Letters

Nature-based water resilience cannot wait

March 5, 2024

Dear European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, We are writing to you as a group of stakeholders, united by our concern for healthy freshwater and marine ecosystems, to express our regre...

Joint call for food system transformation and a legislative framework for sustainable food systems in the next mandate

March 1, 2024

Dear President von der Leyen, We, the undersigned organisations, are urging you to call on the next Commission to make the transition to sustainable food systems a high political priority. The ne...

European citizens face increasing exposure to cocktails of PFAS pesticides through their food - Urgent call to ban PFAS pesticides in the European Union (UE)

February 28, 2024

Dear Commissioner Kyriakides,With this letter, PAN Europe would like to bring to your attention the concerning findings of our report about PFAS pesticides in EU food ‘Toxic Harvest: the rise of forev...

Joint Statement: The EU must make pesticide reduction a reality

February 23, 2024

We, the undersigned 125 organisations, condemn the failure of the European Parliament, Council and Commission to deliver on a crucial element of the Green Deal: pesticide reduction. On February 6th 20...

CEFIC event letter to De Croo

February 19, 2024

Dear Prime Minister De Croo, We are appalled that today the Belgian Presidency of the EU is organising, alongside the European Chemical Industry Council (CEFIC) and its Belgian industry member Es...

Joint statement of the undersigned organisations in solidarity with farmers in Europe

February 8, 2024

On 1 February 2024, civil society organisations gathered in Brussels in front of the European Parliament in solidarity with peasants. In response to a call from the European Coordination Via Campesina...

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 ...

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