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CIBE POSITION ON SUGAR MARKET OBSERVATORY - 11 Jul 2017

 

CIBE welcomes the initiative by Commissioner P. Hogan to set up a Sugar Market Observatory. Ahead of the observatory’s kick-off meeting, CIBE would like to reiterate its position regarding the transparency on the EU sugar market post-2017.

 

CIBE-CEFS-EPURE-EFFAT PRESS RELEASE: EU-MERCOSUR NEGOTIATIONS: STAND UP FOR EU SUGAR AND ETHANOL! - 03 Jul 2017

 

EU sugar and renewable ethanol producers, sugar beet farmers, and workers call for no concessions on sugar and ethanol in the context of the EU-Mercosur trade negotiations.

 

PRESS RELEASE - EUROPEAN SUGAR BEET GROWERS ARE FACING BIG CHALLENGES AND INCREASING RISKS - 18 May 2017

 

At their annual General Assembly today in Newmarket, UK, European beet growers discussed the extremely challenging context they have to cope with and the higher risks they have to face as from this marketing year.

 

PRESS RELEASE - TEMPORARY MEASURES: A RECKLESS GAMBLE - 27 Apr 2017

 

The EU sugar sector faces its biggest change in decades. On 1 October 2017 EU sugar production quotas will end. At this sensitive and uncertain time, the European Commission has proposed to vote in the Management Committee of 27 April 2017 on the introduction of 'temporary' measures (tenders for imports at reduced duties) to increase the supply of sugar on the EU market.

EUROPE’S BIOFUELS VALUE CHAIN SENDS MESSAGE TO EU ENERGY MINISTERS: SET HIGHER AMBITIONS FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY USE IN TRANSPORT - 28 Feb 2017

 

A  letter was sent on Friday 24th, February 2017 by 7 partners representing Europe’s Biofuels Value Chain (FEDIOL, EBB, ePURE, EOA, CIBE, CEPM MAIZ EUROP' and CEFS) on the key principles for the discussion on the post-2020 EU Renewable Energy Directive (RED II).

 

AGROCYCLE - BARRIERS AND OPPORTUNITIES TO VALORISING AGRI-FOOD WASTES, CO-PRODUCTS AND BY-PRODUCTS (AWCBS) WORKSHOP - 24 Jan 2017

On January 26, 2017, CIBE participated in a workshop entitled “Barriers and Opportunities to Valorising Agri-food wastes, co-products and by-products (AWCBs)” in Brussels, Belgium. The workshop brought together key players to identify important resources, constraints and opportunities to developing novel value chains and creating sustainable business models.

EUBSSP: NEW ISSUE BRIEF ON RESOURCE EFFICIENCY - CIRCULAR ECONOMY - 06 Dec 2016

 

The EU beet sugar sector has a long tradition of valorising all products arising from the processing of sugar beet, while keeping the use of inputs to an optimum. The Beet Sugar sector thus already applies the principles of the circular economy and waste reduction, anticipating and leading the way towards higher resource efficiency and waste elimination.

 

COPA COGECA PRESS RELEASE ON THE COMMISSION PLANS TO CUT BY ALMOST HALF TARGETS FOR CONVENTIONAL BIOFUELS USED IN TRANSPORT BY 2030 - 01 Dec 2016

 

Copa & Cogeca reject plans to cut by almost half targets for conventional biofuels used in transport by 2030 warning it will jeopardise EU climate and energy targets #NobiofuelNofood

CIBE CEFS PRESS RELEASE ON JRC REPORT - 17 Nov 2016

 

CIBE CEFS have just issued a Press Release reacting to the Commission JRC Report on Cumulative economic impact of future trade agreements on EU agriculture recently published.

AGRICULTURAL MARKETS TASK FORCE REPORT - 14 Nov 2016

 

The Agricultural Markets Task Force (AMTF), chaired by Cees P. Veerman, presented today its report “Improving market outcomes - Enhancing the position of farmers in the supply chain” to the EU Agri Commissioner.