This European Joint Programme (EJP) is the European platform for One Health, which aims to expand cooperation between European institutions from the fields of medicine, veterinary medicine and consumer health protection in the food sector to achieve progress in the containment of foodborne zoonoses, antimicrobial resistance and emerging threats. The project is funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme and includes key EU stakeholders such as the ECDC and EFSA.