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EDA

The European Dairy Association (EDA) is the trade association for the milk processing industry (cooperative and private dairies) in Europe. Its members are national dairy associations from 22 European countries. It was founded in 1995 by a merger of different organizations with ASSILEC, its predecessor association. Since 2014, its headquarters are located in the heart of the ‘European quarter’ in Brussels, close to the Schuman roundabout and the EU Commissions Berlaymont building.

EDA is registered in the European Transparency Register : 42967152383-63.

Since the creation of the Milk Market Observatory (MMO) on 16 April 2014, EDA has been appointed member its the Economic Board by the EU Commission.. EDA Chair Michel Nalet has been elected vice chair of the Civil Dialogue Group of DG Agriculture and Rural Development (EU Commission).

History

The association was founded in 1995 by a merger of different dairy associations with ASSILEC, the predecessor organization of EDA. Its founding members were the national dairy associations of the then ‘EU-15’.

Since its foundation, the development of EDA is aligned with the further enlargement of  the European Union  and the deepening of the EU policies. Today its membership consists of 22 national associations and, through a number of multi-country dairy processors, it covers the interests of dairy processors in all 28 EU-countries.

In 2012, Michel Nalet (FR) has been appointed EDA president.

About EDA

EDA represents the interests of all dairy processors, both cooperatives and private companies, across the EU.

EDA governance is ensured by the EDA Board, elected every two years by the General Assembly, composed of all EDA members. The operational management of EDA is ensured by the Secretary-General, Alexander Anton, and the Brussels-based secretariat.

EDA operates with a Trade & Economics Committee and a Food, Environment & Health Policies Committee. Under both Committees a number of working groups are active in specific sectors.

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EDA is member of the EU umbrella organization FoodDrinkEurope.

Publications:


 * Dairy Focus The Italian EU Presidency
 * Dairy Focus The Latvian EU Presidency
 * Dairy Focus The Luxembourg EU Presidency
 * Economic Report 2014
 * Economic Report 2015

Weblinks:


 * http://eda.euromilk.org/home.html
 * http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/milk-market-observatory/index_en.htm
 * 1) REDIRECT Draft:European Dairy Association