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Commission’s Vision leaves EU fisheries and aquaculture at a dead end
Despite strong calls from EU co-legislators and the sector, the Commission has failed to deliver a targeted revision of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP).A future for fisheries and aquaculture requires reforms, not yet another clever strategy. Published today, the...
EFFAT-FoodDrinkEurope Joint Position on the Revision of the UTP Directive
EFFAT, representing the 4.8m people working in the food and drink industry, and FoodDrinkEurope, representing Europe's 310,000+ enterprises in the industry, have joined forces to call on the European Commission to end unfair trading practices in the food chain. The...
Contract Catering: Employers and Unions Agree on Solutions to Address Labour Shortages in the Sector
EFFAT and FoodServiceEurope, adopted a joint declaration today addressing the persistent and worsening labour shortages affecting the contract catering sector across Europe. Shared view Social partners agree that labour and skills shortages are one of the main...
World Tourism Day | Overtourism: The Hidden Cost Behind Europe’s Record-Breaking Season
Despite geopolitical unrest and a summer marked by unprecedented heatwaves and devastating forest fires that severely affected several European regions, European tourism recorded 1.31 billion overnight stays in the first half of 2026 — a 1.7% increase compared to the...
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