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Latest news, statements and press coverage related to the reconnection of the brewing and the hospitality sectorBrewers 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 today. As Europeans look ahead to their first summer in three years...
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 beermaking to come back stronger than ever. More than 1,000 brewers,...
Europe needs to keep up its support for the beer sector
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 Brewers of Europe, the voice of more than 12,000 breweries, released its 2021 European Beer Trends...
Brewers 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 bringing new styles, expanding traditional methods and improving...
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...
Europe’s food and drink trade unions and associations call on EU leaders to set up hospitality task force
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 force. The impact of COVID-19 has hit livelihoods and businesses hard,...
Millions of beer lovers on Untappd app can now check in and support hospitality sector
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 – have been ‘checking in’ at home instead of at their favourite...
Union 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 discuss the impact that COVID-19 has had on business and jobs, and to...
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 to...
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...
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