European Association
of Sugar Manufacturers

European Association
of Sugar Manufacturers

2 03, 2021

Sugar: Part of a healthy and balanced diet

By |2021-03-02T08:04:48+00:00March 2nd, 2021|

Sugar has been at the centre of heated debates about its impact on our health, and as such it is often targeted by EU policy initiatives. If not properly framed, these initiatives will not deliver meaningful solutions to health issues. So, what is sugar and what is its role in a balanced diet? Sugar means [...]

24 02, 2021

CEFS, CIBE, and EFFAT respond to Communication on the Trade Policy Review

By |2021-02-24T11:43:00+00:00February 24th, 2021|

24 Feb 2021 CIBE-CEFS-EFFAT Press Release EU Trade Policy Review CEFS, CIBE, and EFFAT 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. In our press release we outline our priorities of the EU sugar industry for [...]

17 02, 2021

CEFS Webinar on Taxonomy, 24.2 from 17,00h with Commissioner McGuinness

By |2021-02-17T10:14:35+00:00February 17th, 2021|

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 Financial services and Mr Pesonen from COPA-COGECA. The aim of the webinar is to reconcile the virtual economy with the real economy and to answer [...]

9 02, 2021

Sugar Social Dialogue Plenary - EU policies need to be coherent to ensure a just transition

By |2021-02-09T09:10:53+00:00February 9th, 2021|

On the occasion of their Social Dialogue Plenary session on 8 February 2021, CEFS and EFFAT, social partners in the Sugar Sector discussed various crucial issues for the industry in the context of the EU Green Deal and the Commission’s Trade Policy. Download their joint statement here with the main conclusions of the meeting.