The Brewers of Europe elects new President
Pavlos Photiades succeeds Demetrio Carceller as President of The Brewers of Europe Brussels, 3 June 2016 - The General Assembly of The Brewers of Europe today elected Pavlos Photiades, Managing...
View ArticleCouncil and Parliament called upon to reject contentious proposal from the...
Brussels 29 August 2018. The Brewers of Europe warns that the latest European Commission proposal on the revised structures directive flouts EU law by contradicting the recent ruling of the European...
View ArticleMEPs reject discriminatory Commission proposal to over-tax certain beer styles
BRUSSELS 25 October 2018. Members of the European Parliament have voted against the European Commission’s discriminatory proposals to over-tax flavoured, typically low-alcohol, beers. According to the...
View ArticlePassing of Piero Perron, President of The Brewers of Europe 2002-2006
It is with great sadness that The Brewers of Europe announces the sudden passing of Piero Perron. Piero Perron will be sorely missed, having been an ever present in The Brewers of Europe General...
View ArticleExports boost Europe’s beer production to eight-year high
Beer Serves Europe launches latest sector report from The Brewers of Europe BRUSSELS 4 December 2018. Europe’s beer production rose to an eight-year high in 2017 bolstered by record exports, a rise in...
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Commissioner Andriukaitis commends breweries for progress on consumer...
European Health and Food Safety Commissioner’s comments follow latest sector report BRUSSELS 5 December 2018. EU Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Vytenis Andriukaitis has again praised brewers...
View ArticleEuropean brewers ahead of schedule with better ingredients and calorie labelling
Brussels, 28 May 2019. Continuing to exceed expectations, The Brewers of Europe have announced that 60% of beers sold in Europe are now labelling calories. Brewers have been voluntarily rolling out...
View ArticleAll beers should be labelling ingredients and calories by end 2022
Brussels, 13 June 2019 - The Brewers of Europe wants ingredients and energy values to appear on the labels of all beer bottles and cans in the EU by 2022. There will be a signing of a new ‘memorandum...
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Brewers make 2022 consumer labelling commitment to European Commission
Brussels, 5 September 2019 - The Brewers of Europe and its members have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) and committed, through a Brewers’ Ambition, to labelling ingredients and energy values...
View ArticleStatement on personnel changes
Monday 9 September: With the departure of the previous Communications Director, Simon Spillane has today expanded his responsibilities at The Brewers of Europe to take up a new post as Director:...
View ArticleJoint Statement for an Ambitious Horizon Europe Programme
16 September 2019 We, the undersigned 93 European associations representing key European research & innovation stakeholders, hereby urge the EU Institutions to make research, development and...
View ArticleA new President for the European Parliament’s Beer Club
17 September 2019: The Brewers of Europe is delighted that Slovak MEP Ivan Štefanec is to become the new President of the European Parliament’s Beer Club. MEP Štefanec -- who steps up from his role as...
View ArticlePRESS RELEASE: Number of breweries in the EU hits 10,000
Brussels, 5 December 2019 – There are now more than 10,000 breweries in the European Union according to the latest figures revealed today by The Brewers of Europe, whilst both the production and...
View ArticleCOVID19: Letter to EU, ECB & Finance Ministers on support to hospitality...
The Brewers of Europe wishes to express sympathy and thoughts with the friends and families of loved ones suffering as a result of COVID-19 and with the people working to care for the vulnerable and...
View ArticlePress Statement: Hospitality and COVID19 exit planning
The Brewers of Europe is calling on the European Commission to consider setting up a special task force on hospitality and tourism including bars, pubs and cafes as part of its ‘European Roadmap’...
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Brewers invite us to #RECONNECT
The Brewers of Europe have launched a campaign, under the concept of #reconnect, to call for ongoing support of the hospitality sector in the wake of the COVID19 crisis and lockdown. The hospitality...
View ArticleUrgent support of the hospitality sector needed, calls cross-party group of...
A cross-party group of MEPs have written to the Executive Vice-President of the European Commission to highlight the need for urgent support of the hospitality sector. Across Europe, the service and...
View ArticleEuropean Commission confirms possibility for Member States to cut VAT on beer...
The European Commission has written to The Brewers of Europe recognising the severe impact that COVID has had on the hospitality and beer sector across the Union, definitively shutting down many...
View ArticleExcise duty: Letter to the Chair of ECOFIN, opposing the over-taxation of...
The Brewers of Europe has written an open letter to the Chair of the European Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) over the current proposal to over-tax flavoured beers. Whilst brewers...
View ArticleBrewers’ response to the Council’s adoption of a new EU Directive on the...
On 30 July the Council adopted amendments to Directive 92/83/EEC on the harmonisation of the structures of excise duties on alcohol and alcoholic beverages. Brewers fully support the additional...
View ArticleBrewers welcome European Commission opening examination procedure on the...
The Brewers of Europe welcomes the decision by the European Commission to open an examination procedure following our complaint over the Tequila Regulatory Council’s (CRT) withholding of export permits...
View ArticleThe Brewers of Europe: Virtual Sustainability Forum on 20 and 21 October 2020
The Brewers of Europe has announced the dates of its first Sustainability Forum, a partner event of EU Green Week.There will be six virtual sessions over two days on 20-21 October 2020, focusing on...
View ArticleBrewers Affirm Commitment to Sustainability with EU Green Week Event
Over the last two days, over 700 unique participants have been taking part in The Brewers of Europe Sustainability Forum, an official partner event of the European Union’s Green Week. With brewers and...
View ArticleMEPs to create COVID recovery taskforce for hospitality sector
MEPs and the beer sector are working to create a special taskforce to help bars, pubs, restaurants and cafés recover from the economic effects of the pandemic. According to Ivan Štefanec, MEP and...
View ArticleUnion and sector chiefs: set up hospitality task force across EU institutions
The heads of 13 European hospitality and value chain representing bodies and trade unions have jointly called for the immediate setting up of a hospitality task force across the EU Institutions to...
View ArticleMillions of beer lovers on Untappd app can now check in and support...
The Brewers of Europe has begun a partnership with popular beer rating app Untappd to boost support for the hospitality sector during the pandemic. Users of the app – downloaded by 8.5m people globally...
View ArticleEurope’s food and drink trade unions and associations call on EU leaders to...
Thirteen hospitality, drinks, food, and trade union representatives have jointly written to the presidents of the EU institutions calling for the immediate setting up of a hospitality recovery task...
View ArticleBeer hospitality to drive Europe’s recovery
Getting back to bars, pubs, cafés and festivals with friends, family and the local community will be a symbol of recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, and will also help to reignite the whole European...
View ArticleBrewers Forum 2021 looks ahead to the future of beer
What is the future of beer in the post-Covid era? How can brewers make beer environmentally friendly and ensure that brewing contributes even more to the green recovery? What are the latest innovations...
View ArticleBrewers Forum 2021 backs sustainability and innovation in post-Covid Europe
Brussels, June 4, 2021 - With Europe finally opening up bars and cafés, the brewing community this week showed it is ready to push ahead with sustainability initiatives and modernised production to...
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EU Commissioner Kyriakides welcomes European brewers’ progress on labelling
Brussels, June 11, 2021 - The Brewers of Europe today met with EU Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides, who welcomed the progress made by brewers in voluntarily labelling the ingredients and calorie...
View ArticleBrewers sign new EU Code of Conduct on sustainability in the food and drink...
Brussels, July 5, 2021 – The Brewers of Europe has added its name to a new EU-wide pledge to support the shift towards sustainable food systems. The Brewers of Europe was one of the founding...
View ArticleBrewers back better labelling on International Day for the Universal Access...
Brussels, September 28, 2021 - The International Day for Universal Access to Information (IDUAI), held today, is a United Nations-led occasion aimed at highlighting and improving access to information...
View ArticleEurope’s brewers celebrate beer in Cyprus
Nicosia, 22 November – At the invitation of its former president, Pavlos Photiades, The Brewers of Europe Board met last week in Cyprus at Photos Photiades Breweries Ltd to discuss key priorities for...
View ArticleEurope needs to keep up its support for the beer sector
Brussels, 20 December 2021 As Europe continues to battle the pandemic, it must maintain its support measures for the beer sector, The Brewers of Europe said on December 20th. The call comes as The...
View ArticleA communication on the Beer Product Environmental Footprint Category Rules...
On 18 April 2018, the Beer Product Environmental Footprint Category Rules (Beer PEFCRs) were officially approved by the Environmental Footprint Steering Committee. The establishment of the Beer...
View ArticleBrewers back Europe’s Beating Cancer plan
The Brewers of Europe supports Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan and the overall stance taken by the European Parliament in its opinion adopted this evening (February 16), advocating a comprehensive...
View Article"Brewing Ambition" - a new BBC StoryWorks series
A new film series about beer explores stories of the people pouring craft, creativity and innovation into each glass. Produced by BBC StoryWorks Commercial Productions for The Brewers of Europe, the...
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European Brewers Forum and EBC Congress open in Madrid
Madrid, May 30, 2022 @ 10.00 CET – Today 1,000 representatives from the beer value chain are gathering in Madrid for the 2022 edition of the European Brewers Forum and the 38th Congress of the European...
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Brewers Forum 2022 and EBC Congress back beermaking recovery
Madrid, Wednesday, June 1, 2022 – As Europe recovers and rebuilds after more than two years of pandemic conditions, the brewing community this week gathered in Madrid, signalling its confidence in...
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Brewers could power recovery if Europe backs beer
Brussels – June 29, 2022 – Europe’s brewers could help drive the recovery from the Covid pandemic if decision-makers adopt the right measures to support the sector, The Brewers of Europe announced...
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View ArticleNew beer environmental impact study launched – Contributions welcome!
To best represent and promote the interest of every brewer in Europe, The Brewers of Europe – uniting 29 national brewers’ associations in Europe – has commissioned a study aimed at building a...
View ArticleBrewers reiterate strong support for the Product Environmental Footprint...
Mrs. Sandra Gallina, Director General Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety (SANTE) European Commission 17 March 2023 Dear Mrs. Gallina, The undersigned organizations would like to...
View ArticleEurope’s sustainable packaging rules should be bold – and fair
This article was originally published on 16 March 2023 in euractiv.com https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy-environment/opinion/europes-sustainable-packaging-rules-should-be-bold-and-fair/...
View ArticleBrewers Forum gathers in Prague to celebrate brewers’ creativity,...
Prague, May 22, 2023. Representatives from the beer value chain gather in Prague today for the fifth edition of the Brewers Forum, aimed at exploring how the sector can become ever more sustainable...
View ArticleBrewers shocked at Ireland’s move to set up trade barriers and disregard the...
On Monday Ireland’s Health Minister regrettably signed into law new, far-reaching Ireland-only labelling rules for alcoholic drinks, including beers, sold in the country. The rules include the...
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