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Brewers 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...
The 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...
The Brewers of Europe elects new President
Brussels, 7 September 2020: The Brewers of Europe has elected Mr Lasse Aho, CEO of Olvi plc, as the new President of The Brewers of Europe,...
Brewers welcome European Commission opening examination procedure on the restriction of Mexican Tequila exports
The Brewers of Europe welcomes the decision by the European Commission to open an examination procedure following our complaint over the Tequila...
Brewers’ response to the Council’s adoption of a new EU Directive on the structure of alcohol excise duties
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...
Excise duty: Letter to the Chair of ECOFIN, opposing the over-taxation of flavoured beers
The Brewers of Europe has written an open letter to the Chair of the European Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) over the current...
European Commission confirms possibility for Member States to cut VAT on beer in the hospitality sector
The European Commission has written to The Brewers of Europe recognising the severe impact that COVID has had on the hospitality and beer sector...
Urgent support of the hospitality sector needed, calls cross-party group of MEPs in letter to the Executive Vice-President of the European Commission
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...
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...
Press 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,...
COVID19: Letter to EU, ECB & Finance Ministers on support to hospitality sector and supply chain
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...
Videos of Beer Serves Europe VIII
Beer Serves Europe VIII - speechesPierre-Olivier Bergeron, Secretary General, The Brewers of Europe Julia Leferman, General Manager, Brewers of...
PRESS 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...
EU Health Commissioner Receives Specially Brewed #ProudToBeClear Beer
PROUD TO BE CLEAR EU Health Commissioner Receives Specially Brewed #ProudToBeClear BeerBrussels, 19 November 2019 – To mark the end of EU...
EU Health Commissioner Receives Specially Brewed #ProudToBeClear Beer
Reply from the EU Health Commissioner
PROUD TO BE CLEAR Reply from the EU Health CommissionerClick on the link below to view the letter (PDF) : Reply from the EU Health Commissioner
A 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...
Joint 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...
Statement on personnel changes
Monday 9 September: With the departure of the previous Communications Director, Simon Spillane has today expanded his responsibilities at The...
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...
Future of Labelling – Photos of the reception
Future of Labelling – Photos of signatories
Future of Labelling – Photos of the panel discussion
Future of Labelling – Photos of the signing of the MoU
The Future of Labelling – Speeches
All 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...
European 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...
Photos of Beer Serves Europe VIII
Pictures of Beer Serves Europe VIII
Videos of Beer Serves Europe VII
Beer Serves Europe VII Mr Vladimir Ivanor, Chairman of the Management Board, Union of Brewers in Bulgaria - Part 1 Mr Vladimir Ivanor, Chairman of...
Commissioner Andriukaitis commends breweries for progress on consumer information
BRUSSELS 5 December 2018. EU Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Vytenis Andriukaitis has again praised brewers for their commitment to...
Exports 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...
Passing 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...
MEPs 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...
Council and Parliament called upon to reject contentious proposal from the European Commission on how to tax beers
Brussels 29 August 2018. The Brewers of Europe warns that the latest European Commission proposal on the revised structures directive flouts EU law...
Europe’s brewers continue to lead by example on food information to consumers
Brussels, 9 July 2018. The Brewers of Europe announced today that it is stepping up its voluntary commitment on consumer information, recommending...
Pavlos Photiades elected for second term as The Brewers of Europe President
Brussels 6 June 2018. Pavlos Photiades, Managing Director of Photos Photiades Breweries, will serve a second term as President of The Brewers of...
Revised Structures Directive should be consistent with latest ECJ decision
Brussels, 17 May 2018. The Brewers of Europe welcomes today’s decision by the European Court of Justice clarifying the Degrees Plato...
Following the presentation to the European Commission of a joint inter-sectorial framework on ingredients listing and nutrition information
PROUD TO BE CLEAR Following the presentation to the European Commission of a joint inter-sectorial framework on ingredients listing and nutrition...
Following the presentation to the European Commission of a joint inter-sectorial framework on ingredients listing and nutrition information
Brussels 14 March 2018. Alcoholic beverage sectors presented this week to the EU Health Commissioner a joint framework to voluntarily list...
The Brewers of Europe welcomes industry-wide agreement on consumer information
Beer sector to continue to lead the way on ingredients listing and nutrition information Brussels 12 March 2018. The Brewers of Europe today...
Photos of Beer Serves Europe VII
Pictures of Beer Serves Europe VII
The Brewers of Europe launches “BrewUp”, a 2.0 knowledge portal for Europe’s brewers
Friday, 1 December 2017 – Today, The Brewers of Europe released BrewUp, a knowledge portal for Europe’s brewers. BrewUp provides...
Beer serves Europe and the rest of the world: EU sector’s renaissance continues
Brussels 30 November 2017. With EU beer production rising above 40 billion litres for the first time since the economic crisis, The Brewers of...
The Brewers of Europe to monitor the implementation of minimum unit pricing in Scotland
Brussels, 15 November 2017. The Brewers of Europe takes note of the UK Supreme Court ruling on minimum unit pricing and is keen to see a robust...
The Brewers of Europe ahead of target in fulfilling landmark voluntary commitment to meet consumer demand for comparable information
PROUD TO BE CLEAR The Brewers of Europe ahead of target in fulfilling landmark voluntary commitment to meet consumer demand for comparable...
The Brewers of Europe ahead of target in fulfilling landmark voluntary commitment to meet consumer demand for comparable information
Brussels, 28 September 2017. The Brewers of Europe are successfully implementing their voluntary commitment to list ingredients and provide...
Europe’s brewers in Finland: beer serves Europe well. Let’s treat it fairly
Brussels, 9 June 2017 – Representatives of the brewing sector from across Europe are in Helsinki today for the General Assembly of The Brewers...
Opinion piece: Meeting consumer demands is a must, not just a nice-to-have
When almost nine out of ten European consumers call for the list of ingredients and nutritional values of alcoholic drinks to be provided, as...
EU RULES ON LISTING INGREDIENTS AND NUTRITION INFORMATION SHOULD APPLY TO ALL ALCOHOLIC DRINKS
Brussels, 13 March 2017 - The Brewers of Europe welcomes the European Commission’s call today for alcoholic drinks to list ingredients and...