Hosted by Hungarian Ombudsman for Future Generations (Deputy Commissioner for Fundamental Rights), MTVSZ - FoE Hungary, PAN Europe, Hand Alliance, FoE Europe
Where: The Office of the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights (1055 Budapest, Falk Miksa u. 9-11; 7th floor Conference room)
When: 17 September 2024, 09:30-16:00 CET
Language: English & Hungarian
Program:
9.30-10.00 Registration
10.00-12.00 State of play and next steps in pesticide reduction
- Gyula Bándi, Ombudsman for Future Generations - Opening
- Márton Nobilis, Secretary of State, Ministry of Agriculture - HU EU Presidency contribution
- Claire Bury, Deputy Director-General, DG Sante (video pres.– tbc) - EU Commission view
- Martin Dermine, Executive Director, PAN Europe - NGO view
- Q&A
- Moderated by: Gyula Bándi, Ombudsman for Future Generations
12.00-12.45 Lunch break
12.45-14.10 Pesticide reduction – scientific and practical questions
András Székács, The European Network of Scientists for Social and Environmental
Responsibility (ENSSER) - Pesticides and farmers/bystanders health
Mátyás Bekecs, Farmer - Pesticide elimination in practice
Laszlo Podmanczky, Economist, - Financial sustainability of reducing pesticide dependency
Robert Fidrich, MTVSZ - FoE Hungary - Impacts of EU pesticide policies on the global South
14.10-14.40 Coffee Break
14.40-15.50 Panel discussion: How to reduce Europe’s pesticide dependency?
Viktor Balázs, Vice president, Hungarian Chamber of Agriculture
Judit Háhn, MATE University
Gergely Simon, PAN Europe
Edit Tóthné Lippai, Vice president, National Food Chain Safety Office, Hungary
Moderated by: István Farkas, Co-president, FoE Hungary
15.50-16.00 Closing
RECORDING (soon!)