FruitVegetablesEUROPE
Budget
€100 — €0
EP Access
2
accredited persons
Staff
6
3 FTE
EU Grants
€1,044,020
Mission & Goals
Founded more than 60 years ago, FruitVegetablesEUROPE (EUCOFEL) is the European Association representing the EU fruit and vegetables production and trade at European level. Based in Brussels, FruitVegteblesEUROPE acts as a liaison between the sectoral and regional stakeholders and the policy makers at the European Institutions, giving a voice to the European Fruit and Vegetables Producers and exporters. Over the years, FruitVegetablesEUROPE has become a major actor in the sector and cooperates on a regular basis with the European Institutions, International Organisations (such as OECD, UNECE and CODEX Alimentarius) and other relevant European Associations. FruitVegteblesEUROPE actively participates in expert and advisory groups, takes part in consultations and provides feedback and opinions on diverse issues. Members: FruitVegteblesEUROPE members are National and Regional Federations/Associations (mainly PO and APO) and companies from the main European fruit and ve (...)
EU Legislative Interests
CAP Reform Farm to Fork Strategy Green Deal EU Promotion Policy Biodiversity Strategy EU Trade Policy Brexit European production model Plant Health & Food Security Trade & Fair Compettion Sustainable Food Chain Food Supply Chain SPS topics
Communication Activities
- Activity report - Newsletters - Trade Agreements Monitoring Report - "Market monitoring" of key fruits and vegetables - Statistics: exports & imports - Working groups UE promotion programmes: FruitVegetablesEUROPE implemented four EU Multi-country promotion programmes in the EU internal market for 3 years (CHAFEA: AGRI-MULTI-2018, 2019 & 2020) 1. “CuTE – Cultivating the Taste of Europe 2019-2021” (EUFV-CuTE – 826049) 2. “CuTE – Solar: Cultivating the Taste of Europe in Solar Greenhouses 2020-2022” (CuTE-Solar – 874602) 3. CuTE-HEALTHY - Cultivating a Healthy Europe with Fruit and vegetables from EUROPE 2021-2023” (CuTE-HEALTHY - 101015737) 4. CuTE-4You – Cultivating the Taste of Europe for You 2021” (CuTE-4You – 101020593) UE I&R projects: FruitVegetablesEUROPE was a partner of several Eprojectsct: - CO-FRESH (EU PROJECT 101000852) CO-CREATING SUSTAINABLE AND COMPETITIVE FRUITS AND VEGETABLES’ VALUE CHAINS IN EUROPE. - AgroBridges (EU project 101000788) Building bridges between consumers and producers by supporting short food supply chains through a systemic, holistic, multi-actor approach based Toolbox. - SMARTCHAIN (H2020 N° 773785) ‘Towards Innovation - driven and smart solutions in short food supply chains’. FruitVegetablesEUROPE is currently working on the Horizon programme: "ROSETTA" by developing policy recommendations. (2023 - 2026)
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
ESAE: European Society of Association Executives : https://www.esae.eu/
Organisation Members
- FEPEX - APROA - +Brocolli - Comité de Gestión de Cítricos
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.