In 2023, the EU generated over 58 million tonnes of food waste, valued at approximately 132 billion. Meanwhile, in 2024, 38.2 million people, corresponding to 8.5% of the EU population were unable to afford a meal with protein every second day.
EFB
European Food Banks Federation
NGO · Belgium · EU Transparency Register 79355099508-47
6
positions filed
in the 665 files tracked
5
legislative files
of 665 tracked
5
with a full position paper
attached to a submission
Counts here are a floor, never a total: they cover the 665 consultation files tracked so far (57,774 submissions, mostly 2021–26), so an organization's real filing history is larger, not smaller.
Who they are
Among the 1106 non-governmental organisations on this site, they rank #257 by legislative files engaged, a count of participation, not a measure of influence.
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declared lobbying FTE
self-declared
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declared costs / yr (floor)
4
EP accreditations
as declared to the register
2012
in the register since
Declares membership of
- Member of the European Food Forum.
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 14 Oct 2026).
- Register category
- Non-governmental organisations
- Head office
- Brussels, Belgium
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 14 Oct 2026); cost bands are floors, not audited totals. Reused under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.
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Their record over time
European Food Banks Federation filed 6 positions between 4 Oct 2021 and 23 Jan 2026, across 5 of the 665 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 5 times.
2021 · 2 filed2024 · 2 filed2025 · 1 filed2026 · 1 filed
What they argued
FEBA is a network of 351 food banks working to reduce food insecurity by rescuing safe surplus food and supporting nonprofit partners across Europe. FEBA welcomes the proposed Public Procurement Act and the revision of the EU public procurement framework, as these are important tools for advancing sustainable public procurement (SPP) and green public procurement (GPP).
Proposal for a revision of Directive 2008/98/EC on waste – food waste reduction target Position paper Annually, an estimated volume of 88 million tonnes of food, equalling up to 20% of the entire production, is wasted in the European Union 1, whilst 33 million people are not able to afford meals of good quality every other day.
Opening of the attached position paper · the full paper is on the Commission’s record (source link above)
While we know that the most important food waste occurs at household level - hence the need for a massive investment in public education - we also need to circularize as much as possible the food system to avoid wasting food. It should be compulsory that at each stage of the food system, a clear and auditable set of measures to fight food waste and to promote circularization as opposed to destruction should exist.
The position of the European Food Banks Federation focuses on support to the most deprived through food and/ or basic material assistance (Article 4.1.(m) of Regulation (EU) 2021/1057 establishing the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+), as well as through social integration measures (Article 4.1.(l) of Regulation (EU) 2021/1057).
Over the past 9 years (2014 2022), the Food Banks in Europe, represented by FEBA, distributed a total of 1,321,000 tonnes of FEAD products. Thus, an average amount of 146,777 tonnes of FEAD products were handled by involved FEBA Members annually.
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