Key events of relevance for the brewing sector at European level - 2010

1. Non-Major Brewers Meeting
16 September 2010, Barcelona
Jan Lichota
Legal Advisor
The Brewers of Europe
Europe, a “living animal”:
developments of relevance for the brewing sector

2. The brewing sector and “Europe”
1947 1951 1957 1958 1986 2004 2009 2010
EBC
foundation
EWCS Treaty
EEC
Treaty
The Brewers of Europe
(CBMC)
foundation
Spain and Portugal join
The Brewers of Europe
EC enlargement
Spain and Portugal
EU enlargement
12 countries
New
strategy
New EU
Treaty

3. Economic crisis and its consequences
Activities of national governments
Consumer approach to products and marketing
Review of international order
New EU institutional setting
Economic and political context - today

4. Treaty of Lisbon
• Decision-making involving variety of actors – EU, countries, local level, citizens
• New institutions and power shifting among them
• Larger transparency of decision-making
• New competences and their distribution
• Health: alcohol abuse in the treaty text
• Environment and consumer protection among guiding principles for legislation
• Setting of priorities and new agenda
European Union: new framework

5. Europe 2020 strategy
Vision for Europe’s social market economy
• Smart growth:
developing an economy based on knowledge and innovation;
• Sustainable growth:
promoting a more resource efficient, greener and more competitive economy;
• Inclusive growth:
fostering a high-employment economy delivering social and territorial
cohesion.
• EU headline objectives national targets→
• 7 flagship initiatives
• Responsibility of each level of governance for their achievement
Economic and political initiatives

6. Agriculture: review of common agricultural policy
Economy: industrial policy, single market, budget control
Environment: transport, resources, energy, climate change
Employment: mobility, training, administrative framework, education
Innovation: Research and development, digital agenda
Release of initiatives as from autumn 2010
Key areas

7. The European aquarium
EU consultations
(e.g. Questionnaires, Forum)
EU advisory bodies
(EESC, CoR)
National authorities
Committees & WG
European Council
Eur Commission
Council EU
Eur Parliament
Conferences
Court of Justice
Central Bank
Agencies
EEA bodies
European
associations
National
associations
Companies
NGO’s
Think tanks
Regions and localities
Law firms and
consultancies
Academic world

8. .
What matters is what the institutions deliver to
people.
What matters is the difference Europe makes in their
daily lives.
José Manuel Durão Barroso
President of the European Commission
State of the Union 2010 speech
Strasbourg, 7 September 2010

9. Thank you
Gracias
Gràcies
Dziękuję
Dankon

10. Thank you
Gracias
Gràcies
Dziękuję
Dankon