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European Dairy Academix Twenty agro-economics students from

the University of applied science in Kiel

(Germany) were on a study tour in Brussels, last

week at the European Dairy Association with

Prof. Dr. Martin Braatz and Prof. Dr. Holger

Thiele. Friedbert Altenhofer (DG BUDGET)

highlighted the importance of the CAP and the

CAP funding for the full understanding of the

added value of European agriculture beyond

the economic dimension.

EDA secretary general Alexander Anton welcomed

Prof. Braatz, Prof. Thiele and their students

EDA also hosted today an enthusiastic

multicultural group of students from Toulouse

(France), following the MSc EURAMA

programme. This multidisciplinary program

combines animal management, sustainability

and economics. EDA shared insights on food,

environmental, sustainability and trade policy.

T h e l a t e s t n e w s a b o u t t h e w o r l d o f d a i r y

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Dairybusiness2019 in Kyiv Ukraine

200 dairy experts from Ukraine (UA) and beyond

gathered in Kyiv at the #dairybusiness2019

Congress of Dairy Union Ukraine and Infagro.

EDA secretary general Alexander Anton discussed

the impact of the EU – UA Deep & Comprehensive

Free Trade Area that is in application since 2016

with Ukrainian minister Inna Meteleva and the

future EU – UA dairy relationship.

“The work of the European Commission services and

the Ukrainian administration to speed up the

process of alignment in terms of food safety and

food quality rules is highly appreciated. This

future alignment is for sure key for the further

development of the Ukrainian dairy sector.

Another one is the assurance of a competitive

milk basis. These ambitions are shared by

both partners”, concluded Alexander Anton. Ed

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EU Commission highlights the role of roughage for feed protein

The European Commission published last week

the 2018-19 EU Protein Balance Sheet (PBS),

giving an overview of the supply and demand

situation for protein used for feed purposes in

the EU. As for the previous version, the paper

highlights the role of roughage as the main

source of feed protein and the EU’s complete

self-sufficiency in pasture, green forage and

silage for feed.

EDA has contributed to the PBS with the joint

EDA-IFCN study on the protein input to dairy

cows via roughage, showing that 70% of the

protein to dairy cows in the EU stems from this

type of fodder, representing a key factor when it

comes to the environmental and economic

sustainability of the European dairy sector.

European Dairy Association

For dairy, 70% of the total protein intake

of dairy cows stems from roughage of

which more than 95% are grown 'on farm':

a key factor when it comes to economic

and environmental #sustainability

C o n n e c t t o t h e w o r l d o f d a i r y

Next EU Commission 2019 – 2024: boarding completed!

The new European Commission, spearheaded by

President-elect Ursula Von der Leyen, seems to

be on track to take office on 1st December. This

week’s approval of Oliver Varhelyi (Hungary) ’s

application as new European Commissioner for

European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement

Negotiations paved the way. The European

Parliament is expected to give its final approval to

the 27 members in its upcoming plenary session in

Strasbourg. EDA looks forward to working with all

of them in their respective fields.

EDA just published ► a new factsheet

on the Dairy Product Environmental

Footprint (PEF), now defined as the

reference methodology assessing the

environmental footprint of dairy products

during their full life cycle, by the

successful vote of the European

Commission and Member States in

2018. It is a concrete example of the

proactive Dairy approach in terms of

environmental and climate action. The

project has now entered the transition

phase, aimed at assessing its future

policy applications.