Blog
June 2, 2026
Pesticide sales in the EU rose by 8% in 2024 compared to the previous year, reaching 316.000 tonnes, according to the latest Eurostat data. The new data refute the Commission’s claim of a 61% reductio...
May 29, 2026
Women farm workers and activists from South Africa, representing the Women on Farms Project, came to Brussels and stood face-to-face with EU policy-makers. Invited by PAN Europe under the End Toxic Pe...
May 22, 2026
We have urged the European Commission to fully incorporate the rulings from three recent EU Court cases led by PAN Europe. These judgments - on cypermethrin, dimoxystrobin, and co-formulants - reveal ...
May 21, 2026
Environmental and health organisations in Spain have urged the government to urgently classify Parkinson's disease as an occupational illness for farmers exposed to pesticides. They also called for ep...
May 20, 2026
A major shortcoming in the assessment of pesticides is that it only looks at the mortality rate of a limited number of insect species. But what is the effect if beneficial insects are weakened, can no...
April 23, 2026
The case against diflufenican is now clear-cut. This herbicide, widely applied on winter cereals across Europe, breaks down into trifluoroacetic acid (TFA), an ultra-persistent "forever chemical" that...
April 16, 2026
While the environmental and health harm of pesticides are well-known, many people ask: Can agriculture thrive without them? The answer, backed by a groundbreaking 10-year study in France, is a resound...
April 15, 2026
A recent French study shows that common birds are far less abundant in agricultural areas where more pesticides are purchased. Negative effects were found for over 84% of the species studied. A reduct...
April 3, 2026
A Romanian court of appeal had the final say in a long, toxic story. There can be no more derogation to use banned pesticides. The court case was brought by our Romanian member, beekeeper organisation...
March 27, 2026
Snack vegetables are supposed to be a healthy, easy way to get kids to eat more greens. However, a new report by our member PAN Netherlands has sent shockwaves through the country, also resonatin...