FEBA EU Monitoring Report September-October
In the last edition of our EU Monitoring Report, you can read EU and international news on different topics: The COVID-19 pandemic The Nobel Peace Prize 2020 The Global Report on Food Crisis The International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste The World Food Day The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty […]
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines donates food for the good cause
The cruise operator donated more than $43,000 worth of food to Scottish good causes. The food was collected and then distributed by FareShare. The entire team at FareShare Scotland are enormously grateful for the substantial food received from Fred. Olsen Cruises. This food will be hugely welcomed by thes hundreds of community organisations they serve […]
Special ticket of the Spanish National Lottery in favour of FESBAL and the Food Banks
The Spanish National Lottery shares with the Spanish Federation of Food Banks (FESBAL) and its 54 associated Food Banks its vocation of public service. This is why on October 24 the Lottery has launched a special ticket dedicated to the 25th Anniversary of the founding of FESBAL. All tickets are important because they have a […]
FoodCloud CEO wins European Tech Award
The UK Department for International Trade (DIT) organized the first edition on 2 September. Co-founder and CEO of FoodCloud, Iseult Ward, won the Social Responsibility Award at the first edition of the European Tech Women Awards. The virtual ceremony was organized by the UK Department for International Trade (DIT) on 2 September, as part of […]
Queen Mathilde of Belgium visited the Food Bank in Liège
On October 22, Queen Mathilde of Belgium visited the Food Bank in Liège, Belgium, as well as the charitable organization “Accueil et Partage” which fights against hunger and social exclusion. A visit to the warehouses, refrigerators and working meetings enabled the sovereign to explain the impact of the novel coronavirus epidemic on the food aid […]
FAO webinar: solutions for reducing food waste and improving food security amidst pandemic
On 11 November the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) organized the webinar “Food waste prevention and reduction in times of crisis”. The virtual event focused on facilitating access to food for vulnerable groups and on tackling food waste during the pandemic. Experts from different sectors shared their experience and discussed solutions […]
European SDG Summit: “Impactful Partnerships to Build Back Better”
The annual European SDG Summit, that is hosted by CSR Europe, brings together the sustainability community. This year’s summit focused on “Impactful Partnerships to Build Back Better”. Over the course of five days (26-30.11.2020), business leaders, industry federations, policy makers and other stakeholders participated in various high-level plenaries, as well as national and international roundtables. […]
Data Collection & Digital Transformation. First steps of the online Observatory on Food Donation
On 30 October 2020 the Workshop 4 of the project “Quantifying the Impact of European Food Banks: from Farm to Fork” took place virtually. The final goal of this session was to present members of the Pilot Group the first release of the online platform of the Observatory on Food Donation and explain them the […]
FEAD Community First Annual Conference
The FEAD Community First Annual Conference took place virtually on 22-23 October 2020. The Conference was the first mutual learning event of a cycle of capacity-building activities planned during the transition period (2020-2021), and aiming at improving the delivery of the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (FEAD) at national, regional and local […]
€1.8 trillion package to help build greener, more digital and more resilient Europe
The European Parliament and the Council of the EU have reached an agreement for the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2021-2027 with a €1.8 trillion package to help build greener, more digital and more resilient Europe. The package includes a long-term budget of €1.074 trillion and €750 billion under the temporary recovery fund Next Generation EU. […]
