German Agriculture Minister Cem Özdemir has called for the swift expansion of mandatory EU-wide origin labelling for food after the European elections. Unfortunately, the European commissioner responsible for the process has yet to press ahead despite promising to do so, he told dpa. “Given the European elections are being held in two weeks, this is no longer to be expected, so I have no illusions,” he stated. The plans should not simply be quietly forgotten, Özdemir said, calling on the current European Commission to properly hand over the issue so that progress can finally be made. Özdemir s…