Press Releases and Position Papers
2019
19 March........ | CIBE - European beet growers make an urgent appeal to the Commission and Member States on the occasion of the High Level Group on Sugar Download |
2018
19 September.... | CIBE - The current crisis in the EU beet sugar sector is without precedent: CIBE calls for urgent responses - Download |
17 May............. | CIBE - European sugar beet growers deeply concerned by gloomy outlook - Download |
27 April............ | CIBE and CEFS - Blanket ban on neonicotinoids: a severe blow with huge consequences for European sugar beet growers and processors - Download |
23 April.......... | CIBE - CIBE urges Member States and Commission to act responsibly and with common sense - Download |
2016
19 May............ | CIBE - European sugar beet growers concerned by the likely deterioration of the conditions and terms of beet purchase as from 2017 Download |
2014
22 May.............. | CIBE - European sugar beet growers call on the European Commission to ensure legal clarity and market stability on the EU sugar market up to 2020. Download |
12 March........... | CIBE in cooperation with CEFS participated to the stakeholders conference organized by the EU Commission on the 12th of March 2014. Download |
2013
4 November........ | CIBE - CEFS - EFFAT Announcement - Members of the European beet Sugar chain sign up for a Joint Sustainability Partnership - Download |
27 June............. | CIBE - Agri Council & EP political agreement on CAP reform: "Sugar Deal" extends the sugar quota system only to 2017Download in English and German |
3 May.............. | CIBE - answer to the public consultation on the FTA with Thailand - Download |
20 March........... | CIBE - EU Beet Growers are concerned about the Agricouncil mandate for the future european sugar policy - Download |
13 March........... | CIBE - EU Beet Growers welcome EP's Plenary vote on the future Single CMO - Download |
7 March........... | COPA-COGECA - Ahead of agricultural attache discussions and MEPs vote next week, COPA-COGECA sends letter calling for EU sugar production quotas to be kept until at least 2020" - Download in English, French, Italian, German and Polish |
6 March........... | Towards a sustainable and competitive sugar sector: Prolong the Single CMO for Sugar until the end of the 2019/2020 marketing year - Download |
24 January......... | CIBE - European Beet Growers welcome EP Agriculture Ccommittee call for a prolongation of the current sugar provisions after 2015 and up to 2020 - Download |
2012
3 December....... | CIBE - European Beet Growers welcome progress of the discussions at EU Institutions's level. Download |
6 November....... | CIBE, CEFS, EFFAT and ACP meeting at the European Parliament regarding: “CAP towards 2020: Can it ensure a smart, sustainable and inclusive future for the sugar sector?” Download |
11 September..... | CIBE - The EU beet growers' contribution to the EP debate and misconceptions of sugar refiners - Download You can also download the Explanatory Memorandum here |
18 June............ | CIBE - EU Beet Growers welcome the work of the EP Rapporteur on Single CMO, Mr Michel Dantin- Download |
14 June............ | CIBE - 43rd CIBE Congress in Reims 12-15 June 2012 - Download - Congress resolution: download in English, French, German, Polish and Italian |
3 May.............. | The European Sugar Users... Download |
May................ | COPA-COGECA - Reaction on the sugar regime after 2013... Download in English, German, French, Italian, Polish, Spanish |
2011
15 November..... | CIBE - EU Beet growers meet the President of the EU Agriculture council and share concerns over Commission proposal on sugar - Download |
November......... | CIBE - Response to Commission Proposal on Single CMO - Download |
12 October........ | CIBE - European Sugar Beet Growers outraged by the Commission’s legislative proposal on Sugar - Download |
7 September..... | CIBE - European Beet Growers react to rumours and texts circulated by the Commission - Download in English, German and French |
27 May............ | CIBE - Facing a volatile and unstable World Sugar Market European Beet Growers call for timely market measures and more than ever remain firm on their position for the future - Download |
May............... | CIBE Assessment of the impact of an EU-Mercosur FTA on the EU Sugar Beet Sector - Download |
8 March.......... | CIBE and CEFS - EU Beet Growers and Sugar Manufacturers welcome the European Parliament vote on the report on agriculture and international trad - Download |
8 February....... | CIBE - SUGAR TENSION: EU Beet Growers share concerns with growers facing calamity due to extreme weather conditions and push for action to calm the markets - Download in English, German, French |
25 January....... | CIBE - European Beet Growers' Second Contribution To The Debate On The CAP After 2013 - Download in English, German and French |
2010
28 June.......... | CIBE position paper - European Beet Growers' First Contribution to the debate on the CAP after 2013 Download |
31 May............ | CIBE - European Beet Growers present results on environmental sustainability and look towards the future - Download |
27 January....... | CIBE and CEFS - OUT-OF-QUOTA SUGAR 2009/10: The European Sugar beet sector welcomes the temporary measure proposed by the European Commission - Download |
11 January....... | CIBE - SUGAR: European sugar beet growers reiterate their request to export sugar now - Download |
2009
15 December.... | CIBE - SUGAR: The European Commission guilty of increasing the shortage of sugar on the world market - Download |
16 June........... | CIBE - The International Confederation of European Beet Growers (CIBE) held its 42nd Congress in Copenhagen (Denmark) from the 16th to the 19th of June - Download |
25 March.......... | CIBE and CEFS - The European sugar beet sector asks the Commission to be consistent and to respect its commitments - Download |
2008
21 November.....CIBE - European sugar beet growers strongly regret the maintenance of the sugar tax in the CAP Health Check agreement - Download22 May.............CIBE - Commissioner Mandelson must stop the concessions in international trade negotiations! - Download22 April............CIBE - CIBE calls for extreme firmness on the EU's international trade concessions - Download