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Arnaud Apoteker at the Monsanto Tribunal, The Hague

Farewell to a friend - Arnaud Apoteker - anti-GMO and pesticide campaigner

January 14, 2026

It is with great sadness that we announce the loss of a dear friend and ally. Arnaud Apoteker, a rigorous scientist and tireless anti-GMO and pesticide activist, passed away last Friday, 9th January. ...

Call on Cyprus EU Presidency: improve pesticide control

January 12, 2026

As Denmark’s EU Council Presidency ends, Cyprus took over in January 2026 at a crucial time for health, environment and food production. Scientists, PAN Europe, the Laona Foundation and Friends of the...

Let’s celebrate World Soil Day: Protect soils against pesticides!

December 5, 2025

Today is World Soil Day. That is important, given the fact that soils have been, for a long time, largely overlooked. The official World Water Day has been celebrated since 1993. The first official Wo...

Pesticides change how bees and fish behave - And why that matters for all of us

December 1, 2025

A new study from the German Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) uncovers something troubling: even very small amounts of commonly used pesticides can significantly change how bees and fi...

Promote pesticide-free food to face heart disease, cancer and Parkinson's

October 29, 2025

If Europe is serious about tackling cardiovascular disease and other chronic illnesses such as Parkinson’s, it must look at what’s on our plates. What we eat — and how our food is grown — plays a key ...

Will the Commission’s plan to fast-track biocontrol miss the mark for pesticide reductions?

October 15, 2025

The European Commission’s Vision for Agriculture and Food proposes easing market access for biological control substances (biocontrol). PAN Europe welcomes more capacity for biocontrol risk assessment...

Denmark bans more PFAS pesticides to protect groundwater

October 6, 2025

The Danish Environmental Protection Agency has withdrawn the approval of 8 more pesticides that contain PFAS active substances. They can form and leach TFA into the groundwater. Pesticides approved fo...

EU Pesticide Meeting: candidates for substitution are forever (chemicals)?

October 1, 2025

The European Commission and Member States are meeting on the 1 - 3 October this week. The SCoPAFF committee’s somber agenda is overtaken by further delays of urgently-needed bans and extensions of the...

Pesticide Paradise: How industry and officials protected the most toxic pesticides from a policy push for sustainable farming

European Health Mutuals launch an Odysseum for a pesticide-free future

September 27, 2025

On 27 September, French and Belgian Health Mutuals are launching in front of the European Parliament an 'Odysseum for our Health' to mobilise health actors to advocate towards a pesticide-free future....

More pesticides exposure of people living close to vineyards, French study finds

September 26, 2025

Living near a vineyard can have serious health consequences. According to a national study in France, people who live close to vineyards are more exposed to pesticides than those who live farther away...

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