Agrifood Special CAPitals Brief: Controlling food prices

 Food prices have rocketed this year thanks to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, making food accessibility a major issue.

However, the European Commission is limited in tackling the issue.

In its communication on safeguarding food security, released back in March 2022, it suggested that member states should slash their value-added tax (VAT) rates on foodstuffs – but which EU countries have followed through on this?

In this Special CAPitals edition of the Agrifood Brief, EURACTIV’s network looks at the state of play across nine EU countries and the measures these countries have taken to tackle soaring food prices. (...)