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Brewers celebrate 10 years of the EU Beer Pledge with delivery on commitment to ingredients and energy labelling
The Brewers of Europe last night celebrated the tenth anniversary of the #EUBeerPledge, our pioneering commitment to the promotion of responsible beer consumption. At an event at The Brewers of Europe House in Brussels, Ivan Štefanec, Member of the European Parliament...
EP Beer Club event on the EU Beer Pledge and the future of EU alcohol policy
Abridged video of November 2022 EU Beer Pledge event
Calling on MEPs to #SAVESPORTSPONSORSHIP
Calling on MEPs to #SAVESPORTSPONSORSHIPVote Tuesday for AM38 (AM27cp2)Report Trillet-Lenoir (BECA A9-0001/2022) Dear Members of the European Parliament, Sports contribute to the well-being of our society, encouraging activity and bringing people together to lead...
EP Beer Club event: What future for sport sponsorship in the EU
Beer 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 economy and rebuild society, according to The Brewers of Europe, the...
MEPs 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 President of the European Parliament Beer Club, the taskforce aims...
Letter to our Social Partners to urge EU leaders to agree a clear roadmap to recovery for the brewing & hospitality sector
Ahead of this week’s European Council, we are seeking the support of our Social Partners to urge EU leaders to agree a clear roadmap to recovery for the brewing & hospitality sector and to consider setting up a special Taskforce of key policymakers and...
Letter from Executive Vice-President Dombrovskis on supporting the recovery of Europe’s hospitality sector
Valdis Dombrovskis, Executive Vice-President of The European Commission states that under EU law, Member States can be flexible with VAT rates and indeed this can extend to beer served in hospitality establishments. Mr Dombrovskis was responding to a letter from a...
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...