CIBE, CEFS and EFFAT have sent a letter to Commissioner Malmström and Commissioner Hogan in the framework of the current Mercosur negotiations.
Am 29. Januar fand die Mitgliederversammlung des Rheinischen Rübenbauer-Verbandes e.V. (RRV) in Bergheim statt. Der Verbandsvorsitzende Bernhard Conzen freute sich über den wie-derum guten Besuchbei dieser Veranstaltungmit mehr als 450 Teilnehmern.
This statement comes as the EU plans to modify its market access offer to Mercosur to include sensitive products, among them sugar, during the next round of trade talks between 4 and 10 December.
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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.