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CIBE signed in Warsaw, with Vice PM Kosiniak-Kamysz, a declaration with EU and Polish organisations ahead of the post-2027 MFF proposals. We emphasized the need for a dedicated CAP budget to ensure EU agricultural sovereignty. We oppose diluting the CAP and urge considering cumulative trade deal impacts.
EU trade policy is putting the EU sugar sector at risk. We witnessed 20 factory closures since 2017 resulting in jobs lost in rural areas, partly due to unfair competition from low-standard imports. It’s time to rebalance trade !
Stop the haemorrhage to safeguard sovereignty for Europe’s sugar beet supply!
As Trilogue discussions on the Commission proposal regarding New Genomic Techniques (NGTs) commence on 6 May, we, the International Confederation of European Sugar Beet Growers (CIBE), along with 26 other partners, urge you to maintain a science-based, pragmatic and proportionate legal framework for NGT plants and derived products.
It is imperative that the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement revision
strictly adheres to the established sugar imports Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) of 20,070 tonnes
annually.
We strongly oppose the conclusion of the EU-Mercosur ! How dare the Commission do this to farmers ? This deal is a symbol of a deep rift between farmers and the Commission, and their response is likely to be radical.
Leading European agri-food organisations call for reciprocity standards in Mercosur agreement
to ensure fair trade, fair competition and consumer protection.
The prospect of an EU-Mercosur trade agreement is strongly opposed by our European agrifood sectors, which denounce it as outdated and incoherent.