Letters
March 21, 2022
Dear President von der Leyen, Executive Vice-President Timmermans, dear Commissioners Kyriakides, Wojciechowski and Sinkevičius, Over the last weeks, we have witnessed numerous public interventio...
March 15, 2022
Dear Vice-President Timmermans, dear Commissioners Kyriakides and Wojciechowski, We are writing to you in reaction to the attempt of severable trade associations to take advantage of the terrible...
February 25, 2022
Dear Ms. Kyriakides, In 2010 a study was published1 that concluded: “A large body of experimental animal research on the neurotoxic effects of certain environmental chemicals provides evidence of...
February 25, 2022
On behalf of 79 organisations across Europe, including environmental and health associations, beekeepers associations, trade unions, the organisers of the European Citizens’ Initiative “Save Bees and ...
November 30, 2021
Dear Mr. Ghebreyesus, Mr. Amoth and Mr. Cormann, With this letter we would like to give you some background information on the work of the EU Food Authority EFSA regarding pesticide cocktails and...
November 29, 2021
Dear Vice-President Timmermans,In 2018, the European Commission and Member States decided to ban outdoor uses of 3 bee-toxic neonicotinoids. After more than 20 years of fight from beekeepers and envir...
October 15, 2021
Dear Members of the Standing Committee PAFF, On 21/22 October, at the EU Standing committee on pesticides (PAFF) you will be invited to vote on the European Commission proposal for a renewal of a...
October 15, 2021
Dear Madam/Sir, On 21/22 October, at the EU Standing committee on pesticides (SCoPAFF) you will be invited to vote on the European Commission proposal for a renewal of approval of flumioxazin fo...
July 5, 2021
Dear Ms. Roynel and Mr. Muilerman, Thank you for your above-mentioned letters to Commissioner Kyriakides and Executive Vice-President Timmermans, who asked me to respond on their behalves. In you...
June 16, 2021
Dear Commissioner Sinkevičius, Pesticide Action Network (PAN) Europe is a Brussels based NGO working with its 45 national members to replace hazardous pesticides with sustainable, non-chemical al...