transformation should take place: by increasing production through further industrialisation — or by making the system more equitable and sustainable.