European Food Banks Federation

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Jan 2022 - Dec 2022

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4,161,843€

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Fighting against poverty

In 2018, FEBA Board of Directors decided to create an EU Working Group, which is coordinated by FEBA and is composed of representatives from the membership who deal with European issues. The main aims of this EU Working Group consist in developing thematic expertise on EU topics and facilitating the exchange of information and best practice between FEBA and the membership. In 2023 the EU Working Group is composed of 30 Food Bank representatives from 22 FEBA Members.
In 2022, other than organising 10 online and hybrid meetings and facilitating regular exchanges via email, FEBA drafted 5 EU Monitoring Reports covering the most important updates at the EU level concerning its main interests and disseminated 4 policy briefings on key topics (e.g. REACT-EU). Moreover, FEBA and its EU Working Group drafted contributions for 4 open consultations published by the European Commission on relevant issues and policies to play a pivotal role and position Food Banks at the core of the decision-making process. Finally, FEBA contributed to 5 surveys promoted by the EU.
FEBA participated in the FEAD Network and then was a member of the Advisory Group for the FEAD Community. FEBA currently participates in the CoP on Material Support, in particular dealing with the ESF+ support addressing material deprivation. On the occasion of the FEBA Annual Forum on Food Aid and Social Inclusion 2022, FEBA released its new publication 'FEAD, REACT-EU, and the European Food Banks Federation: 2021 Implementation Report' with the aim to communicate concise insights on the implementation of these Funds on the ground, taking into account the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
FEBA actively contributes to the EU Platform on Food Losses and Food Waste, which was established in 2016 and brings together key players from the public and private sectors, ranging from EU institutions to experts from the EU Member States, as well as relevant stakeholders. FEBA also has been selected for the Platform's second mandate (2022-2026) and supports the work of the sub-groups on food donation, action and implementation, and food loss and waste monitoring.
Moreover, FEBA took part in the pilot project “Food redistribution in the EU – Analysis of the existing frameworks and dissemination opportunities” promoted by the European Commission (Directorate-General of Health and Food Safety – DG SANTE). In this framework, between 2019 and 2020, FEBA organised 10 stakeholders‘ dialogues.
FEBA is also active on several social media, such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, and Twitter.

Member of the Advisory Group of the FEAD Community and participation in the meetings

FEBA is member of the Advisory Board of EU Horizon 2020 project FoodRUs, which is a 3.5-year project coordinated by the University of Deusto, with the objective to limit food losses and waste and to promote resource efficiency across all stages of the agri-food value chain.

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• Date	12 Apr 2024	Location	Brussels
  Subject	Meeting to present the research on food waste management
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski
  Attending	Roberto Berutti (Cabinet member)
  Other Lobbyists	Fédération Européenne des Fabricants d'Aliments Composés Cattaneo Zanetto & Co. Slow Food FERRERO International Valio Oy EuroCommerce Safe Food Advocacy Europe FoodServiceEurope Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic Independent Retail Europe (formerly UGAL - Union of Groups of Independent Retailers of Europe)

• Date	24 Apr 2023	Location	online
  Subject	Fead and support to most deprived
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit
  Portfolio	Jobs and Social Rights
  Attending	Christoph Nerlich (Cabinet member)
  Other Lobbyists	Les Restaurants du Cœur Croix Rouge Française

• Date	11 Jan 2019	Location	Brussels
  Subject	Food bank
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis
  Portfolio	Health & Food Safety
  Attending	Marco Valletta (Cabinet member)

• Date	29 Jun 2017	Location	Brussels
  Subject	Discussion on Food waste
  DG	Health and Food Safety
  Attending	Xavier Prats Monné (Director-General)

• Date	26 Jan 2015	Location	Brussels
  Subject	Prochaines assises sur le thème des Banques Alimentaires et l’inclusion sociale
  DG	Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion
  Attending	Michel Servoz (Director-General)