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Sugar Cane: MEPs
The Parliament, 03 July 2012 – Currently because of strict EU preferential access rules, cane sugar refiners are unable to source sugar cane in the quantities that they need. In July, European agriculture commissioner Dacian...[more]
Normativas de importacao da UE poem em risco sector e refinacao de acucar
Publico, 15 June 2012 – As regras europeias acerca da importação de rama de cana-de-açúcar ditam que os países em vias de desenvolvimento sejam os principais fornecedores desta matéria para a indústria europeia. Mas esses países...[more]
62 MEPs call for sweeter deal for sugar cane refiners
24 May 2012 – EU rules on sugar are making the EU’s sugar refineries unviable with thousands of highly-skilled jobs at risk across Europe. London Conservative MEP Marina Yannakoudakis has led the charge against the European...[more]
Europe's cane sugar refiners what is fair competition
Agra Europe, 01 May 2012 – Casual observers of Europe’s sugar market may be perplexed by the current situation. White sugar prices in Europe have risen 36% in 12 months, leaving them at 40% premium to world prices. At the same...[more]
London MEP calls for level playing field for sugar cane importers
07 March 2012 – Conservative MEP Marina Yannakoudakis today met with officials from the European Commission to fight EU rules which are threatening jobs at Tate am; Lyle Sugars Silvertown refinery in her London constituency....[more]
London MEP says Brussels rules must not put jobs at Tate & Lyle at risk
15 February 2012 – Conservative MEP Marina Yannakoudakis has today condemned nonsensical EU rules which are threatening jobs at Tate & Lyle’s Silvertown refinery in her London constituency. EU preferential access to sugar cane...[more]
Refiners call on Commission to stick to import plan
AgraNet, 25 January 2012 – The European Sugar Refiners Association (ESRA) criticised the European Commission for cancelling the three remaining tenders for imports at reduced duties in January and February. [more]
European Commission should keep to the plan. Europe’s cane sugar refiners respond to the suspension of import tenders
Brussels, 12 January 2012 - European Commission should keep to the plan. Europe’s cane sugar refiners respond to the suspension of import tenders Last Thursday the European Commission defied the wishes of 14 EU...[more]
European Commission pockets nearly €35 million in last week from Europe’s cane sugar refiners
Brussels, 15 December 2011 – European Commission pockets nearly €35 million in last week from Europe’s cane sugar refiners by forcing them to pay import duties on raw material that should be duty free. For the second week...[more]
European sugar refiners say imports have cost them 35 millions Euros
Bloomberg News, 15 December 2011 – European sugar refiners have paid an additional 35 million euros in seven days to import raw sugar because of the European Union’s auction process. “Our industry has been forced to pay nearly...[more]