July 23, 2018
Every other year, a report is presented to the European Commission concerning the implementation of the Code of Conduct and examples of new and developing good practices. These reports can be consulted at the joint CEFS-EFFAT website www. sugardialogue.eu.
October 25, 2017
CEFS and EFFAT have joined together to publish the following Joint Declaration on President Juncker’s Industrial Policy Strategy. Sugar production in the EU is an industrial activity. The construction of a sugar factory entails high capital costs, typically of several hundred million euros. Not the least of these costs is the specialised equipment and heavy […]
October 2, 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 […]
October 24, 2016
At their annual working group meeting between trade unions and employers in the EU sugar sector on 18 October 2016, the social partners exchanged on the prospects and risks expected to accompany the end of the quota system in 2017. During the meeting, which was sponsored by the European Commission, it was highlighted that the […]
March 3, 2016
PRESS RELEASE Brussels, 2 March 2016 At yesterday’s annual meeting between trade unions and employers in the EU sugar sector, hosted by the European Commission in the framework of its social dialogue policy, the social partners expressed deep worries about risks and economic uncertainties ahead of the end of the quota system in 2017 and […]