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CIBE - CEFS - EFFAT PRESS RELEASE: CONCESSIONS TO MERCOSUR TO PILE PRESSURE ON THE EU SUGAR SECTOR - 02 Jul 2019

MERCOSUR: EU offers its biggest ever concession on sugar in the context of a free trade agreement, as the sector remains mired in crisis.

CIBE PRESS RELEASE: LAST MEETING OF THE HIGH LEVEL GROUP ON SUGAR - 14 Jun 2019

European beet growers are deeply concerned it could fall short of expectations and strongly fear additional concessions to Mercosur

VACANCY - CIBE IS RECRUITING AN OFFICE & COMMUNICATION COORDINATOR - 05 Jun 2019

CIBE is recruiting an Office and Communication Coordinator for its team in Brussels.

PRESS RELEASE: EUROPEAN PRODUCERS MOBILISE TO DEFEND AND PROMOTE THE EUROPEAN AGRICULTURE AND ITS PRODUCTION MODEL - 29 May 2019

CIBE is pleased to be part of this Alliance for the defense of the European Agriculture and invite you as well to support its future initiatives and to support a diversified European Agriculture.

CIBE-CEFS OPEN LETTER TO THE EU COMMISSION AND THE AGRI COUNCIL - 14 May 2019

CIBE-CEFS joint appeal on EU-Mercosur negotiations has been sent amid the Agri Council today that is discussing this issue and the inter-session discussions between EU and Mercosur negotiators that are take place this week.

JOINT LETTER EU COURT RULING ON MUTAGENESIS - SCOPAFF 25 APRIL - 24 Apr 2019

22 associations including CIBE have co-signed a joint letter that expressed common views following the EU Court Ruling on Mutagenesis.

CIBE PRESS RELEASE: EUROPEAN BEET GROWERS MAKE AN URGENT APPEAL TO THE COMMISSION AND MEMBER STATES ON THE OCCASION OF THE HIGH LEVEL GROUP ON SUGAR - 18 Mar 2019

At a crucial turning point regarding the sustainability of sugar beet growing and in an unprecedented EU sugar market crisis, with sugar and beet prices at record lows, the CIBE President Eric Lainé highlighted to the High Level Group on Sugar today the 3 major challenges that sugar beet growers have to face: productivity & competitiveness, resilience and adjustment to markets.

CIBE PRESS RELEASE: THE CURRENT CRISIS IN THE EU BEET SUGAR SECTOR IS WITHOUT PRECEDENT: CIBE CALLS FOR URGENT RESPONSES AND ACTION - 19 Sep 2018

One year following the end of the quota regime, with world and EU sugar prices having reached historically low levels this summer, well below the reference threshold and the cost of production in the EU, the beet sugar sector in the EU continues to experience severe turbulences.

CIBE-CEFS-EFFAT JOINT LETTER - TRADE FOR ALL: THE EU-MERCOSUR NEGOTIATIONS - 04 Jun 2018

Representing European sugar manufacturers, sugar beet growers, and employees respectively, CEFS, CIBE, and EFFAT are watching with concern the ongoing EU-Mercosur trade negotiations. A joint letter was sent today to President Juncker, Commissioners Malmström and Hogan and responsible officials in DGs AGRI and TRADE.

JOINT LETTER - EU BIOFUEL CHAIN OUTREACH TO COUNCIL ON INCLUSION OF 7% CONVENTIONAL BIOFUELS IN BLENDING OBLIGATIONS ON FOSSIL FUEL SUPPLIERS - 30 May 2018

The EU Biofuel Chain has sent a joint letter today to Council ahead of the next negotiating round on the post-2020 Renewable Energy Directive (REDII).