Letters

The Commission’s proposal to extend Derogations to GAEC 8 under CAP will not truly support farmers, and further harm biodiversity and citizens

February 5, 2024

Dear Ministers, We write to you to express our deepest concerns regarding the proposal of the Commission to further extend the derogation to GAEC 8 under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). Gra...

EU Standing committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed - 30-31 January - position of Pesticide Action Network (PAN) Europe

January 24, 2024

Dear members of the PAFF committee, On 30 and 31 January, you are invited to the EU Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed to discuss and/or adopt opinions on several proposals of t...

Deregulation of new GMOs opens the door for herbicide-tolerant and pesticide-producing plants - danger to health and environment

January 19, 2024

Dear Member of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, On the 24th of January, you are invited to vote on the Proposal for a Regulation on plants obtained by new ge...

Sustainable Use of Pesticides Regulation (SUR) - Integrated Pest Management and crop-specific rules

January 19, 2024

Dear Minister,In view of the first meeting of the Working Group on the Sustainable Use of Plant Protection Products (SUR) proposal on 24 January, we would like to share our views on the importance of ...

Letter to the EU Commission on new derogations for the use of neonicotinoid-coated seeds in Romania

January 9, 2024

Dear Ms. Bury, We are writing to you to express our deepest concerns on the environmental impact regarding the application of two EU-banned neonicotinoid substances, imidacloprid and thiamethoxam...

Letter to the Belgian Presidency - Importance of an effective Regulation on Pesticides (SUR)

December 21, 2023

Dear Minister Clarinval, Dear Minister Khattabi, Dear Minister Vandenbroucke, Ahead of the start of the Belgian presidency of the Council of Europe, we, 27 Belgian organisations, ...

Stop the extinction of insects - new guidance on terrestrial ecotoxicology is a must

December 15, 2023

Dear Commissioner Kyriakides, Pesticide Action Network Europe is reaching out to you regarding the urgent need for a new Guidance Document on terrestrial ecotoxicology assessment for the European...

Maintaining the European Commission proposal for a Regulation on the Sustainable Use of Plant Protection Products (SUR)

December 14, 2023

Dear President von der Leyen, We, the undersigned non-governmental organisations representing farmers, consumers, environmental, trade and human rights organisations, are writing to express our c...

Ensure a sustainable future for farmers - reject the Commission Proposal for a Regulation on plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feed

December 13, 2023

Dear Prime Minister Tusk, We write to you to express our deep concerns regarding the Commission Proposal for a Regulation on plants obtained by new genomic techniques (NGT) and their food and fee...

Highly problematic proposal to deregulate genomic techniques in food and feed

December 7, 2023

Dear Minister, In view of the next Presidency Council meeting on 10-11 December, where the Proposal for a Regulation on plants obtained by new genomic techniques (NGT) and their food and feed wil...

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