The European Parliament strengthens the right to food

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Paul Hughes

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Sep 30, 2011, 9:30:30 AM9/30/11
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Friday, 30 September 2011

The European Parliament strengthens the right to food

The European Parliament this week passed a report by German MEP Gabriele Zimmer on global food security in which it gave strong backing to the implementation of the right to food in the EU and in the world. The Parliament thus calls for “urgent steps to […] make the right to adequate and nutritious food a reality”. In this context, it urges the Commission and member states to “take concrete action to effectively tackle financial speculation on grain and food”, and in particular to restore global food stocks.

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