Blog
June 19, 2024
The three-year controversial partnership between the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and pesticide lobby group CropLife International has finally ended. Small farmers and campaigners welcom...
June 11, 2024
The Hungarian city of Törökbálint has joined the European Pesticide Free Towns Network. The initiative reflects the city's commitment to reducing pesticide usage in public spaces, thereby enhanci...
May 29, 2024
As the European Union elections approach, citizens across Europe should understand the immense impact their votes can have on the future of Europe, and beyond. The decisions made by the Members of the...
May 28, 2024
EU citizens have repeatedly asked to reduce pesticides. They want to protect their health and biodiversity and ensure a long-term perspective for farmers. Which politician listened and acted? PAN Euro...
May 22, 2024
The pesticide committee meeting (SCoPAFF) this week showcases significant shortcomings in the way European authorities address critical health and environmental risks related to pesticides. Despite cl...
May 14, 2024
All too often a very toxic pesticide is still in use, many years after the dangers have been demonstrated by an impressive amount of scientific evidence. This information should play a key role in the...
May 7, 2024
Last week we took a historic step. For the very first time, pesticide approval is challenged in appeal in the Court of Justice of the EU. This was not possible before. PAN Europe filed the appeal conc...
April 29, 2024
Last week, a large majority of the European Parliament voted in favour of the Commission’s proposal to drastically weaken or delete the majority of the environmental conditionality of the Common Agric...
April 17, 2024
Despite their ban in the EU, six reprotoxic pesticides, including Thiacloprid and Mancozeb, are still present in imported food. Two other pesticides are still not banned, because the EU is d...
April 9, 2024
Many common food items contain PFAS pesticides. We recently revealed this in our Toxic Harvest report. Our member, Pesticide Action Network UK (PAN UK) now analysed the results from the UK government’...