European Vegetarian Union
Budget
€100 — €0
EP Access
3
accredited persons
Staff
3
3 FTE
EU Grants
None
Mission & Goals
The European Vegetarian Union (EVU) is the umbrella organisation of 44 vegan and vegetarian associations and societies in 28 countries. EVU advocates for a favourable food environment that makes it easier to choose healthy and sustainable foods by vegetarians, vegans and anyone interested in eating more plant-based diets. Over the past decade, EVU has been advocating for a European food system that is more sustainable, fair, nutritious, and champions the benefits of a shift to producing and consuming plant-based foods. EVU, founded in 1988, is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organisation that engages in research dissemination to inform decision-makers, and supports evidence-based policies and practices to improve the European food system. EVU adheres to the values of respecting science, integrity, consumer choice, and planetary resource boundaries. It implements a multi-pronged solution approach to increasing the production and consumption of more plant-based foods.
EU Legislative Interests
- Food Information Regulation (e) No. 1169/2011 wihth specific focus on the Implementing Act on Labelling of Food Suitable for Vegans and Vegetarians according to Article 36(3)(b) - Common Market Organisation 1308/2013 - Common Agriculture Policy - Farm-to-Fork Strategy/Green Deal - Promotion programe for agriculture and food products - Sustainable Food Systems Framework initiative - EU Fruit, Vegetables and School Milk Scheme - EU Protein Strategy
Communication Activities
https://www.euroveg.eu/school-milk/ https://www.euroveg.eu/vegan-and-vegetarian-definitions/ https://www.euroveg.eu/food-labelling/ https://www.euroveg.eu/the-plant-based-manifesto/ https://www.euroveg.eu/plant-based-politics-guide/
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
EVU is a member of the International Vegetarian Union (IVU) and the European Alliance for Plant-based Food (EAPF). EVU partners with the PlantEurope Network: https://www.nahhaft.de/projekte/projektuebersicht/planteurope-en
Organisation Members
http://www.euroveg.eu/members-list/ https://www.nahhaft.de/projekte/projektuebersicht/planteurope-en
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.