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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 hospitality sector. Across Europe, the service and entertainment establishments, along with bars and restaurants, have...
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 sector is being invited to reopen, but this must be done in a...
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 consumption of beer have gradually grown year on year for the last...
A new President for the European Parliament’s Beer Club
17 September 2019: 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 Vice-President of the Beer Club during the last parliamentary term -- stated: “Brewing in Europe creates...
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 on all beer bottles and cans in the EU by 2022. The ambitious...
Exports boost Europe’s beer production to eight-year high
BRUSSELS 4 December 2018. Europe’s beer production rose to an eight-year high in 2017 bolstered by record exports, a rise in micro-breweries and increased low-alcohol products. According to The Brewers of Europe’s latest report on Europe’s beer sector,...
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 flavoured, typically low-alcohol, beers. According to the EU Treaties (Article 113), following a proposal from the...
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 to all breweries to list ingredients and calories on the labels of pre-pack containers. Brewers have since 2015 been...
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 information on how to brew, market and advocate for beer. BrewUp has been developed in order to meet the expectations of brewers of all...
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 Europe confirm that the growth trend continues for the EU beer sector at the 7th Beer Serves Europe event. A...