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Freshfel Europe & AREFLH examine key challenges ahead for the European fresh fruit & vegetable sector at online Joint 2020 Annual Event
Freshfel Europe and AREFLH held their online Joint 2020 Annual Event on the 29 September 2020, examining key challenges ahead for the European fresh fruit and vegetable sector amid this unprecedented period. The Joint 2020 Annual Event focused on the pertinent theme...
ESSA & Freshfel Europe join forces to kick start multi-level food crisis management collaboration & dialogue to learn from past experiences & prepare for future scenarios
On 2 September 2020, over 200 industry and public sector stakeholders from across Europe and beyond gathered at ESSA and Freshfel Europe’s Food Crisis Management Event to analyse former as well as hypothetical food crisis situations, the lessons learnt from them, and...
Freshfel Europe welcomes the EU’s plans to revise its Trade Strategy to tackle growing challenges and support the fruit and vegetable sector to diversify exports and ensure supply of the EU market
Freshfel Europe supports the EU’s plans to revise its Trade Strategy, an essential move to ensure the EU is ready to tackle the growing challenges impacting fresh fruit and vegetables trade , particularly in the aftermath of the COVID-19 crisis. In particular, the...
Freshfel Europe calls for EU & UK negotiators not to let the fresh fruit & vegetable sector down & provide businesses with ‘no deal’ trading facilitations before the end of summer
Freshfel Europe calls for EU and UK negotiators not to let the fresh fruit and vegetables sector down and to allow businesses to recover after COVID-19 before major changes are implemented for operators in EU-UK trade. This can only be secured by genuine technical...
Freshfel Europe response to Farm to Fork Strategy positive but wary about its ambitions for the sector
Today Freshfel Europe has published its first preliminary reaction to the European Commission’s recently released Farm to Fork Strategy as part of the European Green Deal. Freshfel Europe welcomes the Farm to Fork Strategy, which will help facilitate the provision of...
Freshfel Europe releases COVID-19 Impact Assessment for EU fresh fruit & vegetable sector
Today Freshfel Europe has released its Impact Assessment of the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for the European fresh fruit and vegetable sector, including recommendations for policy- makers. In conjunction with its members, Freshfel Europe compiled the 88-page...
EU fresh fruit & vegetable sector urgently requires additional financial assistance & flexibility in CAP tools to avoid food supply crisis
Despite providing an uninterrupted supply of fresh fruit and vegetables so far to European citizens confined at home, the COVID-19 pandemic has continued to destabilize the European fresh fruit and vegetable sector, threatening long-term food supply. In a letter sent...
Freshfel Europe concerned over increasing financial burden and long-term stability of European fresh fruit and vegetable supply
Freshfel Europe is concerned over the increasing financial burden being carried by the European fresh fruit and vegetable sector as a result of the coronavirus crisis. Increasing costs associated with the implementation of necessary measures across the supply chain to...
Freshfel Europe calls EU Agriculture Ministers to translate discussions on free movement of goods and critical workers into concrete EU-wide solutions to ensure food security in Europe
As the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak continue to unfold across Europe, Freshfel Europe welcomes the discussions of yesterday’s Informal Agriculture and Fisheries Council on free movement of goods and critical workers. Freshfel Europe urges EU capitals to now find...
Amid COVID-19 outbreak European fresh produce sector guarantees continuous supply of safe & high quality fresh fruit & vegetables for consumers
Amid the COVID-19 outbreak across Europe the European fresh fruit and vegetable sector has increased efforts to ensure a continuous and diverse supply of safe, high quality fresh fruit and vegetables for consumers in Europe and around the world. With at-home...
