Minister McConalogue’s Support for the Waste Framework Directive Amendments
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue of Ireland spoke in favour of the Waste Framework Directive amendment, establishing Ireland’s support for such targets, which are in line with national circular economy commitments with regards to food waste, and Food Vision 2030. The Minister highlighted the importance of food waste reduction across […]
Crafting Against Loneliness
Pensioner Poverty often translates to loneliness for many affected individuals. With the initiative ‘Tafel Strengthens Seniors,’ Tafel Deutschland e.V. supports projects within Food Banks that facilitate social participation for older people, pulling them out of isolation. Demonstrating how this can work is the intergenerational crafting at the Tafel Hoyerswerda in Saxony. This projects helps around […]
Report on Hunger in Poland
According to the report from Federacja Polskich Banków Żywności published in October 2023, the economic situation of almost 78% of impoverished individuals, who rely on free food from charitable organizations, has worsened in the past year. Due to inflation, six out of ten of them have to borrow money to buy food on their own. […]
FEBA visits member in Poland
On 21 November 2023, the FEBA Team visited the headquarters of its Polish member Federacja Polskich Banków Żywności in Warsaw. This was a great opportunity to meet the staff and discuss common projects and ideas, as well as understand the work and needs of the Polish Federation. Ideas on partnering on EU Projects were discussed, […]
Exchange of expertise between Banco Alimentare in Italy and Food Bank Albania
Following a request from Food Bank Albania (FBA), FEBA decided to facilitate a skill-sharing session between the member in Italy and Albania. It was a great opportunity for team-building activities between the members. The session took place in Milan from 15 to 16 November 2023. It focused on Banco Alimentare’s role and operational processes as well […]
EU CAP Network event: 3rd meeting of the Farm to Fork Forum
On 16 November 2023 the CAP Network, in partnership with the European Commission (DG AGRI), organised its 3rd meeting of the Forum on Best Practices in the Agri-Food Supply Chain in Brussels: Responses to the Cost-of-Living Crisis. The event was built on discussions around the various ways in which different actors of the agri-food value […]
Roundtable discussion on “Sustainable Food Systems in Developing Countries: The Role of SMEs in Addressing Food Security, Global Hunger and Malnutrition”
On 13 November 2023 FEBA joined the roundtable discussion organised by SME Connect on Sustainable Food Systems in Developing Countries: The Role of SMEs in Addressing Food Security, Global Hunger and Malnutrition in the European Parliament in Brussels. The event was hosted by Marlene Mortler MEP, Vice-Chair Delegation for Relations with South Africa; EPP Rapporteur […]
Feed people – feed humanity. Ukraine, this Winter.
On 1 March 2022 the European Food Banks Federation launched its campaign #AllTogether4Ukraine. This came as an answer to the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Since then, many challenges and changes occurred. One of which was the establishment of the Ukrainian Food Banks Federation with the support of FEBA in October 2022 receiving FEBA Associate […]
Feeding the future of Europe: The private sector’s vital role in achieving long-term food security for all
Ben Pearman, General Manager Europe & Australia, General Mills and Lindsay Boswell, Interim CEO, European Food Banks Federation In 2022, 8.3% of the EU population struggled to afford a meal, that includes meat, fish, or a vegetarian equivalent every second day (Eurostat, 2023). Food affordability has become a growing source of concern with rising prices […]
FEBA joined the Annual Meeting of Food Bank Greece in Athens in the framework of its project on data collection and digital transformation
On 30 and 31 October 2023, Food Bank Greece held its Annual Meeting in the capital Athens, bringing together over 40 participants from the seven local Food Banks, public authorities, partner companies, and affiliated organisations. Besides the exchange between Food Bank Greece and its network, the first day was coined by an intervention from Sophia […]
