OUR LATEST NEWS

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 LainΓ©, 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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13 Oct
CIBE CONTRIBUTION TO THE EU COMMISSION CONSULTATION ON FARM TO FORK STRATEGY

CIBE has sent a response to the European Commissions Farm to Fork Strategy published in Febuary.

OTHER NEWS

12 CONGRESS RESOLUTIONS

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Stop Mercosur Deal

It is destructive for EU beet sugar sector and misleading for EU consumers.


The Mercosur agreement does: NOT ensure fair competition for EU farmers, NOT prioritise consumer protection, NOT include strong safeguards to protect the environment.

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Our Vision for EU Agriculture

Commissionner Hansen vision for Agriculture is coming in 1 month!
It should:

βœ…Ensure productivity gains & competitivenessπŸ’ͺ

βœ…Protect growers from unfair competitionβš–οΈ

βœ…Ensure resilience to rising risksπŸ¦ πŸ“‰

βœ…Support innovation🧬

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CIBE 47th Congress in 2025

2025 will be Congress year! European sugar beet world will meet in Rotterdam from 11 to 13 June.



New Brochure !

Read our new brochure highlighting the importance of sugar beet local production in Europe !

Discover the sustainable, circular practices & essential economic impacts that come from this crop.



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CIBE Manifesto

Discover our Manifesto ahead of 2024 European elections! 

Let's work together to restore European agriculture's ambition. The voice of sugar beet growers is outlining 4 priorities: 



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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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#FollowTheBeet

Do you want to know more about sugar beet? Follow our e-campaign #FollowTheBeet on Twitter.

 

 


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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