Challenges and Opportunities for the Territories – Opinion: EU Strategy for Livestock and Action Plan for Proteins

Milan, Palazzo Pirelli, Sala Gonfalone

PROGRAM

10.00 | Welcome

10.20 | Opening of the works and institutional greetings

Giovanni Malanchini

Member of the Lombardy Regional Council, Member of the European Committee of the Regions.

Alessandro Beduschi

Councillor for Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forestry of the Lombardy Region.

Alessio Mammi

Councillor for Agriculture and Agri-food, Hunting and Fishing, Relations with the European Union of the Emilia-Romagna Region and member of the European Committee of the Regions (PES), Natural Resources Commission (NAT).

10.50 am | The principle of subsidiarity in European policies: the role of the European Committee of the Regions

Nicole dell'Aquila - City Councilor and Young Elected Politician 2026 of the European Committee of the Regions

The contribution of the European Committee of the Regions in ensuring the involvement of local and regional authorities in European decision-making processes, enhancing territorial specificities and promoting policy implementation closer to the needs of citizens and businesses.

11.10 | The European Strategy for Animal Husbandry and the Protein Action Plan: territorial objectives and perspectives

Giovanni Malanchini – European Committee of the Regions

The role of local and regional institutions in strengthening the competitiveness and sustainability of the livestock sector, reducing dependence on protein imports and enhancing territorial supply chains, while respecting the diversity of European production systems.

11.30 | Food security and EU strategic autonomy: challenges and policy instruments

Silvia Cenadelli - Deputy Director of the Italian Experimental Institute Lazzaro Spallanzani and expert appointed by Councillor Giovanni Malanchini

European policies to ensure security of supply, strengthen agri-food production capacity and reduce strategic dependencies on foreign countries, through support for agriculture, innovation and the resilience of supply chains.

11:45 AM | The territorial repercussions of the European strategy: opportunities and critical issues for agri-food supply chains

Andrea Capelletti - Mayor of the Municipality of Covo, agronomist and former technical collaborator of the Department of Agriculture of the Lombardy Region

The effects of European policies on local production systems, farms and rural areas, with particular attention to the enhancement of territorial resources, the competitiveness of supply chains and development opportunities.

12.00 | Conclusions; The future of Lombardy animal husbandry in the context of the Common Agricultural Policy: what prospects for the agri-food system?

Discussion between institutions, territorial representatives and operators in the sector on the opportunities, critical issues and conditions necessary to translate European objectives into concrete interventions.

Representatives:

· Coldiretti Lombardia - Agricultural enterprises and agri-food supply chains

· Confagricoltura Lombardia - Agricultural and agro-industrial enterprises

· CIA Lombardia - Farmers and agricultural enterprises

· Copagri Lombardia - Agricultural producers

· CONFAI Lombardia - Agro-mechanical and agricultural companies

· Confcooperative Lombardia - Cooperative enterprises

· Legacoop Lombardia - Cooperation, including agri-food

· Slow Food Lombardia - Food culture, biodiversity and local supply chains

· Italian Supply Chain - Agri-food Supply Chain

· ARAL Lombardia - Breeders

12.30 pm | Conclusion of the meeting and light lunch