EBA
EUROPEAN BEEKEEPING ASSOCIATION

At its online meeting held on 5 January 2026, the EBA Executive Board adopted several important decisions that will significantly shape the future work and activities of the European Beekeeping Association (EBA).   Online Meeting of All EBA Members – 21 January 2026 The Executive Board decided to convene an online meeting of all EBA […]

Attention, we have not lost the war for and against the Mercosur agreement yet. You will receive a notification soon, I believe we can still win. Follow the email. Only united and loud, WE WILL WIN. We have been given another chance, now we need to mobilize and send the EBA letter to our EU […]

On January 13, 2026, the European Beekeeping Association (EBA) held a webinar entitled “Fake Honey – A Fraud Beyond Borders”, dedicated to the growing problem of honey fraud in Europe. The webinar provided a comprehensive overview of the scale, causes, and persistence of honey fraud, highlighting scientific, legislative, and practical actions needed to protect beekeepers, […]

The nineteenth issue of the electronic monthly EBA magazine “NO BEES, NO LIFE” was published. The magazine is completely free and you can download it from this post.   This issue of the magazine has 84 pages. The magazine is published in English, but today there are programs that can read the PDF file for […]

The European Beekeeping Association (EBA) strongly opposed the proposed increase of the maximum residue level (MRL) of acetamiprid and its metabolites in honey to 1 mg/kg in the EU — a more than 300% increase compared to the current limit. Despite these concerns and lobbying efforts, the European Parliament adopted the proposal. This is deeply […]

The EBA received a response from MEP Barbara Bonte, which we are publishing in full:     On behalf of MEP Barbara Bonte, I thank you for your message and delivering us the official position of the European Beekeeping Association. Ms. Bonte, with her roots in farming, has defended farmers, and the agricultural sector, from […]

    Subject: Position Paper of Biene Österreich on the EU–Mercosur Partnership Agreement     Dear Federal Minister Totschnig,      The planned EU–Mercosur Partnership Agreement provides for a substantial expansion of honey imports into the European Union. It foresees a duty-free import quota of approximately 45,000 tonnes of honey, to be introduced gradually over […]

The initial approval of the EU–Mercosur Free Trade Agreement raises significant concerns for the European beekeeping sector, both directly and indirectly, despite its broader economic benefits for industrial exports. 1. Market Pressure and Price Distortion The progressive elimination of tariffs for 91% of trade flows between the EU and Mercosur is expected to facilitate increased […]

  According to the Mercosur agreement, up to 45,000 tons of honey will be able to enter the EU each year without customs duties, which is almost 10% of the total annual honey consumption in the EU. The EU already imports approximately 160,000 tons of honey annually from countries outside the EU, which means that […]

New research from #WatsonProject 🟰 new findings on food fraud in honey! Our latest article, published in Food Policy and authored by our partners Dr. Claudia Coral and Prof. Dr. Dagmar Mithöfer (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin), examines food fraud in the honey sector and its impact on the most vulnerable actors in the EU supply chain. […]