Complementary Proteins: Strategic, Business and Consumer Implications
Animal proteins remain at the heart of global food systems, delivering nutrient density, food security, economic value, and deep cultural identity. That’s why the future of protein shouldn’t be framed as replacement, but as protein coexistence. Innovation can expand consumer choice, but it should work alongside livestock supply chains, leveraging complementarities, nutritional quality, real sustainability, […]
Beyond Warning Labels: Is Chile Ready for Personalized Prevention?
Ex-Ante has published a commentary by Pietro Paganini on one of the most controversial public health policies of the last decade: front-of-pack warning labels and sugar taxes. Chile was the first country in the world to adopt black warning labels. Almost a decade later, it can ask a more ambitious question: What comes next? Read […]
The ‘Planetary Health Diet’: When Food Engineering Fails Reality
Leggi l’articolo in italiano The “Planetary Health Diet” is presented as a global solution that balances health and sustainability. However, when confronted with reality, the model reveals several weaknesses. Between its complexity for consumers and the economic, ecological, and social constraints it faces, the gap between theory and real-world feasibility cannot be ignored. Explore key […]
Rethinking Prevention in Europe: Competere’s Report from Strasbourg Event
The summary report of the event “A Smarter Prevention Agenda for a Healthier Europe – Empowering Citizens Beyond Prescriptive Policies”, held on 19 May 2026 at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, is now available. Explore key policy takeaways and perspectives shared by academics, experts and policymakers: download it now. The discussion took place ahead of […]
Belgium’s Alcohol Advertising: A Stress Test for the EU Single Market
As Competere, we submitted a contribution in response to Belgium’s draft Royal Decree on alcohol advertising, notified to the European Commission under the TRIS procedure (2026/0161/BE). Download the Contribution >>> Our Contribution draws attention to TRIS Notification 2026/0161/BE and calls on the European Commission to issue a detailed opinion on the Belgian Draft Royal Decree […]
When Nutrition Becomes an App: Empowerment or Dependency?
Leggi l’articolo in italiano Europe is digitalising nutrition faster than it is teaching its citizens to read what the screen is telling them. By 2024, the EU-27 had reached an eHealth maturity score of 83%, and every Member State now offers online access to electronic health records. The Digital Decade goal of universal access by […]
Belgium’s Alcohol Advertising Proposal Puts EU Market under Pressure
Leggi l’articolo in italiano We have submitted a Note to the Italian Government calling for urgent action in response to Belgium’s recent notification to the European Commission of a draft Royal Decree on alcohol advertising. The proposal introduces broad restrictions across all media channels, including digital platforms, risking negative impacts on the EU single market […]
Alcol e pubblicità: la proposta belga che mette sotto pressione il mercato europeo
Read the article in English Abbiamo trasmesso al Governo italiano una Nota per sollecitare un intervento urgente sulla recente notifica del Belgio alla Commissione europea relativa a un progetto di Regio Decreto sulla pubblicità delle bevande alcoliche. Il provvedimento introduce restrizioni estese a tutti i mezzi di comunicazione, inclusi i canali digitali, con il rischio […]
The Limits of One-Size-Fits-All Approaches: Rethinking Sugar Taxes in Europe
Public debate increasingly identifies sugar as the primary driver of obesity, often leading to simplified policy responses such as sugar taxes to tackle the growing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Yet, the reality is more complex. The unintended consequences of taxation can be significant, and the real challenge lies not in restriction, but in promoting […]
Reframing the Debate on the Future of EU Health Policy
In the context of the ongoing EU debate on a possible strategy to address cardiovascular diseases, Competere has submitted a letter to members of the Renew Europe Group within the European Parliament’s Committee on Public Health (SANT). The letter invites reflection on how public health policies should preserve fundamental liberal principles while addressing public health […]