CEFS and EFFAT publish joint statement on ETS
On 4 November 2016 CEFS and EFFAT agreed to a joint statement on the revision of the Emissions Trading System for the fourth trading period (2021-2030). CEFS and EFFAT urge the European Parliament's...
View ArticleCEFS and CIBE react to the JRC study on the cumulative impact of future FTAs...
On 15 November 2016 the European Commission presented to the Agriculture and Fisheries Council the results of an economic study carried out by the Joint Research Centre on the “cumulative effects of...
View ArticleCEFS and EFFAT Joint Statement on the end of quotas
On 6 March 2017 representatives of employers (CEFS) and workers (EFFAT - the European Federation of Food, Agriculture and Tourism Trade Unions) in the EU beet sugar sector met in a plenary meeting of...
View ArticleEU sugar producers react to EFSA’s announcement of an upcoming Scientific...
CEFS, the European association of sugar producers, welcomes EFSA’s announcement of an upcoming Scientific Opinion on the health effects of sugars added to food and beverages, with the aim to establish...
View ArticleCEFS and SIX other EU associations stand against temporary market management...
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...
View ArticleEU-Mercosur negotiations: Stand up for EU sugar and ethanol!
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. Brazil is the world’s...
View ArticleCEFS statement on Brexit
With regards to the negotiations concerning the departure of the UK from the EU, CEFS asks for the following:[1] 1. No disruption of trade After Brexit, the UK will be the EU-27’s most important export...
View ArticleBrazilian support measures for sugar-ethanol sector: CEFS, CIBE & EFFAT...
CEFS, CIBE and EFFAT represent 61 sugar producing companies, 28,000 workers, and 140,000 sugar beet growers. To coincide with the last round of trade negotiations between the EU and Mercosur, our...
View ArticleCEFS-CIBE Factsheet on Molasses
Molasses is a thick, sweet syrup obtained during the transformation of beet or cane into sugar. It constitutes the remaining syrup from the crystallisation stage of the sugar production process, making...
View ArticleThe new sugar beet campaign is starting!
The new sugar beet campaign is starting! Want to learn more about how sugar is made? Watch our video
View ArticleCEFS Webinar on Taxonomy, 24.2 from 17,00h with Commissioner McGuinness
CEFS (the European Association of Sugar Manufacturers) is organizing on February 24, 5pm a webinar under the patronage of MEP Sander, with the participation of Mrs McGuinness, Commissioner for...
View ArticleTaxonomy: reconciling the virtual economy with the real economy
CEFS (the European Association of Sugar Manufacturers) is organizing on 24 February 5pm a webinar under the patronage of MEP Sander, with the participation of Mrs McGuinness, Commissioner for...
View ArticleCEFS PRESS STATEMENT ON EU SUGAR ACCESS TO CANADA
EU SUGAR ACCESS TO CANADA: CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL TRADE TRIBUNAL DECISION A STEP AGAINST FAIR TRADE AND LEVEL PLAYING FIELD After conducting a review proceeding the Canadian International Trade...
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