Commission registers two new European citizens' initiatives

On 24 July the European Commission decided to register two European citizens' initiatives.

The ‘Stop Cruelty Stop Slaughter’ initiative calls for incentives for producing plant proteins, including plant-based milk and egg substitutes, as well as cultivated meat. The organisers also call for reducing the number of farm animals and progressively closing all animal farms.

The ‘Stop Fake Food: Origin on Label’ initiative calls for measures that ensure European consumers’ access to transparent information about the food they buy, as well as clear and explicit labelling of the origin for all products and for adherence to environmental, health and labour standards in the internal market.

These initiatives are the eighth and ninth registered in 2024. The organisers have now six months to open the signature collection.