FEBA participates in FoodSafety4EU pre-forum event in Brussels
Focusing on the topic “The new sustainability regulation: how to integrate it into food safety?”, the FoodSafety4EU platform organised an event as part of the pre-forum cycle “Towards the EU Food Safety Forum: shaping together the new collaborative platform”. Key representatives from the EU Food Safety System gathered in Brussels on 15 December 2022 for […]
Conference on the Future of Europe follow-up: Commission hosts first European Citizens’ Panel on food waste reduction
Today, the Commission is hosting the first European Citizens’ Panel in Brussels allowing citizens to provide their input on how to step up action to reduce food waste in the EU. This is the first of a new generation of Citizens’ Panels launched as a follow-up to the Conference on the Future of Europe, embedding […]
European Commission launches dashboard on food security in the EU
On the occasion of the 2022 EU Agricultural Outlook Conference, the European Commission launched a dashboard based on a range of indicators impacting food security and supply in the EU. Among them are weather and drought events, possible trade restrictions, and development of animal diseases. The dashboard will further display data related to food inflation […]
FEBA joined EIT Food Missions Roadmapping Workshop in Paris
On 5-6 December 2022, FEBA participated at the EIT Food Missions Roadmapping workshop organised in Paris. The event was structured into three different Missions, namely (1) Healthier Lives through Food, (2) Net Zero Food System, and (3) Fully Transparent, Resilient, and Fair Food System. Together with a broad set of stakeholders from academia, civil society, public […]
New UN report warns that global food crises ‘likely to increase’ in the future without wider systemic change
The world’s ability to nourish its burgeoning population is under threat and without broader socioeconomic and environmental change, sustainable agrifood systems will be impossible to achieve, according to a new report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) issued today. The report, The Future of Food and Agriculture – Drivers and […]
FEBA participates in the Regional Conference on Food Loss and Waste Reduction in Europe and Central Asia “Enabling the change”
On 5 and 6 October, the Regional Conference on Food Loss and Waste Reduction in Europe and Central Asia “Enabling the change” was held in Istanbul, Türkiye. The Conference was jointly organised by FAO, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of the Republic of Türkiye, and the Economic Cooperation Organization Regional Coordination Centre for Food […]
FEBA Annual Forum in Bucharest: Strengthening food systems by supporting the resilience and capacity of Food Banks
On 14 November, the European Food Banks Federation in partnership with Federația Băncilor pentru Alimente din România convened its Annual Forum on Food Aid and Social Inclusion, “Strengthening food systems by supporting the resilience and capacity of Food Banks” to take stock of the most important policies at EU level on social inclusion and food aid […]
FEBA co-chairs the second meeting of the sub-group on Food Donation
On 7-8 November 2022 a joint meeting of the sub-group on Food Donation of the EU Platform on Food Losses and Food Waste (EU FLW) of he European Commission and the EU Working Group of the European Food Banks Federation (FEBA) was held in hybrid format. The joint meeting started on 7 November with a […]
A special award to Federația Băncilor pentru Alimente din România for promoting sustainable development in Romania
Sustainability is very much about companies caring about the environment, caring about the community and caring about the future. At the 2022 Awards Gala “Develop Sustainable Romania”, the award for the Climate Action programme went to LIDL Romania, founding partner of Federația Băncilor pentru Alimente din România. Like anything sustainable, sustainability is the result of […]
9th year in a row, Federación Española de Bancos de Alimentos receives the Solidarity Award
Crédito y Caución has awarded its Insurance Solidarity Award 2022 to the Federación Española de Bancos de Alimentaos (FESBAL). The distinction has an extraordinary nature: for the 9th consecutive year, the credit insurer recognises the work of the same organisation. The award, which will be used to strengthen the direct purchase of basic foodstuffs that […]
