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Europe in Motion

Which European country produces the most food waste?

European citizens collectively waste nearly 60 tonnes of food annually, and authorities are aiming to slash the figure by 2030.

Food and Drink

France to pay €120 million to uproot 30,000 hectares of vineyards

France plans to uproot 30,000 hectares of grape vines as wine consumption continues to drop.

Stays

Local flavours and lava cave rooms: Inside Santorini’s black hotel

The unusual hotel on Greece’s most famous island offers a true taste of the country.

Food and Drink

UK to ban junk food ads for children

It’s big naps for Big Macs as the only way to see fast food advertising on British television is about to be after the watershed, as part of the UK government’s drive to improve public health.

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Eco-Innovation

UK bets on alternative proteins with bug research centre

NAPIC will be a space for industry experts to work through teething problems - and persuade the public to take a bite.

Food and Drink

Is fish and chips too expensive for Brits?

The humble fish and chips has risen in price more than any other UK takeaway in the past five years.

Food and Drink

Berlin's Michelin-starred restaurants in crisis amid economic woes

Five of the highest-awarded fine dining restaurants in the capital of the EU's strongest economy have shut up shop in the past 12 months. Others are warning of a critical situation. But what's driving this crisis?

Nature

Euroviews. Seed oils are the new tobacco — and you need to know about it

Oil crops have become some of the most profitable in agriculture and have changed the face of our planet. Yet, if we’re looking for smoking guns on what causes metabolic diseases in humans, seed oils are a high-probability harm factor, Eurof Uppington writes.

Eco-Innovation

How scientists are growing seafood under offshore wind farms

Denmark is serving up a side of mussels alongside renewable power.

Nutrition

Euroviews. Ultra-processed foods should unite the food movement — not divide us

Ultimately, we need to pull together to transform our broken food system. Across the movement, we broadly have the same goal — a food system that is healthy for people and the planet, Emily Armistead writes.

Food and Drink

Spain comes out on top of new World's 50 Best Restaurants list

European restaurants have triumphed with four of the top five spots on the annual World's 50 Best Restaurants list.

Food and Drink

Euroviews. No matter how hard you try, you just can't beat real meat

At this point it looks like most of our protein will be sourced from animals for some time to come, whether we like it or not, as it has for the past 100,000 years. Luckily, we can do this in ways that meet our climate goals and boost nutrition and animal welfare, Eurof Uppington writes.

Business

Europe's top honey producer accused of 'Frenchwashing' over labels

Famille Michaud Apiculteurs is accused of misleading its customers by failing to label certain jars clearly enough and potentially giving a false impression that the honey is entirely French.

Food and Drink

Are you ready for Michelin-starred dining in the stratosphere?

Danish chef Rasmus Munk is set to take his Michelin-star quality dining to space with a new project that will take diners up to the stratosphere to enjoy a meal unlike anything on Earth.

Nature

Euroviews. Europe has to set aside the pesticides row and turn toward solutions

The stakes are too high, the issues too intricate, and the world too dependent on us taking the right actions for us to work in silos, or isolation — or worse, for us to stand divided, Olivier de Matos writes.

Food and Drink

French chefs to seek inspiration abroad as gastronomy sector stalls

After centuries of being respected as the modern birthplace of gastronomy and the apex of cooking, France plans to send chefs abroad to improve their cuisine culture to improve traditional fare served up at home.

Nature

Euroviews. Rushed CAP changes are not about farmers, but agro-industry profits

The rushed and quirky bureaucratic manoeuvre of reopening the Common Agricultural Policy runs counter to the interests of farmers, consumers, and our environment, and only serves to deliver profits for the big agri players promoting it, Natacha Cingotti writes.

Health news

Nestlé shareholders push for more healthy offerings fails

Shareholders called to increase the number of healthy foods in a resolution voted today (18 April) in the company's Annual General Meeting amid a scandal on high sugar baby foods.

Nature

Euroviews. Reckless and harsh octopus farming plans must be stopped

Not only is factory farming the biggest cause of animal cruelty on the planet, it is damaging our planet through pollution, wildlife loss and emissions. We must act now before we eat our way to extinction, Dr Elena Lara writes.

Food and Drink

Olive oil becomes most stolen item from Spanish shops

The secret ingredient is crime. Olive oil has become the most shoplifted item from supermarkets in Spain.