European Association
of Sugar Manufacturers

European Association
of Sugar Manufacturers

27 03, 2017

EU sugar producers react to EFSA’s announcement of an upcoming Scientific Opinion on added sugars

By |2019-03-30T20:18:48+00:00March 27th, 2017|

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 a science-based cut-off value for daily exposure to added sugars from all sources which is not associated with adverse health effects. CEFS continues to [...]

7 03, 2017

CEFS and EFFAT Joint Statement on the end of quotas

By |2018-02-27T09:32:56+00:00March 7th, 2017|

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 the EU Sugar Sector Social Dialogue. The EU beet sugar industry is preparing for one of the biggest changes in its [...]

17 11, 2016

CEFS and CIBE react to the JRC study on the cumulative impact of future FTAs on agriculture

By |2018-02-27T09:39:32+00:00November 17th, 2016|

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 concessions made in the context of free trade agreements on the EU agricultural sector.” The study covers the impact of 12 future trade [...]

7 11, 2016

CEFS and EFFAT publish joint statement on ETS

By |2018-02-27T11:20:33+00:00November 7th, 2016|

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 ENVI Committee to support the in/out approach of the European Commission over the alternative "tiered" approach. The joint statement can be read [...]

13 10, 2016

CEFS welcomes the European Parliament's ITRE Committee vote on ETS

By |2018-02-27T09:38:17+00:00October 13th, 2016|

CEFS welcomes the results of today’s vote on the report of rapporteur Federley as the opinion for the revision of the EU ETS Directive.[1] The vote was supported by a significant majority of 45 MEPs which shows full support for the proposal. In particular, CEFS fully supports  the ITRE Committee’s adoption of  the Commission’s in/out approach [...]