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07/01/2025
Compe i i eness and inno a ion
in he EU’s ag icul u al ood
sys ems: wha implica ions o
ood sa e y?
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07/01/2025
Compe i i eness and inno a ion in he
EU’s ag icul u al ood sys ems: wha
implica ions o ood sa e y?
De ails o he Deep Di e
Topic: N/A
Thema ic a ea(s): Co po a e ma e s; Me hodology de elopmen /C oss-cu ing science; P epa edness and
o esigh
Keywo d(s): Compe i i eness; Inno a ion; SMEs; Food Risk Assessmen
Que y: policy AND (compe i i eness OR inno a ion OR sus ainabili y) AND ("ag icul u al ood sys em" OR " ood
p ocess") AND (EU OR Eu ope) AND (" ood sa e y")
Time ame: 2024
A. Deep di e gene al in oduc ion
The Eu opean Commission's ansi ion pa hway o he ag i- ood indus ial ecosys em is a c i ical s age in he
de elopmen o a compe i i e, sus ainable, and esilien EU ood sys em. The pa hway, which was co-de eloped
wi h Membe S a es, indus y associa ions, NGOs, and o he s akeholde s, employs a ood sys ems app oach o
con on he challenges and oppo uni ies in he ood p ocessing indus y. The pa hway es ablishes he
g oundwo k o ans o ma i e change by os e ing sma sus ainabili y in es men s, p omo ing equi able
e u ns ac oss he alue chain, suppo ing global compe i i eness, and ad ancing ci cula business models.
Enhanced collabo a ion be ween business suppo o ganisa ions, inc eased awa eness o esea ch and inno a ion
(R&I) unding oppo uni ies, and he adop ion o he EU Code o Conduc on Responsible Food Business and
Ma ke ing P ac ices a e among he p oposed ac ions o he pa hway. This deep di e examines he policy con ex
in which his dialogue is being shaped and key s akeholde oices and opinions on he ma e s by explo ing: i)
which EU policy de elopmen s led by he Eu opean Commission a ound compe i i eness may impac EFSA’s wo k
and in wha ways, ii) which o he s akeholde s o ac o s EFSA may need o moni o closely on he opic o
compe i i eness, and iii) how he ole o science could e ol e o e ime wi hin he con ex o he EU Commission’s
p io i ies o 2024-2029.
B. Dis illed in o ma ion
No eques ed
C. Moni o ing imelines
The ime pe iod co e ed by he ollowing deepening is om 1 Janua y 2024 o 20 Decembe 2024.
D. Key ac o s and oles
EU policy de elopmen s led by he EC (o majo ac ions by o he EU s akeholde s) a ound compe i i eness
ha may impac EFSA’s wo k and in wha ways
O ganiza ion
Documen i le
Re e ence
Reason o inclusion
Food and
Ag icul u e
O ganiza ion o
he Uni ed
Na ions
Upda ed esul s
amewo k
2022-25
URL
The FAO's "Upda ed Resul s F amewo k 2022-25" aligns closely wi h
he EC’s policies aimed a enhancing ag icul u al compe i i eness
h ough sus ainabili y and inno a ion. The EC’s emphasis on
in eg a ing ad anced ag icul u al echnologies and p omo ing
esilience in he sec o esona es wi h FAO’s goals o op imizing
p oduc ion sys ems sus ainably. Digi al ag icul u e is a sha ed
p io i y, wi h bo h FAO and he EC ad oca ing o he adop ion o
digi al ools o enhance e iciency and esou ce managemen . This
de elopmen equi es EFSA o assess he implica ions o digi al
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inno a ions on ood sa e y and aceabili y. Fu he mo e, he One
Heal h app oach, cen al o he EC's "Fa m o Fo k" s a egy, is
mi o ed in FAO’s e o s o manage isks ac oss he human-animal-
en i onmen in e ace, which will demand in eg a ed isk
assessmen s om EFSA. Suppo o small-scale p oduce s is ano he
a ea o con e gence, wi h bo h FAO and EU policies emphasizing
equi able access o esou ces and ma ke oppo uni ies. EFSA’s wo k
will be c ucial in ensu ing ha ood sa e y s anda ds a e inclusi e and
a ainable o hese s akeholde s. As he EU pu sues i s g een and
digi al ansi ions, EFSA’s ole in e alua ing he sa e y and
en i onmen al impac s o hese shi s will be essen ial o main aining
public us and compliance wi h egula o y amewo ks. O e all, he
FAO’s amewo k unde sco es he in e connec edness o
sus ainabili y, inno a ion, and compe i i eness, highligh ing EFSA’s
c i ical ole in enabling hese ansi ions.
Minis y o
P ima y
Indus ies -
New Zealand
Food Sa e y
Insigh s And
Eme ging Risks
(2 Augus 2024))
URL
The bulle in iden i ies se e al global ood sa e y challenges ha could
in luence he EC's policies on compe i i eness, he eby impac ing
EFSA's wo k. The bulle in highligh s he inc easing complexi y o ood
supply chains, clima e change e ec s on ood p oduc ion, and he
eme gence o new oodbo ne pa hogens as key conce ns. These
challenges necessi a e obus isk assessmen and managemen
s a egies o ensu e ood sa e y and main ain consume con idence.
As he EU aims o enhance i s global compe i i eness, EFSA may need
o adap i s isk assessmen me hodologies o add ess hese e ol ing
challenges.
Minis y o
P ima y
Indus ies -
New Zealand
Food Sa e y
Insigh s And
Eme ging Risks
(29 Augus
2024)
URL
In a subsequen bulle in, addi ional insigh s we e p o ided on he
global ood sa e y landscape, emphasizing he inc easing complexi y
o ood supply chains, he e ec s o clima e change on ood
p oduc ion, and he eme gence o new oodbo ne pa hogens.
FoodD inkEu
ope
Compe i i eness
and G ow h
URL
FoodD inkEu ope emphasizes he necessi y o a ully unc ional Single
Ma ke o sus ain he EU ood and d ink indus y's compe i i eness,
ad oca ing o he emo al o na ional ba ie s ha impede he ee
mo emen o goods and se ices. This aligns wi h he EC's policies
aimed a enhancing ma ke in eg a ion and economic g ow h. EFSA's
ole in ensu ing consis en ood sa e y s anda ds ac oss MSs is c ucial
o main aining consume con idence and acili a ing seamless ade
wi hin he Single Ma ke .
FoodD inkEu
ope
Eu ope’s ood
and d ink sec o :
a ca alys o
indus ial
g ow h,
sus ainabili y
and secu i y
URL
In ano he pos , FoodD inkEu ope highligh s he s a egic impo ance
o he EU's ood and d ink sec o in d i ing indus ial g ow h,
sus ainabili y, and secu i y, emphasizing he need o s ong policy
suppo . Di k Jacobs, Di ec o Gene al o FoodD inkEu ope, u ged
policymake s o adop he o ganiza ion’s p oposed EU Food
In es men and Resilience Plan. This plan includes an EU Food
In es men S a egy o add ess unding gaps and s imula e
in es men s in a eas such as sus ainable ag icul u al p ac ices,
enewable ene gy, and digi al in as uc u e. I also calls o inc eased
capaci y wi hin EFSA o accele a e isk assessmen s and app o als,
p o iding companies wi h he con idence o inno a e in he EU.
Addi ionally, Jacobs s essed he impo ance o egula o y
simpli ica ion, a compe i i eness check o p oposed laws, and
appoin ing an Execu i e Vice-P esiden o he EC o Ag i-Food o
s eng hen leade ship on sus ainable ood sys ems. The plan
ad oca es o policy co-c ea ion o ensu e ha business expe ise
con ibu es o e ec i e and o wa d-looking policy amewo ks. This
comp ehensi e app oach aligns wi h he EC’s objec i es o enhance
compe i i eness while main aining sa e y and sus ainabili y
s anda ds ac oss MSs.
FoodD inkEu
ope
Ac ion P ojec
o Sus ainable
and Resilien
Food Sys ems
URL
In his ac i i y epo , FoodD inkEu ope ou lines i s ongoing
ini ia i es o p omo e sus ainable and esilien ood sys ems wi hin
he EU. Building upon p e iously discussed a ge s—such as
achie ing a ne -ze o ca bon ood chain by 2050, hal ing pe capi a
ood was e by 2030, and ensu ing all packaging is ecyclable o
eusable by 2030— he epo in oduces new ac ions ele an o
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EFSA's manda e. No ably, FoodD inkEu ope has launched a Ne Ze o
Toolki o assis businesses in educing ca bon emissions and has
upda ed i s Food Sa e y Toolki o main ain high sa e y s anda ds
amid e ol ing p oduc ion p ac ices. Addi ionally, he in oduc ion o
he FoodD inkEu ope Lea ning Zone, an online pla o m o e ing
esou ces like s ep-by-s ep ideos on achie ing ne -ze o and
e o mula ion guidelines, aims o suppo companies in hei
sus ainabili y e o s.
FoodD inkEu
ope
The Food
In es men &
Resilience Plan
URL
In i s Food In es men and Resilience Plan, FoodD inkEu ope ou lines
a comp ehensi e s a egy o enhance he EU ood and d ink sec o 's
compe i i eness and sus ainabili y. The plan emphasizes s imula ing
in es men , suppo ing inno a ion, boos ing ade, building be e
egula ion, and imp o ing go e nance. No ably, i calls o
accele a ing isk assessmen and app o als o sus ainable ood
solu ions by inc easing EFSA's capaci y, he eby enabling companies
o inno a e con iden ly wi hin he EU. This ini ia i e aligns wi h he
EC's objec i es o os e a compe i i e and sus ainable ag i- ood
sec o , posi ioning EFSA as a pi o al en i y in ensu ing ood sa e y
while acili a ing inno a ion.
FoodD inkEu
ope
A Mission o
Indus ial
Compe i i eness
o Eu ope’s
Food and D ink
Sec o
URL
In a LinkedIn pos , FoodD inkEu ope add essed an open le e o
Commissione -designa e S éphane Séjou né, u ging policymake s o
p io i ize he compe i i eness o he EU ood and d ink sec o .
Highligh ing he sec o ’s c i ical ole as Eu ope’s la ges
manu ac u ing indus y, FoodD inkEu ope emphasized i s
con ibu ion o economic g ow h, sus ainabili y, and suppo o u al
communi ies. The pos ou lined key ecommenda ions, including he
de elopmen o an EU Food In es men and Resilience Plan o add ess
unding gaps and d i e inno a ion, wi h suppo om he Eu opean
In es men Bank. I also called o egula compe i i eness e iews o
assess he impac o egula ions on SMEs, educe adminis a i e
bu dens, and os e sec o -speci ic inno a ion. Fu he mo e,
FoodD inkEu ope ad oca ed o emo ing ba ie s wi hin he Single
Ma ke h ough measu es like he Single Ma ke Ba ie s P e en ion
Ac o enhance c oss-bo de ade and educe ope a ional cos s.
These ini ia i es align wi h he b oade goals o s eng hening
Eu ope’s indus ial s a egy and ensu ing he sec o 's esilience
amids global compe i ion and geopoli ical challenges.
FoodD inkEu
ope
A Mission o a
Compe i i e,
Resilien , and
Sus ainable
Eu ope
URL
Linked o he o he pos , in ano he pos , Di k Jacobs - Di ec o
Gene al a FoodD inkEu ope - add essed an open le e o P esiden
U sula on de Leyen, emphasizing he EU ood and d ink sec o 's
pi o al ole in Eu ope’s economy, sus ainabili y, and ood secu i y.
The pos ei e a ed he need o a comp ehensi e EU Food In es men
and Resilience Plan o add ess inancing gaps, p omo e inno a ion,
and bols e global ade. FoodD inkEu ope highligh ed ba ie s such
as egula o y complexi y and ma ke agmen a ion, u ging he EC o
s eamline policies and enhance he sec o ’s compe i i eness h ough
measu es like be e go e nance and public-p i a e pa ne ships. The
le e also emphasized he s a egic impo ance o he ood and d ink
indus y o c isis p epa edness and ad oca ed o i s explici
ecogni ion as c i ical o socie y by MSs. These ecommenda ions
align closely wi h he EC’s objec i es o sus ainable and esilien
indus ial s a egies while unde sco ing EFSA’s c i ical ole in
ensu ing ood sa e y and os e ing inno a ion.
FoodD inkEu
ope
Annual Repo
2024
URL
In i s Annual Repo 2024, FoodD inkEu ope ei e a es i s
commi men o enhancing he compe i i eness o Eu ope's ood and
d ink sec o h ough sus ainabili y and inno a ion. The epo
emphasizes he indus y's dedica ion o achie ing a ne -ze o ca bon
ood chain by 2050, educing ood was e, and ensu ing all packaging
is ecyclable o eusable by 2030. These ini ia i es align wi h he EC’s
goals o p omo ing sus ainable g ow h and a ci cula economy. Fo
EFSA, his unde sco es he impo ance o e alua ing he sa e y impac
o new packaging ma e ials and sus ainable p ac ices o ensu e hey
mee ood sa e y s anda ds. Addi ionally, he epo highligh s he
sec o 's ocus on heal hie li ing, aiming o p o ide balanced die s and
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clea consume in o ma ion. The emphasis on h i ing businesses and
quali y jobs indica es a need o EFSA o conside he implica ions o
egula o y measu es on SMEs wi hin he indus y, ensu ing ha ood
sa e y egula ions a e bo h e ec i e and economically easible o all
s akeholde s.
GFI Eu ope
Fou ways he
new Eu opean
Commission can
boos EU
compe i i eness
h ough p o ein
di e si ica ion
URL
In a ecen blog pos , Alex Hols - Depu y Head o Policy o GFI Eu ope
emphasized he c i ical ole o p o ein di e si ica ion in bols e ing he
EU's compe i i eness while add essing global challenges such as
clima e change and ood secu i y. The pos highligh ed al e na i e
p o eins—plan -based oods, cul i a ed mea , and e men a ion
p oduc s—as a bu geoning sec o wi h he po en ial o c ea e millions
o jobs globally. GFI s essed he need o he EC o in es in scaling up
ood bio echnology h ough ini ia i es like he Clean Indus ial Deal
and Eu opean Bio ech Ac . Key ecommenda ions included inc easing
public-p i a e pa ne ships o o e come in as uc u e gaps,
enhancing R&I unding unde Ho izon’s successo FP10, and
s eng hening EFSA’s capaci y o ensu e imely and ho ough
assessmen s o no el oods unde he EU’s No el Food Regula ion. The
pos also called o le e aging he Common Ag icul u al Policy o
enable a me s o capi alize on plan -based oppo uni ies and
c ea ing an EU Ac ion Plan o plan -based oods. These ac ions align
wi h he EC's goals o sus ainable inno a ion and highligh EFSA’s
cen al ole in enabling sa e ma ke access o no el p o ein solu ions.
spi i sEUROPE
spi i sEUROPE
launches
“Objec i e 2030”,
a oadmap o an
open EU ade
policy o suppo
compe i i eness,
esilience and
g ow h
URL
Spi i sEUROPE’s “Objec i e 2030” oadmap calls o an open EU ade
policy o enhance he compe i i eness, esilience, and g ow h o he
spi i s sec o . Highligh ing he indus y’s economic and cul u al
signi icance, he plan u ges he EU o os e a s able ade
en i onmen , deepen egula o y coope a ion wi h hi d coun ies o
emo e ba ie s, and expand ma ke access h ough ambi ious ade
ag eemen s. These measu es aim o sus ain he sec o ’s global
success, bene i ing u al communi ies and he EU’s ag i- ood ade
balance.
FRUCOM
Repo o he
S a egic
Dialogue on he
Fu u e o EU
Ag icul u e –
ecommends
new app oach on
sus ainabili y,
imp o ed
cohe ence wi h
ade
URL
The F uCom epo on he S a egic Dialogue on he Fu u e o EU
Ag icul u e ou lines 14 ecommenda ions o add ess sus ainabili y,
ade, and compe i i eness in he EU ood and ag icul u al sec o s.
Key poin s include aligning ade policies wi h EU s anda ds,
ha monizing sus ainabili y assessmen s, and s eng hening a me s'
oles in he alue chain. The epo emphasizes he need o obus
go e nance, isk managemen , and suppo o non-EU ope a o s o
mee EU egula ions.
Wageningen
Uni e si y &
Resea ch
How o make
sus ainable ood
sys ems wi h AI
URL
The Wageningen Uni e si y pos highligh s he ole o AI in
sus ainable ood sys ems, ea u ing O bisk's sma moni o s ha
educe ood was e by up o 70% h ough da a analysis. P o esso
Ioannis A hanasiadis emphasizes he need o EU-suppo ed acili ies
like Ag i oodTEF o help s a ups scale inno a ions such as weeding
obo s and AI solu ions o ag icul u e. These ini ia i es aim o os e
collabo a ion, sha e da ase s, and accele a e he adop ion o
sus ainable ag i ood echnologies, aligning wi h EU goals o
inno a ion and compe i i eness.
Wageningen
Uni e si y &
Resea ch
Go e ning SDG
In e ac ions in
Eas A ica
URL
Wageningen Uni e si y's p ojec on "Go e ning SDG In e ac ions in
Eas A ica" examines mechanisms o align mul i-le el go e nance o
SDGs ac oss E hiopia, Kenya, and Uganda. I ocuses on mi iga ing
ade-o s and maximising syne gies in landscape es o a ion,
clima e-sma li es ock, and he wa e -ene gy- ood nexus.
Wageningen
Uni e si y &
Resea ch
The
oppo uni ies o
AI in ood and
ecosys ems
URL
Wageningen Uni e si y explo es AI's ans o ma i e ole in ood
sys ems and ecosys ems, highligh ing applica ions like plan disease
de ec ion, ecosys em esilience analysis, and e hical AI in ag icul u e.
The esea ch p io i ises esponsible, FAIR-complian da a usage and
e hical, legal, and socie al conside a ions.
FEFAC
EC poli ical
guidelines: new
URL
FEFAC welcomed he Eu opean Commission’s 2024–2029 Poli ical
Guidelines, which emphasize he ag i- ood sec o as a s a egic asse
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Vision o
Ag icul u e and
Food
o global ood secu i y and sus ainabili y. The p oposed "Vision o
Ag icul u e and Food" p io i izes compe i i eness, sus ainabili y, and
inno a ion, suppo ed by a new EU Compe i i eness Fund and
enhanced ade policies. FEFAC P esiden Ped o Co de o highligh ed
he eed indus y’s ole in d i ing inno a ion h ough ci cula eed
esou ces and clima e-sma solu ions o s eng hen he EU li es ock
sec o . Aligning wi h EC p io i ies, FEFAC’s 12 key ecommenda ions
ocus on imp o ing compe i i eness and ad ancing sus ainable
p oduc ion sys ems, wi h EFSA playing a key ole in ensu ing
egula o y compliance o hese inno a ions.
O he s akeholde s o ac o s EFSA may need o moni o closely on he opic o compe i i eness
O ganiza ion
Documen i le
Re e ence
Reason o inclusion
SGS Digicomply
Eu opean Union
Food Regula o y
Guide -
Compe en
Au ho i ies
URL
The SGS Digicomply guide o e s a de ailed o e iew o he EU's ood
egula o y amewo k, highligh ing he oles o key bodies such as he
EC, DG SANTE, and EFSA in ensu ing ood sa e y and public heal h. I
emphasizes EFSA’s ole in conduc ing isk assessmen s and p o iding
scien i ic ad ice o unde pin EU ood sa e y policies. This guide is a
aluable esou ce o na iga ing he EU’s complex egula o y
landscape, aligning wi h EFSA’s mission o suppo sa e, complian ,
and inno a i e ood sys ems ac oss MSs.
Food Na iga o
F&B excluded
om Eu opean
Commission's
compe i i eness-
epo
URL
Food Na iga o highligh s he Eu opean Commission’s exclusion o
he ood and d ink sec o om i s compe i i eness epo . This
exclusion has aised conce ns abou he sec o 's ecogni ion in EU
indus ial s a egy, po en ially impac ing policy suppo and
in es men in a eas c ucial o main aining compe i i eness and
ensu ing ood sa e y.
FoodBe Media
FoodD inkEu ope
ou lines oadmap
o boos Eu ope's
compe i i eness
and sus ainabili y
URL
Food Be epo s on FoodD inkEu ope’s oadmap, which aims o
enhance he EU ood sec o 's compe i i eness and sus ainabili y
h ough in es men s in inno a ion, ade acili a ion, and egula o y
imp o emen . These ac ions a e c i ical o ensu ing esilience and
main aining ood sa e y.
Compe e e
EU Ag i ood:
D i ing
Compe i i eness,
Sus ainabili y,
and Resilience
URL
Compe e e emphasizes he need o he EU ag i- ood sec o o be
cen al in policy agendas, ad oca ing o balanced sus ainabili y ha
in eg a es economic, social, and en i onmen al needs. They highligh
he impo ance o suppo ing a me s, en ep eneu s, and
esea che s o enhance compe i i eness and esilience in he ace o
clima e challenges.
Fa m Eu ope
Building a
S a egic
Roadmap o
Ag icul u e a a
C oss oads
URL
Fa m Eu ope emphasizes he need o he EU o enhance i s
ag icul u al compe i i eness, which has declined o e he pas wo
decades. They ad oca e o inc eased in es men , egula o y
simpli ica ion, and a balanced app oach ha in eg a es economic
p o i abili y wi h ecological and social goals o ensu e he sec o 's
esilience and sus ainabili y.
The Eu opean
House -
Amb ose i
La Roadmap del
u u o pe il
Food&Be e age:
quali e oluzioni e
quali s ide pe i
p ossimi anni?
URL
The Eu opean House - Amb ose i's Fo um Food Communi y b ings
oge he leade s om he ag i- ood sec o o discuss s a egies o
enhancing compe i i eness, sus ainabili y, and esilience in he
indus y. Thei insigh s and policy ecommenda ions a e aluable o
EFSA in unde s anding indus y pe spec i es on main aining ood
sa e y while p omo ing economic g ow h.
Eu oComme ce
Beyond
Manu ac u ing: A
New
Compe i i eness
Agenda o he EU
in pa ne ship
wi h e ail and
wholesale
URL
Eu oComme ce emphasizes he c i ical ole o he e ail and
wholesale sec o s in he EU's economy, con ibu ing o e 10% o GDP
and employing 26 million people. They ad oca e o a comp ehensi e
EU compe i i eness s a egy ha includes se ices sec o s, ocusing
on s eng hening he Single Ma ke , di e si ying supply chains, and
os e ing inno a ion o enhance economic secu i y and esilience.
Co po a e
Eu ope
Compe i i eness':
inside he
oubling
URL
Co po a e Eu ope Obse a o y c i iques he Eu opean Commission's
upcoming ocus on 'compe i i eness,' highligh ing conce ns ha
co po a e lobbying may lead o de egula ion a he expense o
Inno amol S l
S ada San Faus ino 167, 41126 Modena (MO), I aly
REA Modena 403065 – P.IVA/C.F. 03616930362 – SDI W7YVJK9
E-mail: in[email p o ec ed]om – Web: www.inno amol.com
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Obse a o y
(CEO)
co po a e
bluep in o he
coming
Commission
en i onmen al and social s anda ds. This pe spec i e is c ucial o
EFSA o conside , as i unde sco es po en ial challenges in
main aining ood sa e y and public heal h s anda ds amid shi ing
policy p io i ies.
Eu oNews
How Eu ope can
suppo i s ood
and d ink
indus y o
emain
compe i i e and
sus ainable
URL
Eu onews discusses s a egies o he EU o bols e he
compe i i eness and sus ainabili y o i s ood and d ink sec o . The
a icle emphasizes he impo ance o inno a ion, suppo i e policies,
and in es men in sus ainable p ac ices o ensu e he indus y's
g ow h and esilience.
EUNews
EU
compe i i eness
goes h ough ee
ade ag eemen s
URL
Eunews epo s on he Eu opean Commission's 2024 Annual Single
Ma ke and Compe i i eness Repo , which emphasizes ha ade is
key o he EU's long- e m compe i i eness. The epo highligh s he
need o mode n ade ag eemen s and pa ne ships o main ain he
EU's economic s eng h, sugges ing ha he EU should build a mo e
mode n ne wo k o ade ag eemen s, pa ne ships, and alliances
while con inuing o wo k on ein o cing mul ila e al coope a ion and
open ade.
CEPS (Cen e
o Eu opean
Policy S udies)
How he EU can –
and should –
enhance i s
secu i y and
global
compe i i eness
URL
CEPS emphasizes ha he EU mus p io i ize i s enla gemen policy,
de ense s a egy, and global pa ne ships o achie e secu i y and
compe i i eness objec i es by 2030 and beyond. They ad oca e o
boos ing Eu ope's de ense indus y, inc easing p oduc ion
capabili ies, add essing p ocu emen issues, and ha monizing
echnical and ope a ional s anda ds o s eng hen he EU's global
compe i i eness.
The Pa liamen
Magazine
The ole o he
Eu opean non-
alcoholic
be e age sec o
in a compe i i e
Eu ope
URL
UNESDA So D inks Eu ope emphasizes he signi ican con ibu ion
o he non-alcoholic be e age sec o o he EU's economy, suppo ing
o e 1.8 million jobs and main aining a s ong local p esence. They
ad oca e o policy suppo o enhance compe i i eness and
sus ainabili y, highligh ing he sec o 's ole in d i ing economic
g ow h and ensu ing ood sa e y.
BusinessEu ope
A p oac i e ade
agenda o EU
compe i i eness:
p io i ies o he
nex poli ical
cycle
URL
BusinessEu ope ad oca es o a p oac i e EU ade agenda o
enhance compe i i eness, emphasizing he need o di e si ica ion,
mode n ade ag eemen s, and pa ne ships. Thei ecommenda ions
aim o s eng hen he EU's global economic posi ion, which is i al o
he ag i- ood sec o 's g ow h and esilience.
Elysee -
P esiden o
F ance
A new agenda o
boos
compe i i eness
and g ow h in he
Eu opean Union
URL
The F ench and Ge man go e nmen s p opose a join con ibu ion o
he EU's S a egic Agenda, aiming o enhance Eu ope's global
compe i i eness and esilience. They emphasize he need o
inno a ion, in es men , and a sma e egula o y amewo k o
main ain he EU's posi ion as an indus ial and echnological
powe house, while also pu suing ambi ious, sus ainable ade
policies.
Ya a
Ya a’s
ecommenda ions
o he 2024-
2029 Eu opean
manda e
URL
Ya a In e na ional emphasizes he need o he EU o ansi ion om
se ing a ge s o implemen ing incen i es o accele a e he g een
ansi ion and secu e Eu ope's s a egic au onomy. Thei
ecommenda ions ocus on sus ainable c op nu i ion, suppo o
a me s h ough he Common Ag icul u al Policy, and he p omo ion
o egene a i e ag icul u e. These ini ia i es aim o enhance he
compe i i eness and sus ainabili y o Eu opean ag icul u e while
ensu ing ood sa e y
Sma
Packaging
Eu ope
The Fu u e o
Eu opean
Compe i i eness:
Key Insigh s and
Oppo uni ies o
he EPS Indus y
URL
Sma Packaging Eu ope discusses how he Expanded Polys y ene
(EPS) indus y can con ibu e o Eu ope's compe i i eness h ough
inno a ion, deca boniza ion, and esilience. The o ganiza ion
emphasizes he impo ance o aligning indus y p ac ices wi h
Eu ope's sus ainabili y goals o main ain economic leade ship.
E olu ion o he ole o science o e ime in he con ex o he p io i ies o he EU Commission 2024-2029
The e ol ing ole o science as a d i e o inno a ion, sus ainabili y, and compe i i eness is highligh ed ac oss
a ious EU- ocused epo s and a icles. The mos ele an a e desc ibed as ollows:
Inno amol S l
S ada San Faus ino 167, 41126 Modena (MO), I aly
REA Modena 403065 – P.IVA/C.F. 03616930362 – SDI W7YVJK9
E-mail: in[email p o ec ed]om – Web: www.inno amol.com
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The FAO's "Upda ed Resul s F amewo k 2022-25" URL highligh s he e ol ing ole o science as a co ne s one o
d i ing inno a ion and add essing complex challenges in global ag icul u al sys ems, aligning wi h he EU
Commission’s 2024-2029 p io i ies. Science is emphasized as a ool o enhance p oduc i i y, sus ainabili y, and
esilience in ag icul u e, pa icula ly h ough ini ia i es such as digi al ag icul u e and he applica ion o he One
Heal h app oach. The FAO’s ocus on in eg a ing da a-d i en echnologies, such as p ecision a ming and ad anced
moni o ing sys ems, e lec s he EU’s ambi ion o os e g een and digi al ansi ions. This alignmen demons a es
how science unde pins policy-making and egula o y amewo ks, enabling he sa e and e ec i e deploymen o
inno a i e echnologies. FoodD inkEu ope's Annual Repo 2024 URL emphasizes in eg a ing scien i ic
ad ancemen s in o indus y p ac ices o enhance he compe i i eness and sus ainabili y o he EU's ood and d ink
indus y, aligning wi h he EU Commission's p io i ies o 2024-2029. The Good Food Ins i u e Eu ope's blog
pos URL, ad oca es o in es men in scien i ic esea ch o de elop al e na i e p o eins. GFI emphasizes he ole
o obus egula o y amewo ks, suppo ed by scien i ic e idence, o ensu e sa e y and os e ma ke con idence
in no el ood solu ions. Addi ional con ibu ions come om Wageningen Uni e si y, which highligh s he
ans o ma i e po en ial o AI in sus ainable ag icul u e and SGS Digicomply ha showcases science’s ole in
ensu ing egula o y cohe ence and isk assessmen .
Collec i ely, hese sou ces illus a e he c i ical ole o science in add essing he EU's s a egic p io i ies, ac ing as
he b idge be ween ambi ious policy objec i es and ac ionable, sus ainable inno a ion.
E. Key insigh s and ecommenda ions
➢ Encou age capaci y de elopmen among s akeholde s in ag i- ood alue chains o implemen sa e and
complian inno a ions. This includes p o iding aining p og ams and esou ces ha align wi h EU
egula o y and sus ainabili y goals, as highligh ed in FoodD inkEu ope’s Annual Repo 2024.
➢ Ensu e EU egula ions emain adap able o eme ging echnologies, enabling a secu e ansi ion o
inno a i e p ac ices. Such adap abili y is i al o main aining global compe i i eness while add essing ood
sa e y conce ns, as emphasized by GFI Eu ope in ad oca ing o al e na i e p o ein solu ions.
➢ Fos e collabo a ion among go e nmen s, indus ies, and ci il socie y o balance ood sa e y
objec i es wi h compe i i eness. Mul i-s akeholde ini ia i es, such as hose p oposed by
FoodD inkEu ope, can in eg a e science-d i en inno a ions in o policy amewo ks and p omo e
ha monized implemen a ion.
➢ In es in ans o ma i e echnologies like Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) and expand hei use
ac oss he ood sys em o an icipa e and mi iga e eme ging isks. These ad ancemen s enhance
consume us and align wi h he EU’s b oade compe i i eness and secu i y goals, as suppo ed by insigh s
om Sma Packaging Eu ope and CEPS.
➢ Le e age he p oposed EU Compe i i eness Fund o d i e inno a ion and sus ainabili y. Collabo a ion
wi h s akeholde s like COPA-COGECA and FEFAC can ha monize policies and ad ance clima e-sma
ag icul u al solu ions, p omo ing long- e m esilience and sus ainabili y in he sec o .
➢ Align ood sa e y ini ia i es wi h he EU’s g een and digi al ansi ions by p io i izing echnologies
such as aceabili y ools and sus ainable packaging. Imp o ed s akeholde coo dina ion and a
commi men o inno a ion will be essen ial o mee ing hese objec i es, as ou lined in ecen epo s om
Elysee and EUNews.
F. Concise summa y
Wi h his deep di e, EFSA aims o unde s and he policy con ex shaping he dialogue on compe i i eness and o
iden i y key s akeholde oices and opinions.
In e ms o EU policy de elopmen s led by he EC o majo s akeholde s, se e al ini ia i es highligh he in e play
be ween compe i i eness, sus ainabili y, and inno a ion impac ing EFSA’s wo k. The FAO's "Upda ed Resul s
F amewo k 2022–25" and he EC’s "Fa m o Fo k" s a egy emphasize ad anced echnologies and esilience,
equi ing EFSA o add ess ood sa e y implica ions o digi al ag icul u e and in eg a ed isk assessmen s.
FoodD inkEu ope’s ad ocacy o a ully unc ional Single Ma ke and accele a ed isk app o als posi ions EFSA as
pi o al in suppo ing inno a ion while sa egua ding s anda ds. Global ood sa e y challenges highligh ed by New
