European Association
of Sugar Manufacturers

European Association
of Sugar Manufacturers

News2023-04-03T11:38:14+00:00
  • Press Statement - Publication of European Sugar Statistics Report for the marketing year 2021-22

  • European Sugar Statistics Report for the marketing year 2021-22

  • Open Letter - EU trade policy must not abandon the beet sugar sector

    Read our open letter on EU trade policy here.

  • CEFS-EFFAT Position - Mirror Clauses in Sugar Trade

    Read CEFS and EFFAT's position on mirror clauses in sugar trade here.

  • CEFS Position on the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation

    Read our position on the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation here.

  • CEFS Position on the proposal for a regulation on the Certification of Carbon Removals

    CEFS, the European Association of Sugar Manufacturers, takes note of the European Commission’s proposal for a regulation on the Certification of Carbon Removals (CCR). Read our position here.

  • Press Statement on the CJEU Ruling on the Emergency Use of Banned Neonic Insecticides

    Read our Press Statement on the CJEU Ruling on the Emergency Use of Banned Neonic Insecticides here.

  • CEFS DG new article: EU-Australia FTA negotiations: What is at stake for the EU Sugar Market?

    In the coming months the EU is expected to finalise a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with one of the largest net sugar exporters on the world market: Australia. For both parties, sugar has been characterised as a sensitive product and hasn’t yet been discussed. But Australia is pushing hard for more access to the EU […]

  • CEFS position on the proposed Sustainable Use of Pesticides Regulation

    CEFS, the European Sugar Manufacturers Association, closely follows developments on the proposed Sustainable Use of Pesticides Regulation (SUR). Read our position here.

  • Press Statement: A mixed bag: European Parliament vote on the RED revision

    Yesterday the European Parliament voted its position on the Renewable Energy Directive (RED). Read our press statement on the results of the vote here.

  • CEFS DG new article: Sortir du carcan règlementaire pour regagner notre souveraineté alimentaire en assurant durablement notre indépendance énergétique.

    Au fil des années le secteur du sucre ambitieux et performant s’est trouvé enserré par un carcan règlementaire à toutes les étapes de sa production. Plus récemment le Pacte vert et ses deux composantes « De la fourche à la fourchette » et « Fit for 55 » vont rajouter dans leur forme actuelle des […]

  • CEFS DG new article: Escaping the regulatory straitjacket to regain our food sovereignty by sustainably ensuring our energy independence.

    Over the years the sugar sector has been increasingly constrained by a regulatory straitjacket covering all stages of production. More recently, the Green Deal and its two components “Farm to Fork” and “Fit for 55” threaten to add multiple constraints that risk clashing with the formidable consequences of the Covid crisis and the Ukrainian war. […]

  • Committee adopts pragmatic approach to Renewable Energy Directive Revision

    Yesterday the European Parliament’s ITRE Committee adopted its report on the revised Renewable Energy Directive. The report takes some pragmatic positions. Read our press statement here.