FOOD SECURITY OF THE EUROPEAN UNION COUNTRIES

Abstract

The aim of the study was to show the state of food security in European Union countries and defines the basic factorsdetermining the level of this security. There is a large disproportion in the state of food security between individualEuropean Union countries, especially between old and new EU countries. It was determined that in the analyzed yearsaverage prices of products and their quality deteriorated in the countries of the European Union. The unfavorablechanges that have taken place were not too great. On the other hand, the average indicator for the analyzed countriesregarding access to food has clearly improved.

Keywords

• food security
• EU countries