FOODRUS Final Event
On 13 March 2024 FEBA participated in the final event of the FOODRUS Horizon 2020 Project. FOODRUS was a 3.5-year project coordinated by the University of Deusto, with the objective to limit food losses and waste and to promote resource efficiency across all stages of the agri-food value chain. The project tested 23 circular solutions […]
EU Working Group I 5 March 2024
The second session of the EU Working Group in 2024 was held online on 5 March 2024 and was tended by 15 participants from 11 countries. The session started with a quick overview about the State of Play of the Farm to Fork Strategy and the votes in the European Parliament Committees on the Revision […]
FEBA celebrates International Women’s Day
On 8 March 2024 FEBA celebrates International Women’s Day, by sharing stories from the network. Germany: The first Tafel was founded by Sabine Werth in 1993 as an initiative of the ‘Berliner Women’s Group’. Fast forward to today, almost 31 years later, 60% out of the total 60.000 volunteers are female. That’s around 36.000 women! […]
FEBA’s project on Data Collection and Digital Transformation enters its fourth year
Inviting the entire membership, FEBA organised an online meeting on 29 February to kick off the fourth year of its project on Data Collection and Digital Transformation. 30 participants including representatives from 25 FEBA Members joined to get an overview of the goals and activities foreseen in the course of the next months, which are […]
We are hiring! – Communications Manager
Role: Communications Manager Location: Brussels, based at FEBA’s head office Contract period: Full-time permanent contract Reporting to: The chief executive Salary: €42.000 pa Summary Are you a dynamic and creative individual with a proven track record in effective communications? We are looking for a talented communications manager to join our growing team and help shape […]
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announces £15million fund to help farmers redistribute surplus food
The British government will introduce a £15million fund to help farmers redistribute surplus food, preventing millions of meals worth of edible food from going to waste. The announcement was made by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at the National Farmers Union (NFU) Conference, as part of a commitment to improving food insecurity in the UK. WATCH: […]
Advancing food loss technologies and policies
FEBA participated in the event “Advancing food loss technologies and policies” organized by Competere.eu in collaboration with Trane Technologies, hosted at the European Parliament in Brussels by the Greens/EFA MEP Rosa d’Amato. The round table was attended by MEPs (Rosa D’Amato Verdi/ALE, Salvatore De Meo Ppe, Ines Vaider Ppe), member of the European Commission (Alexandra […]
Learn more about FoodCLIC
FoodCLIC brings together actors from policy, science, business, and civil society, including FEBA, to support the development of integrated urban food policies – policies that facilitate the accessibility and availability of healthy and sustainably produced food for all people and in particular for vulnerable communities. Why is this important? Europe’s urban areas face significant challenges […]
Fédération Française des Banques Alimentaires will carry the Olympic flame
This Olympic year starts with some great news for Fédération Française des Banques Alimentaires. Two of their presidents have been selected to carry the Olympic flame. They are Stéphanie Sergeant and Tony Amato, both presidents of Banque Alimentaire du Vaucluse This recognition is a strong acknowledgment for these two individuals who have been deeply involved […]
ESF+ in Spain replaces food delivery with vouchers and excludes many people from accessing it
The Council of Ministers of the Spanish Government approved the ESF+ distribution system for food aid, establishing the use of vouchers 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 a transitional […]
