International Confederation of European Beet Growers
Budget
€100 — €0
EP Access
1
accredited persons
Staff
3
1.5 FTE
EU Grants
None
Mission & Goals
Members of CIBE are national and regional associations. At present CIBE represents sugar beet growers from 15 European beet-producing countries; this includes 100,000 growers from 13 EU countries (Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, the Slovak Republic, Sweden) as well as from 2 non-EU countries (Switzerland and the United Kingdom). CIBE represents and defends the interests of beet growers within the European Institutions and international organisations on fundamental issues such as: - The Common Agricultural Policy and Common Market Organisation - International and bilateral negotiations on free trade agreements - Agronomic and technical beet issues - Sugar, sugar by-products and bio-fuel market issues - Environmental issues
EU Legislative Interests
1) Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) 2) EU Renewable Energy Policy 3) EU Trade Policy 4) Food and Feed Safety 5) Environmental Policy
Communication Activities
Latest publications: - CIBE infosheet on NGTs - CIBE infosheet on IPM - CIBE infosheet on Mirror Measures - CIBE Vision of agriculture: sugar beet a strategic asset for Europe - CIBE position on EU-Mercosur FTA - CIBE position on EU-India FTA
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
- CIBE is a permanent expert observer at the European Farmers association (COPA/COGECA) - CIBE holds a seat on the Executive Committee of the World Association of Sugar Beet and Cane Growers (WABCG)
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.