Food and gastronomy
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Food: Europe’s mountain of leftovers
20 January 20122084PresseuropEl País -
Health: Europe’s food safety in hands of lobbies
15 November 20116673 Süddeutsche Zeitung Munich -
INTERVIEW: Jean Ziegler: Brussels is unspeakably hypocritical
25 October 2011PresseuropBlog -
Food: Suspect number 3
10 June 201179 SME Bratislava -
E.coli panic: Madrid accuses Brussels of stinginess
8 June 20111PresseuropLa Razón -
Food: Deadly bacteria - German weakness
7 June 2011PresseuropDe Volkskrant -
Food: A new suspect
6 June 201130 De Standaard Brussels -
Germany: Not killer cucumbers, but bean-sprouts
6 June 2011PresseuropDie Welt -
E.coli: New food scare, same old mistakes
3 June 20111682 De Standaard Brussels -
Health: Living dangerously
1 June 2011100 Le Monde Paris -
Food: Killer cucumber, a European panic attack
1 June 20112472 Presseurop -
Germany: Fear of the killer cucumbers
27 May 2011PresseuropBild -
Food: Europe “in a state of nuclear emergency”
31 March 20111152PresseuropSüddeutsche Zeitung -
Food: Cheap eats come at a price
20 January 2011PresseuropDer Freitag -
World heritage: UNESCO digs flamenco and med food
17 November 2010PresseuropEl Periódico de Catalunya -
Food: Drought spells wheat crisis
6 August 2010PresseuropGazeta Wyborcza -
Romania: Bucharest has knives out for junk food
7 January 2010PresseuropEvenimentul zilei -
Tower of Babel: Sour grapes
13 November 20091 Cafebabel.com Paris -
Exploitation: Strawberry picking for peanuts
10 July 200923 The Independent London -
Belgium: Food reality show makes mincemeat of elections
4 June 2009PresseuropDe Standaard
The European Food Inspection Authority decides what ends up on our plates. But their links with industry are many – and consumers are paying for it. 
There is no doubt that E. coli bacteria are dangerous. But the panic stricken response of authorities and consumers to the current outbreak of infections is largely pointless. A Belgian editorialist complains about the damage not only to the European economy but also to the spirit of Europe. 
After helping to fuel the controversy, the European press is speculating on the public psychosis associated with the EHEC bacteria. 
Sour as vinegar, a saying with many variants across the continent, but why? It starts with the word itself - vinum acetum means ‘wine turned sour’. Cafebabel.com unleashes its idiom of the week. 
Tempted by the prospect of earning more than €200 a week as seasonal fruit pickers in rural England, Eastern Europeans travelling to the UK on temporary visas are finding the reality vastly different. With wages considerably less than promised, and living in inadequate accommodation, some are not even able to pay for their return ticket home, reports the Independent.