Lecture on Plant-Based Policy in the EU: Countering Backlash, Securing Progress

​Dr Olga Kikou will offer a policy- and advocacy-focused briefing on the evolving plant-based landscape in the European Union: the most significant recent shifts across EU institutions and Member States, the dynamics behind emerging backlash, and the practical advocacy levers that can help secure durable progress. Over a 1-hour lecture, she will map key developments shaping EU and Member State approaches to plant-based food and outline priority opportunities for advocates and policymakers in the coming years. Drawing on current campaigning and coalition-building experience, she will also discuss strategic priorities for the next phase of the EU food systems transition, including her work on the European Citizens’ Initiative Food is a Human Right for All!