Brewers of Europe
The Brewers of Europe, founded in 1958, and based in Brussels, the organisation is the voice of the European brewing sector to the European institutions and international organisations. 20 EU Member States, plus Norway, Switzerland and Turkey constitute its membership. In short the Brewers of Europe is an interest group for the brewing industry with the intention of promoting its aims and objectives. Ultimately its role is to influence policy and protect the business interests of brewers across europe. [1]
Contents
- 1 Alcohol Industry & Science
- 2 Affiliations
- 3 Members
- 3.1 Austria
- 3.2 Belgium
- 3.3 Cyprus
- 3.4 Czech Republic
- 3.5 Denmark
- 3.6 Finland
- 3.7 France
- 3.8 Germany
- 3.9 Greece
- 3.10 Ireland
- 3.11 Italy
- 3.12 Lithuania
- 3.13 Luxembourg
- 3.14 Malta
- 3.15 Netherlands
- 3.16 Norway
- 3.17 Poland
- 3.18 Portugal
- 3.19 Spain
- 3.20 Sweden
- 3.21 Switzerland
- 3.22 Turkey
- 3.23 United Kingdom
- 4 References
Alcohol Industry & Science
The Weinberg Group were recruited by the Brewers of Europe to counter the damaging recomendations of Dr Peter Anderson's report Alcohol in Europe commisioned by the European Commission to assess the extent and consequences of alcohol consumption in Europe. The Weinberg report was one part of an aggressive lobbying campaign to counter public health efforts to tackle the growing problems associated with alcohol related harm. According to Martin McKee a professor of public health the European Commission"may be the victim of a carefully planned attack by representatives of the alcohol industry" various tactics were utilised by the industry in moves to minimise harm to their business from measure to control the growing levels of alcohol related harm in Europe. McKee voices concern over the report commissioned by The Brewers of Europe and written by The Weinberg Group, a PR firm which was "previously involved in the tobacco industry's campaign to undermine evidence on the harmful effects of passive smoking and those by the chemical industry to challenge evidence on the harmful environmental effects of substances such as Agent Orange." The PR firm's report claims that "there is not enough evidence to substantiate a link between alcohol advertising and consumption" and that "violence is a subjective term which is fairly nebulous and elastic." [2]
Affiliations
The Brewers of Europe are members of the [3]:
Members
Austria
Belgium
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Ireland
The Irish Brewers' Association
Italy
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands
Norway
- Norwegian Brewers (ASSOCIATE MEMBER)
Poland
Portugal
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
- Swiss Breweries' Federation (ASSOCIATE MEMBER)
Turkey
- Beer and Malt Producers' Association of Turkey (ASSOCIATE MEMBER)
United Kingdom
References
- ↑ Brewers of Europe Website Organisation & Mission Last Accessed 28th June 2007
- ↑ Martin McKee, BMJ Editorial, October 16th 2006 A European alcohol strategy Will the opportunity be missed? Last accessed December 4rd 2007
- ↑ Europa Website Public Health Last Acessed 28th June 2007
- ↑ Brewers of Europe Website Members Last Acessed 1st July 2007
