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he Federation Francaise des Banques Alimentaires’s recent focus, highlighted during the Mental Health Information Weeks (October 6-19, 2025), underscores a troubling reality: precariousness profoundly exacerbates mental health challenges.

FEBA took centre stage at the European Parliament on Tuesday, October 14th, to tackle the urgent issue of rising food insecurity across Europe. The conference was an initiative hosted by MEP Eric Sargiacomo (S&D Group).

Last week, our Senior Policy Officer joined Die Tafel Österreich in Vienna for the launch of The Global Food Donation Policy Atlas in Austria.

Within the framework of World Food Day, 16 October 2025, FEBA successfully concluded the workshop “Food Surplus Management”, organised in Tirana by the Albanian Food Bank.

Honorary President J. Vandenschrik, at the recent World AgriFood Innovation (WAFI) Conference in Beijing.

FEBA was delighted to welcome representatives from Wolt to discuss how we could leverage their existing food delivery application and infrastructure across Europe

On 15 and 16 October, FEBA’s Fundraising & Partnerships team participated in Next Bite 2025, EIT Food’s flagship event held in Brussels.

More than two years after the European Commission first tabled its proposal, the newly revised Waste Framework Directive (WFD) has officially been published.

Last week, FEBA welcomed 21 representatives from across the network to Bucharest for the Data & ESG Summit 2025, organised with the Romanian Food Banks Federation (FBAR).

Banka Hrane Beograd - Belgrade Food Bank (BFB) is a FEBA Full Member in Serbia.  Although the name suggests activities in the capital, the organisation functions with a nationwide reach and a network of almost 200 partner charities are active in all regions of the country.  On a per capita basis, the Belgrade Food Bank provides around 0.15 kg of food per person annually, and in 2023, itContinue reading “FEBA Witnesses the New Leadership at the Belgrade Food Bank  “

FEBA recently conducted an assessment visit to its member in Moldova, reinforcing its commitment to supporting the development and strengthening of food banks across Europe. The visit was led by our Project Manager, Sofiia Vara, who met with the Food Bank team to evaluate operations and explore opportunities for further collaboration. 

The Spanish Food Banks FESBAL have taken a step forward with the launch of the project “Plan B”, a comprehensive digital platform for food surplus and donation management. It is built around a unified operational model, and it covers the entire food donation lifecycle, from creation to delivery. 

FEBA has celebrated 10 years of partnership with Carrier Global Corporation. For the past decade, Carrier has supported FEBA through financial contributions, in-kind donations of refrigeration units, and volunteer hours. The partnership has been strengthened through a US$35,000 donation to support our shared mission of reducing food insecurity through the prevention of food loss andContinue reading “FEBA and Carrier Global Celebrate 10 Years of Partnership”

On 26 June 2025,  Banca de Alimente, the Food Bank of Moldova, opened its doors to the public. On the occasion of its 4th anniversary, current partners, representatives of the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection, the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry, as well as teams engaged in sustainability initiatives, had the opportunity to learnContinue reading “The Food Bank of Moldova Marks 4 Years of Activity”

The biggest strength of food banks lies in their deep local roots—driven by committed staff and volunteers who understand their communities. That’s why we are especially grateful to the Starbucks partners across Europe who took part in this year’s Global Month of Good, offering their time and energy to support the work of food banks. AsContinue reading “Starbucks’ Employees Volunteered to Support European Food Banks During Global Month of Good”

FEBA warmly congratulates the Greek Food Bank on its 30th anniversary, marking three decades of impactful work in reducing food waste and addressing food insecurity across Greece. The celebration took place at the Benaki Museum in Athens, gathering partners, supporters, and friends of the Food Bank. The event highlighted the impressive social and environmental impactContinue reading “Greek Food Bank Celebrates 30 Years of Fighting Food Waste and Food Insecurity”

On 5 June 2025, our Head of Network Development and Policy, Aurore Mourette, was honoured to serve as one of four rapporteurs during the meeting of the EU Platform on Food Losses and Food Waste – Food Donation Sub-Group, hosted by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety (DG SANTE). Alongside representatives fromContinue reading “FEBA Joined The EU FLW Platform Food Donation Sub-Group”

FEBA, The Global FoodBanking Network (GFN), and the Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic (FLPC) have released two new country reports under the Global Food Donation Policy Atlas, focusing on Ireland and Poland. These are the first EU countries featured in the Atlas and mark a significant step toward strengthening food donation frameworks across Europe. TheContinue reading “New Global Food Donation Policy Atlas reports on Poland & Ireland”

An inspiring gathering to bridge tradition and technology The FEBA Annual Convention 2025 took place from 18–20 June at the historic Trinity College in Dublin, bringing together over 130 participants, including food bank leaders, partners, and policy advocates from across Europe and beyond. Under the theme “Bridging Tradition and Technology: Innovating in Food Banking to BuildContinue reading “FEBA Annual Convention 2025”

From 6 to 8 May 2025, FEBA CEO Esteban Arriaga and Head of Policy and Network Development Aurore Mourette travelled to Vilnius to take part in the Community of Practice (CoP) on Material Support meetings, hosted by the European Competence Centre for Social Innovation. The Steering Group meeting on 6 May provided an opportunity toContinue reading “FEBA joins COP Meeting in Vilnius to explore diverse delivery models and strengthen collaboration”

The Council of Ministers of the Spanish Government approved the ESF+ distribution system for food aid, establishing the use of wallet cards as a way of distributing the funds and granting them through a direct subsidy to the Spanish Red Cross. the total subsidy amounting to 100 million euros.  The decision adopted, which is aContinue reading “ESF+ in Spain Replaces Food Delivery With Wallet Cards And Excludes Many People From Accessing It”