International Confederation of European Beet Growers
Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Mar 2026 | Vanesa Hernandez Guerrero Head of Unit | Physical meeting - Exchange of views on the functioning of the inward processing procedure in the sugar sector | SRC |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Vanesa Hernandez Guerrero Head of Unit | Physical meeting - Exchange of views on the functioning of the inward processing procedure in the sugar sector | — |
| 27 Feb 2026 | Brigitte Misonne Acting Director | EU sugar market situation and available market instruments under the CMO Regulation | — |
| 27 Feb 2026 | Brigitte Misonne Acting Director | EU sugar market situation and available market instruments under the CMO Regulation | SRC |
| 27 Feb 2026 | Koen Dillen Head of Unit | EU sugar market situation and available market instruments under the CMO Regulation | — |
| 27 Feb 2026 | Koen Dillen Head of Unit | EU sugar market situation and available market instruments under the CMO Regulation | SRC |
| 11 Dec 2025 | Koen Dillen Head of Unit | Discussion on EU crisis management tools under Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 (the CMO Regulation) applicable in the sugar sector | SRC |
| 11 Dec 2025 | Koen Dillen Head of Unit | Discussion on EU crisis management tools under Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 (the CMO Regulation) applicable in the sugar sector | — |
| 20 Oct 2025 | Brigitte Misonne Acting Director | Discussion on the market situation of the EU sugar sector. | — |
| 20 Oct 2025 | Brigitte Misonne Acting Director | Discussion on the market situation of the EU sugar sector. | SRC |
| 01 Oct 2025 | Brigitte Misonne Acting Director | Discussion on the recent Commission proposals on agriculture - with particular attention to the sugar sector - presented in the context of the upcoming MFF | — |
| 01 Oct 2025 | Brigitte Misonne Acting Director | Discussion on the recent Commission proposals on agriculture - with particular attention to the sugar sector - presented in the context of the upcoming MFF | SRC |
| 02 Sept 2025 | Catherine Combette Head of Unit | State of play of Free Trade Agreements (FTA) negotiations with India and Australia | SRC |
| 02 Sept 2025 | Catherine Combette Head of Unit | State of play of Free Trade Agreements (FTA) negotiations with India and Australia | — |
| 12 Jun 2025 | Brigitte Misonne Acting Director | Panel discussion entitled “From Green Deal to a new Vision for the EU agriculture: what does it mean for European growers?” | — |
| 12 Jun 2025 | Brigitte Misonne Acting Director | Panel discussion entitled “From Green Deal to a new Vision for the EU agriculture: what does it mean for European growers?” | SRC |
| 12 May 2025 | Koen Dillen Head of Unit | Difficulties to combat pests and diseases affecting sugar beet | SRC |
| 12 May 2025 | Gijs Schilthuis Director | Difficulties to combat pests and diseases affecting sugar beet | SRC |
| 12 May 2025 | Klaus Berend Director | Difficulties to combat pests and diseases affecting sugar beet. | — |
| 12 May 2025 | Koen Dillen Head of Unit | Difficulties to combat pests and diseases affecting sugar beet | — |
| 12 May 2025 | Klaus Berend Director | Difficulties to combat pests and diseases affecting sugar beet. | SRC |
| 12 May 2025 | Gijs Schilthuis Director | Difficulties to combat pests and diseases affecting sugar beet | — |
| 13 Mar 2025 | Sofia Asteriadi Cabinet member | Negotiations with Ukraine under Article 29 of the Association Agreement (tariff liberalisation) – Position of European agricultural stakeholders (sugar, poultry, eggs, ethanol, maize, wheat and honey) | — |
| 13 Mar 2025 | Sofia Asteriadi Cabinet member | Negotiations with Ukraine under Article 29 of the Association Agreement (tariff liberalisation) – Position of European agricultural stakeholders (sugar, poultry, eggs, ethanol, maize, wheat and honey) | SRC |
| 13 Feb 2025 | Johannes Van Den Bossche Cabinet member | Review of the EU-Ukraine Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA) | — |
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)
Connected Legislation