European Union Agri-Food Policies: towards a sustainable approach

Abstract

The lecture provides an overview of the European Union’s agri-food policies and their evolving focus on sustainability. It examines the main EU policy instruments shaping food production, agriculture and consumption, with particular attention to food safety, environmental protection and the transition towards more sustainable food systems. The lecture also explores the key challenges and opportunities involved in reconciling economic viability, food security, environmental sustainability and social objectives within the EU agri-food sector.

Speaker biography

Daniela Corona is currently a Contract Professor of EU Law at the Department of Law of LUISS Guido Carli University in Rome, where she also serves as Scientific Coordinator of the LL.M. in Food Law at the School of Law and Project Manager of the UN Model Programme. Before joining LUISS, she was a Senior Lecturer at the College of Europe in Bruges. She was previously a Researcher at the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies of the European University Institute (EUI) in Florence, where she completed her Ph.D. in Law in 2011. She also worked as a Legal Adviser at the European Parliament. She is the author of articles and contributions on European institutions and policies and regularly teaches as a Visiting Professor at Italian and European universities.