OUR LATEST NEWS

17 Mar
PRESS RELEASE: EUROPEAN SUGAR BEET GROWERS, DEEPLY CONCERNED BY THE STALEMATE IN THE TRILOGUE DISCUSSIONS ON THE REFORM OF THE CAP & CMO REGULATION, CALL FOR BETTER MARKET SAFETY NET & CRISIS MANAGEMENT

Ahead of the Agri Council meeting on 22-23 March 2021 which will discuss the state of play of the trilogue discussions between the Council, the European Parliament and the Commission, on the CAP reform and in particular on the reform of the CMO Regulation, CIBE would like to express support to the position of the European Parliament on issues in relation to provisions to tackle crisis management, but also its deep concerns vis-à-vis the Council which appears to block progress in these discussions. 


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24 Feb
PRESS RELEASE: THE SUGAR SECTOR IN THE FUTURE EU TRADE POLICY

On 18 February 2021, the European Commission published a Communication on the new EU Trade Strategy based on openness, sustainability, and assertiveness.
CIBE (International Confederation of European Beet Growers), CEFS (Association of European Sugar Manufacturers), and EFFAT (European Federation of Food, Agriculture and Tourism Trade Unions) welcomed the EU Trade Policy Review and are ready to contribute with their shared expertise in shaping the future trade policy framework for the EU sugar sector.


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16 Feb
PRESS RELEASE: A NEW CAMPAIGN TO EXPLAIN WHY EU FARMERS CAN'T SUPPORT THE EU-MERCOSUR FREE TRADE AGREEMENT AS IT STANDS

While discussions on the ratification of the trade agreement between Europe and the Mercosur countries resumed with the launch of the Portuguese Presidency of the Council, Copa-Cogeca, CIBE and AVEChave decided to launch a new campaign on social media to explainconcisely and with concrete examples the fears that this agreementraises in the farming community.


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18 Dec
EUROPEAN SUGAR BEET GROWERS ELECT FRANCK SANDER AS CIBE PRESIDENT

European Beet Growers elected Franck Sander as President of CIBE succeeding Eric Lainé, during their Board of Directors video meeting on 17 December 2020 and discussed the extremely challenging situation for European sugar beet growers.


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14 Oct
EU BIOFUELS CHAIN

A joint position paper on the increase of the EU Climate Ambition for 2030 in the transport sector.

Consequent with the increased ambitions brought by the European Green Deal, and the objective to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, the European Union (EU) ought to ensure that its 2020 energy and climate objectives are met. On top of this, the European Green Deal proposes that the 2030 objectives be increased.

 

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OTHER NEWS

IIRB 

See how the beet sugar sector is working hard to develop sustainable alternatives to respond to the ban of some key plant protection products.

Such alternatives will most likely have to consist of a combination of techniques and approaches. To develop and successfully implement these will require time, several years and considerable financial investment.




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CIBE Position Paper

EU Farm to Fork & EU Biodiversity Strategies


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#FollowTheBeet

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Agriculture & Progress

 

CIBE is part of Agriculture & Progress, a platform for sustainable crop production and plant protection techniques.

 

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EUBSSP

 

In October 2013, the European beet growers (CIBE), sugar producers (CEFS) and trade unions of the food and agriculture sector (EFFAT) have formalised a landmark agreement to jointly highlight and report on representative Good Practices of sustainable production of beet sugar in the EU.

 

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AgroCycle

CIBE takes part in the AgroCycle project, a Sino-EU collaborative research venture, funded by the European Commission under its Horizon 2020 programme to create a protocol for the implementation of the 'circular economy' across the agri-food sector.

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In October 2013, the  European Beet Growers  (CIBE), sugar producers  (CEFS)  and trade unions  of the  food and  agriculture  sector  (EFFAT)  have  formalised  a  landmark  agreement  to  jointly  highlight and report on  representative  Good Practices of  sustainable production of beet sugar in the EU.

 

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SUGAR BEET & GOOD PRACTICES