European Dairy Association
Giuseppe Ambrosi appointed EDA president
The European Dairy Association Board has elected Giuseppe Ambrosi as its new president.
Mandatory milk origin labelling decree annulled by French Conseil d’État
On 10 March 2021, the French Conseil d’État annulled for excess of power the French decree on mandatory origin labelling for milk.
EDA takes on Nestlé
A letter signed by several multinational companies including Unilever and Nestlé asks that the European Parliament reconsider some of its premises, including current provisions ensuring the words “milk”, “cheese”, “yoghurt”, “butter” or “whey” are used exclusively for products that contain dairy milk.
Virtual autumn meeting hubs
Things have changed a lot since the beginning of the year, to say the least. One of these changes, due to coronavirus, has been the rise of the virtual conference and webinars. Events managers are working hard to make online conferences and sessions to grab the online viewers’ interests.
EDA urges pragmatism be made a priority for EU-UK future relationship
The European Dairy Association (EDA) has called for an unprecedented level of pragmatism to the upcoming negotiation rounds on the EU-UK future relationship.
EDA and other EU associations urge EU and US to end aircraft trade disputes
The European Dairy Association together with 12 other EU associations is calling on the EU and US to de-escalate ongoing aircraft disputes and remove tariffs on targeted sectors not directly related to the aircraft case.
Cap funding and UK-EU link key for German EU presidency
Germany will take over the rotating EU Council Presidency in July 2020 and it has a lot on its plate, with the Covid-19 induced crisis, climate change, and a troubled global trade environment.
Masure retires at EWPA as Anton takes reins
After 25 years at the service in and for the European lactosphère, the deputy secretary general of the European Dairy Association (EDA) and secretary general of European Whey Processors Association (EWPA), Bénédicte Masure will take her retirement.
European Dairy Association annual convention goes virtual
The coronavirus pandemic and its impact on international travel have forced the European Dairy Association to change the annual conference from a physical gathering in Madrid to a video conference on 20 November.
EU dairy support in the Covid-19 crisis
The European Dairy Association (EDA) says it is grateful to the EU Commissioner following the recent announcement that exceptional measures would be opened by the EU Commission to support the dairy sector in Europe.
Brexit and next steps
The big news last week was the advent of Brexit here in the UK. This week, we start figuring out what this actually means, and what the EU and UK will wind up with as a partnership.
Dairy demands outlined in framework
Across the European Union (EU28), there are 700,000 dairy farms, 12,000 milk processing sites and more than 300,000 people working in the sector. The dairy sector is the industrial and societal backbone of rural Europe in the EU27 as much as in the UK, the European Dairy Association reminds everyone in its dairy framework document, released on 31 January.
International dairy supports the WTO
Dairy associations across the globe are joining together to express their support for the multilateral rules-based trade system, underpinned by the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
‘Hostage taking’ of EU cheeses
The European Dairy Association has released its opinions surrounding the recent World Trade Organisation’s ruling on retaliatory US tariffs on certain European cheeses in the Airbus versus Boeing dispute.